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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Windows 8 removes the reason to stick within the Windows OS collection. It's not an upgrade; it's a whole different game, and if I have to learn from scratch, I could maybe try one of those other OS's that my geek friends are always telling me about.
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As with any Windows OS, there are a bunch of things I needed to do to get it to work for me rather than vendors who think they know what I should want. With Windows 8, it's actually, for me, easier to customize as desired than it was with Vista or 7.
Used to be, the first thing was to install anti-virus. Now that Windows is reasonably secure by default, no more of that for me.
I also needed to install a startup manager program. No more of that, because a startup tab is now included in the Windows 8 task manager reached by Control-Alt-Delete.
I also needed to install a decent browser. Now Internet Explorer works fine.
I also needed, as in the past few Windows iterations, to apply something approaching the Windows Classic theme. Now, that's where I did feel a need for a third party product to retrofy Windows 8. This is, for me, the freeware SkipMetroSuiteUI.
The charms don't bother me and sometimes are a bit helpful. I kept them. The new start screen doesn't even bother me, although I did add an
start-menu like Programs button to the toolbar using built-in Windows 8 facilities in case it begins to.
I do see, from this thread, that most customers are not OK with treating the user interface as an unruly puppy requiring taming. That's not my problem, but it must be a problem for Microsoft.
I think the biggest Windows 8 problem for Microsoft is the lack of killer apps so compelling that someone would much rather learn the foibles of that new puppy rather than lose access to the app. Of the anti-Windows 8 articles I've read, this ones that make the strongest impression on me are those criticizing the quality of Windows Store apps.
P.S. Not my style, but some may find this comes close to being a Windows 8 Metro killer app:
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en...8-be35f2266a03