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I use it by choice. My desktop has both Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8, and I love both operating systems. My work computer is loaded with OS X, which I also love. Perhaps I'm a techie, but I think that a lot of the hate we see with Windows 8 is just growing pains. So for people who perhaps want a look at some of the pros and cons of Windows 8, here is a list I can come up with after using it for a while. Please note that these are mostly subjective. Pros: - Sand boxed applications. The implications here are fantastic, and it means less tech savvy users can be safer using Windows.
- Full screen apps, and snapped apps actually work fairly well.
- These full screen apps are per screen for setups with multiple screens. This is coming to OS X Mavericks which I'm really excited about!
- Hot keys allow for fast work! (I can't say what is and isn't new in Windows 8, because I didn't try to optimize my work flow in 7 with hot keys)
- The start menu UI is awesome once you are used to it, and much better than the old menu.
- HTML5 native applications. From what I have seen it is not as easy as building a website though, which is too bad.
- Hooking up to a large screen TV is AWESOME. With their design paradigm nothing is ever too small, and it feels so natural on a TV.
- This is an area where both Linux and OS X have failed to me.
- Far better task manager (subtle, but awesome!)
Cons: - Failure on Microsoft's part to help users differentiate between a Windows 8 targetted app, and a "Desktop" app.
- A proposed solution here would be to allow Windows 8 store apps to act as a desktop app, while remaining sand boxed.
- Desktop apps aren't sand boxed (see above).
- Windows store sucks.
- Full screen shouldn't be forced. They made some good UI moves, but this is one that I wish they hadn't done.
- Command line (I mean, I just love bash way more, and no git bash isn't a fantastic replacement).
- Microsoft tries hard to force the use of GUIs. Seriously I love using a shell to do most things.
- Start screen can be hard to manage for an average PC user.
EDIT Sorry for the formatting, I'm not really sure how to make the lists look pretty! |