Ars Technica: Windows 8 on the desktop—an awkward hybrid:
The Windows 8 desktop experience is best summed up with one word: frustrating. It takes the already solid Windows 7 experience and makes some valuable, desirable improvements. The Start screen is an effective Start menu replacement. As I’ve written previously, the Metro apps themselves work well with the mouse and a keyboard: writing applications that are equally comfortable with touch and mouse seems possible. All the different pieces that you need for a good desktop operating system are there.
… WeiterlesenThey just don’t fit together well. For tablet users, the whole is probably greater than the sum of the parts, and the individual decisions add up to a slick touch environment. But they’re problematic for dedicated desktop users, and mixed Metro/desktop usage looks like a real mess.