Windows 8, ooooooohhh boy...

**Trailbreaker** · 02-29-2012, 06:43 PM

So I blew the dust off my old HP laptop and downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview today. Why would Trail the Mac user do this? Because when I saw some videos and screenshots of Windows 8, I was actually pretty impressed. So I decided to check it out myself.

The verdict?

While the Metro UI looks crisp and professional, there's just one little problem with it. Actually, it's a pretty big damn problem. It friggin' sucks as a desktop UI. I remember how a lot of Mac users complained about the "iPad-ification" of Mac OS X Lion, but at least those features were only add-ons to the OS that you could toggle on and off. Here, Microsoft dumped a critical feature that defined Windows. The Start Menu. Well, it's still technically there, just totally redesigned as a big home screen thingy. Not that there's anything wrong with that, change is always good! Except, you can't switch back to the old Start Menu, where all of your programs and stuff were all......right......THERE!!!! :head

It's pretty obvious that Windows 8 was made for a tablet, and not a big clunky laptop with a two button trackpad like the one I'm using right now. Good thing this consumer preview is free, because Microsoft has a lot of work to do on this one.

In the meantime, I'm gonna try to figure this thing out...

Has anyone else tried Windows 8 yet?

**Trailbreaker** · 02-29-2012, 08:42 PM

Ooookay, maybe I overreacted.

I'm starting to get the hang of this. I figured out how to easily get to my older programs and pin those on the Start Menu. Some of the new apps on here are actually really cool and intuitive. I just think that this system works best with new laptops with multitouch trackpads. (And tablets of course.)

**swishbig** · 02-29-2012, 09:22 PM

I've tried and I find it extremely uncomfortable to use. I don't know why they would make such a big change. It's supposed to be a computer but instead it seems like it's just a tablet for social networking.

**Michael Do** · 02-29-2012, 11:40 PM

one of the most unique UI. I love Metro UI. I love it on my Zune. Now i need that Nokia Lumia 900 and a Win 8 tablet and im happy

**Mr Majestic** · 03-01-2012, 04:42 AM

Hmmmm... sounds too good to be true. I'll wait for a few more independent reviews (not that i don't trust your opinion). The people at Engadget, Gizmag and Cnet do great work when it comes to independently review new things.