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From an eperienced user the start menu isn’t a massive problem being gone BUT from a residential user who is not super savvy to the PC the start menu is a key component to their pc. It is where they go to do virtually anything they dont have a shortcut for.

At the same time, as an I.T. Professional, I cannot tell you how many support calls will start with me saying ok go to the start menu, and then navigating a user from there to where I need them to go.

Apple attempted this in the 1st version of OSX, they removed the Apple Menu. People went nuts and Apple respectfully added it back and it has been there ever since because PEOPLE USE IT.

If people use it you leave it alone….. period

Ya know what else is REALLY FUNNY here?

Apple created a new feature in OSX called the DOCK. The dock sits on the bottom of the screen and “docks” all the apps you want it to display. These apps have neat little icons that look just like Smartphone widgets and app icons, AND is actually where smartphones got the idea from.

Just goes to show you how far ahead Apple is in computing then Microsoft.

PRACTICAL USES FOR NEW FEATURES AND DESIGNS MICROSOFT! Idiots on a monumental scale

I agree here 100%.

No self respecting I.T. Professional working in the real world is going to embrace this OS in the business world.

IF Microsoft had a clue this feature would have been an addition to the OS EXACTLY like Apple has done with OSX LION. Lion features a new addition called Launchpad. Launchpad allows you to have all of your apps show FULLSCREEN on the desktop as cool icons, which look VERY similar if not identical to all Droid and iPhones. It’s simple, and does not force a user to have to take a class to learn how to use LION. http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/launchpad.html

IF Microsoft goes down because of this Apple will take advantage of it. I have always been an Apple advocate. the problem Apple has is the business world. They need a stronger more solidified foothold on Corporate infrastructure. Considering they axed the X-Serve from production, all but giving up on rack mounted servers I don’t know if we are going to see Apple move into the market. I’d like to but probably won’t.

Well you have to remember something….. Touchscreen features only work IF you have a touchscreen! Conventional Monitors can’t do that. And i don;t know about any of you BUT I am NOT replacing my three 23 inch Samsung Screens for this silly feature.

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I saw the Windows 8 preview and as usual Microsoft is off on their own ideals of what the residential and business world NEED instead of what “we” actually want and need.

Apple however determined to rethink computing on a global scale LISTENS to their user base. they understand a key concept Microsoft has NEVER grasped… Keep the users happy and they’ll never leave you.

Apple keeps it simple. The OS is streamlined and with Apple either it works or it doesn’t. At the same time the key features people love they continue to offer in their Operating Systems like the Apple Menu. Originally it was taken out of OSX but after massive negative feedback they added it back almost immediately. Smart business on Apple’s part.

Microsoft has been playing catch up to Apple since the 80’s. Windows was built on the Mac OS GUI, or should I say stolen. So as the Apple OS continues to grow in popularity Microsoft scuffles to compete, hence why we had a Windows ME and Vista…. 2 rushed Operating Systems that were sub par to say the very least, and is the reason why both failed and were pulled.

Windows 8 to me looks like a HUGE mistake. Such a drastic change in the look and feel of an OS is NOT going to go over well with the corporate world, and that’s really where Microsoft needs to focus their attentions. When this new OS enters the business world and the users are basically ham stringed aside from shell shocked and can’t perform their job responsibilities we are going to see Windows 8 get shelved just like Vista was shelved.

Practical functionality far exceeds the need to redesign something that isn’t broke. Microsoft apparently will never understand this.

As an I.T. Professional I honestly see no logical reason why Microsoft feels the need to do this. Smartphones and Tablets have their place in the computing world, and for that yes they have a different interface because of screen size more than anything else. Apps and widgets are the way to go on a system with limited screen space.

HOWEVER a PC is used much differently than a smartphone or a tablet are used. I know very few people that use a smartphone to actually do work outside of emails and for I.T. Pros some administrative tasks like resetting user account passwords.

Is Microsoft going to change the world? In my opinion absolutely not, I think they’re going to end up with egg on their faces again unless there is a feature to turn this ridiculous GUI off and use a standard desktop GUI.