What I am against Win 8 is those unnecessary changes made on it. I'm not a person that fear of change, if so I wouldn't have got myself a MacBook after giving up on a 7-year-old PC tower. Let's start with that Apps Screen on Win 8, why can't I see some indication of what Apps I'm running just like the indicator lights on OSX's Dock? After I launched several apps and pressed Command key to jump back to Apps Screen, I don't know pressing Command key means all those previously opened Apps are quitted or running in background.
It's really easy to see every open program though, windows(command)+tab, swipe from the side (if on a touch screen), or moving your mouse up into the left-hand corner, brings up a pane showing every app and if you want to close it right-click & close. Secondly, Metro apps are handled the same way that iOS handles open apps, they're like "frozen". For desktop apps, no brainer.
It's not an unnecessary change, it's just
different.
Moreover, if I want to shut down Win 8, I need to go to Setting first and then to Power Settings to press the shut down icon. Why are these steps necessary? In OSX I just simply press the power button and shut it down, in Win 7 as well. How could a person that has been using previous Windows would find these steps of shutting down "easy"? I think we could hardly find. Not to mention Windows Update, the new UI won't even show the progress of downloading/installing those updates without I switching back to classic desktop and open the traditional Windows Update window, I just couldn't believe designers in M$ would think overseeing progress of Windows Update needs two windows.
Again, its not hard at all? Open the charms bar, hit the settings option, then choose power options? It's no different than on Windows XP when you choose Start -> Shut down, and then you get the dialog box choice.
Pressing the power button still shuts it down, provided you tell the system power button = shutdown. I know on Windows 7 you also have to tell it that, as the default is sleep. Speaking of sleep, Windows 8 is designed around the instant on concept, similar to how Mac OS X is now, and unless you're either storing your portable for an extended time, or you're on a desktop and you're in a freak storm and not plugged into a power strip, there's really no reason why shutting down is a better choice than sleeping the computer.
Again, it's not an unnecessary change, it's just
different, and i'm not saying you can't handle change or anything, but if you look, it's still the same way as it is on everything else, just
different. It's still the same way to shut down, and Metro apps are handled the same way other OSes handle their apps, just
differently. Metro is about giving a clean open view to the user, similar to what iOS tries to accomplish. The vast majority of standard computer using people don't need to see the Windows Updates progress bar, and for those that have a loading bar fetish, you have the option to see it in the major desktop view. Why do you even think there's a main desktop? So those who don't like the change can still use what they're familiar with in a familiar environment until this new concept warms up to them.
I love Metro. Depending on what the iPhone is like when my upgrade comes around, I may jump aboard the Windows Phone platform.
