Oldies will remember OS/2, IBM's original PC OS. It lost out to superior marketing and general public take up of Windows. Sound familiar? IBM did not try to impose OS/2 on their already successful mainframe market because it clearly was not up to the job. Similarly, MS imposing phone and tablet software onto desk and lap tops just to preserve their phones would be wrong.
I am still trying to use Windows 8 on a newly bought laptop, but so many memories are resonating at the moment. Windows 8 has been designed for mass use in the tablet and phone market. All the pre-installed start screen apps are designed for limited screen real estate and internet information retrieval.
But it must support the user base who use a computer for more than just email and browsing. And it must support them out of the box, not demand that they reconfigure their default start screen. It would be a shame if reinstating the start menu were the only way to do this.
Come on, Microsoft, don't give up on the serious work market. Remember, those who ignore history are destined to repeat it.
I am still trying to use Windows 8 on a newly bought laptop, but so many memories are resonating at the moment. Windows 8 has been designed for mass use in the tablet and phone market. All the pre-installed start screen apps are designed for limited screen real estate and internet information retrieval.
But it must support the user base who use a computer for more than just email and browsing. And it must support them out of the box, not demand that they reconfigure their default start screen. It would be a shame if reinstating the start menu were the only way to do this.
Come on, Microsoft, don't give up on the serious work market. Remember, those who ignore history are destined to repeat it.
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