" What they have failed to grasp, is the art of actually listening, they say they listen, but yet they do not hear. They are still playing the roll of telling everyone what is best for them. They fail to understand, that their new consumer's now, are people and not a corporate board."
No sarcasm or other intended, but, for my curiosity, I would be grateful if someone could point me to any specific threads on the web, as to suggestions as to what should be included in Windows 8. I have been browsing since I firt read this thread, and cannot find anything specific. I do know that MVPs and other potential users were involved, but cannot track down anything of significance in the "consumers" category. Partners were given ample time to make suggestions, whether or not those suggestions were followed, we mortals will never know.
"What is sadder yet, the things that are holding them together were innovations from two decades ago, everything they do today is an imitation of everyone else. They are no longer innovator's, not even Window's 8 is a true inspiration."
A little contradiction of remarks in this thread, , I think. Windows 8 was , according to more than one post, too much of a change. (innovative). With a similar circumstance which occurred with the release of Vista, it does seem that the average user is not prepared to accept radical change. I can't argue with that - everyone to their own taste.
But, this is the most prolific Windows 8 site on the Web. I still, as I remarked in another thread, find it difficult to comprehend why, on such a site, there appears to be so much dislike of Microsoft and its products. I have to presume that all who post Windows 8 intelligence here are actually using it (?). Windows 7 is acknowledged by the majority, as being a fine OS. No one was forced to use Windows 8, so why not stay with Windows 7. I certainly take that approach with updates to third party software, including the associated updates.
Leaving aside the boring, and repetitious comments on the Modern GUI, what is it the users here are finding prohibitively wrong with Windows 8, as compared with previous "after the event" comments on Windows 7 and, even earlier, XP. They were numerous.