Me make-a poll about Start button

Upset if Start go to Modern Metro instead of old way?

  • Yes

    Votes: 9 45.0%
  • No

    Votes: 11 55.0%

  • Total voters
    20
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65
Me want to say this without dictating your answer. I want to be fair to get clear picture. No skew your view before answer, so poll created in simple terms and no steering you.

You vote is no show to public. I set that way.
 

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I'm not upset because I already purchased Start8 from Stardock and the system is working exactly as I want it to.
 

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That is not really what he is asking.

If all those using 3rd party menus say it wouldn't bother them- because they are using a 3rd party menu, that will give a very strange result.
 

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Ok, sure for Microsofts knowledge, yes I want the menu. I don't want the start screen. At least not yet. I don't use a single new UI application..they are terrible...very limited, cannot be resized, take entire screen (or some wacky percentage of the screen).

On both of my Windows 8 machines, i've purchased Start8...because that is what I want. Not this new Start Screen. Booooo.
 

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If M$ put a start button to the metro screen I and my workers would love to see the person that made that choice. See M$ run.
 

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A after market app does not mess up the poll, it show a reason why people would not care if MS provides one or not. I will be interested to see if bringing back the start button will increase Microsoft sales, I am a firm believer that it is the manufactures fault. When I walk into a best buy a majority of computers there are not set up to provide the user the correct experience since a majority are not even touch screen and it wouldn't kill most of them to build a laptop like the Yoga with a hinge that makes the laptop into a tablet. Further more there are free start menu button apps they could pre install but they don't, but they make sure you have ten other pieces if bloat ware installed that could secure additional software sales that only use up HDD space and slow the system down which provides less of a user experience.

My answer is no it would not bother me, there are after market apps to fix the problem at hand and if it is a start menu button that is slowing PC sales down then I blame the manufacture for not being smart enough to use some of the aftermarket apps which some are open source to help boost sales.
 

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I have just been to John Lewis - the big one.

There was only one person near the windows stand.

He wanted to buy a light 13 in or so laptop.

Not at all interested in touch on that.

He didn't like the look of 8 much.

Without any prompting from me - he said why isn't there a menu down on the left where you can get to everything you want?

The other thing he wanted was to use Skype.

I asked the salesman - are people buying 8 machines?

He replied - "that is all there is."

I was there a good 20 mins. I am sure he bought one of them in the end - didn't hang around to find out which.
 

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Personally I think polls should always have the options of yes, no, maybe, and I don't care. Otherwise the results can be skewed by people trying to pigeonhole their opinions or not voting at all.

That being said, I'm happy with Start screen but. I wish there was something more like the hierarchical start menu for quick access to all of the various desktop applications and their independent components.
 

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I will continue to use Classic Shell, as I find it useful and convenient...
 

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Did someone say pigeonhole???? :)

The start button is a training wheel or a crutch..

in time you will realize that you dont need it.. It still comes in handy once in a while when you brainfart and forget where something is, but otherwise I believe its just like a child's reaction when dad says, 'ok lets try it without the training wheels'

at first youll fall, get frustrated, but then youre doing ramp jumps and skids. Then wonder why you didnt nget rid of it sooner..

I installed start 8 by IObit, it was great at first, now I hardly use it.. Maybe Ill remove it, maybe not. Its not bothering anything being there.

I do not find Win 8 intuitive, and i resent trying to be convinced that it is. Perhaps to the programmer it is but not to a user.

I love Win 8, i dont even use the Win 7 as my other boot anymore

As for the metro section of win 8, i use that as an extended desktop, to keep my regular desktop clear and with the programs i use the most... Ive installed tons of apps, utils, and programs. I do use this laptop like mad, and its still runs smooth..

Brooklkyn

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The start button is a training wheel or a crutch..

I take it you mean start menu ?

No. It is useful thing for most desktop users.

There are a number of other ways people can split up the functions that are in the start menu and distribute them around the place. If they prefer that, it is up to them.

You might say the entire gui is a crutch/training wheels - by implication only for the stupid and lazy. Get rid of that and do everything via terminal.
 

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Something about the poll question isnt right, i had to re-read it just now.. I did mean the start button..

I use the start menu ( metro? ) as an extended desktop to keep all my junk in.. Its hard to organize tho, it fights you all the way..

There's soooo much to learn, i'm still learning shortcuts, like in the start menu/metro you can just start typing with no box and the search will pop up anticipating what you're looking for and give you options.. The same as in the start button.. The big difference is that Win 8 will categorize it for you and show which ones are files, or settings, or apps...

I was a diehard DOS guy, it took Win98 to get me to like the GUI system. But even then, i dropped to the DOS prompt occasionally to do things faster....
 

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It seems MS will add the option to boot to desktop and a start button.

According to Thurrott and others - the button will just open the metro start screen.


To translate the poll question:

Is it a BAD idea for the start button to lead to the full size metro screen.

Yes - it is a bad idea

No - it's not a bad idea.

Seems to me making a button for the screen is just making the hidden corner start thing visible.

For those who choose the option of boot to desktop and start button, it goes like this:

Boot to desktop avoiding the much hated screen.

Phew, what a relief.

Aha... there is the button for the menu. Click.

OMG ..that ghastly screen is there, covering everything up. It's an ambush!

This is going back to the shop tomorrow.
 
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I installed start 8 by IObit, it was great at first, now I hardly use it.. Maybe Ill remove it, maybe not. Its not bothering anything being there.

If you look, it should still be running in the background even though you completely disabled it. that's why I uninstalled it off of my computer.
 

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To be honest I'm not that clear what the poll is asking but if it's, does it matter to me whether when the machine starts up it goes to the Start Screen Metro or Desktop then no it doesn't and I don't use 3rd party apps to alter it.

I'd rather learn to use it as it came out the box and see how things go, at least that way it makes my brain work. :p
 

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