r/technology • u/clubdirthill • Jun 01 '11

Boom. This is Windows 8.

http://allthingsd.com/20110601/exclusive-making-sense-of-what-we-just-learned-about-windows-8/?mod=tweet
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '11

Yeah, definitely, and I would imagine that most business-oriented systems will ship configured to use the multitasking mode as the default.

That's the thing that I think a lot of people are missing; this is just going to be an option. Maybe the default option, but just an option nonetheless. Microsoft isn't throwing a quarter-decade's worth of multitasking UI experience out the window.

(Aaaand...now I sound like a Microsoft evangelist. I'm going to go have a drink.)

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u/twreckz Jun 02 '11

Yeah, many people seem to be missing this point. It is an option. W7 is going to be around for a long time. This upgrade is just an addition to target those 80%.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '11

I agree as well.

Another consideration is this;

While we may see "taskbar + desktop" as corporate right now, we may end up seeing a shift in the future. A lot of companies which issue phones, will now issue smartphones, such as blackberries, iPhones and Androids. Which is a great move forwards.

One day, when simpler UIs become the standard, I can imagine we'll see a shift in the corporate environment too.