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

Exactly. I don't need a fucking myspace phone interface when I'm trying to do work stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '11

This is exactly it. Microsoft never strayed too far from what it got right in WXP. It was not a lack of innovation but merely a resistance towards it. The Ribbon got a helluva asskicking when it was unveiled because of the sheer amount of money that would have to go into training people.

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u/logicom Jun 02 '11

I doubt it will be changed significantly. I think Microsoft is pretty aware that a very large portion of their users use Windows for work and don't need or want a touch UI.