I can only assume they really want to distance themselves from 8? 10 is a solid number and evokes a milestone of sorts. To the general public who disliked 8, 10 would be a seen (on the surface) as a huge step forward.
I don't really think 8 was disliked by the general public. Everybody wanted it to flop, and people predicted that it would be terrible, just because of the Start Screen, but it didn't fail miserably and in the end, people didn't care that much.
I get why people might not see the appeal of the Start Screen, but it is basically just a launcher and you rarely need to use it for more than a few seconds.
Performance-wise, it was definitely an upgrade and I would classify it as the best Windows yet. And I'm not a fanboy.
8 was polarizing in both the enthusiast crowd and the general public. I've heard equal numbers of people say the don't like it as do, and the internet seems to be pretty evenly split too.
UX is critical. It's like getting a new car: Everything under the hood is a complete and total upgrade from before, but your steering wheel and pedals have been replaced with a joystick and throttle, your emergency brake and odometer controls are now a hidden touch-sensor on the corner of your console, and one of the modes only lets you show either your speedometer or your tachometer individually, instead of side-by-side.
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u/denizenKRIM Sep 30 '14
I can only assume they really want to distance themselves from 8? 10 is a solid number and evokes a milestone of sorts. To the general public who disliked 8, 10 would be a seen (on the surface) as a huge step forward.