« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2014, 12:32:24 PM »
That's because its on a surface. Every critique I've read about win8 slams MS for trying to make people interact with desktops/laptops as if they were tablets. No kidding win8 works great on a tablet, because the UI was optimized for tablets. Forcing a tablet UI onto the desktop and laptops is what people are cursing MS for, and its why many people are skipping win8 entirely. People LIKE win7, even people who are still pissed that MS took away and never gave back the button for "up one folder", because the UI works fine.
Fix what people actually don't like about win7, and they'd be treated like heros. Roll in some tech advances under the hood, and the techies would praise their genius. Make a desktop user pretend his computer is a ginormous tablet however... WTF?
I agree that most Windows 7 users don't like 8... However, you can configure 8 to work like the traditional desktop. However, it's still very different from 7. Therein lies the issue. Our Corporate IT folks have began changing to Surface2 Pro tablets for Engineering and Sales people. These are replacing two-year old HP laptops. The general level of satisfaction is high with regard to function and ease of transporting. They very much like the high end tablets, but the whines about learning Windows 8.1 have been epic. Finally, they organized a class to speed up the learning process. It took me about a week to get used to the interface.... I like it because I can take mine into the test lab and set up anywhere.
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