Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop 681
DroidJason1 writes One of Microsoft's main goals with Windows 9, the next major version of Windows, is to win over Windows 7 hold outs. The operating system will look and work differently based on hardware type. Microsoft is looking to showcase the desktop for desktop and laptop users, while two-in-one devices like the Surface Pro or Lenovo Yoga will support switching between the Metro interface and the classic desktop interface. The new desktop will allow Modern UI apps to run in windowed mode, and have Modern UI apps pinned to the Start Menu instead of a Start Screen. There will also be a mini-start menu. Microsoft is looking to undo the usability mistakes it made with Windows 8 for those who are not on a touch device. WIndows 9 is expected around spring of 2015.
Re: One switch to rule them all? (Score:1, Funny)
So you read slashdot to stay current on tech news, yet still have figured out the MS ribbon?
Re:Touch Server (Score:5, Funny)
No no no! This is Windows 9, not Server 2015. Server 2015 will still maintain the Modern interface and force you to use the start screen.
Blank is to Blank... (Score:4, Funny)
So:
Windows 9 is to Windows 7, what Windows 7 is to Windows XP.
Why?
Because Windows 9 is to Windows 8 what Windows 7 is to Windows Vista (which is Windows ME to Windows XP).
Head == asplode.
Re:Hah! (Score:5, Funny)
If you've only just got windows 7 to work reliably then the problem isn't with the operating system.
Re:It isn't just UI (Score:4, Funny)
What about some of the huge downgrades in functionality that came with 8?
Audio controls being a big one.
Pardon?
Re:hmmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
No, it's 8.11, for workgroups
Re:Blank is to Blank... (Score:4, Funny)
No way can you convince me that Window's had anything before 3.5!
No seriously, I used 3.0, 3.1 and even 3.11 (for Workgroups) and had no idea what 3.5 was at the time but to this day I still love the fact that when you go deep enough on any version of Windows Server you find something that still looks a lot like it did in 4.0.
Other than finally offering console only (Server Core) the UI for Windows Server could have remained at the Windows 2000 level and I would have been happy. Just the UI, I do like the actual improvements made under the hood and the introduction of new server technology but the UI was fine, why mess with it?
(mumbles something about lawns, shaking his head as he wanders off...)
Re:hmmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
It might be every prime number version of windows, time will tell...
Re:It isn't just UI (Score:5, Funny)
What about some of the huge downgrades in functionality that came with 8?
Audio controls being a big one.
Pardon?
You need to speak up, his audio controls are messed up.
Re:Touch Server (Score:5, Funny)
No no no! This is Windows 9, not Server 2015. Server 2015 will still maintain the Modern interface and force you to use the start screen.
Your rumors are stale, Mr. Coward. From what I hear, Microsoft plans to integrate Kinect technology into Server 2015 as user testing has shown many data center workers have been using "hand gestures" when attempting to work with the Metro interface.
Re:Touch Server (Score:5, Funny)
Server core... that's sort of like some braindead version of the Unix CLI, right, with a bizarre "object oriented" shell with stunningly long command names like "Dump-Exchange-Mailboxes-Into-Trash-While-Converting-All-Excel2007-Files-To-PDF", right?
So will they skip 10 and go straight to 11? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Windows 8.X / 8.1X needs a new name to (Score:5, Funny)
Windows H8?
Re:One switch to rule them all? (Score:5, Funny)
The return of Clippy? "I see you've bolded some words. Would you like to share this action on Facebook?"
Re:Windows 8.X / 8.1X needs a new name to (Score:5, Funny)
feed it to Excel, it'll round up to 9
Re:One switch to rule them all? (Score:5, Funny)
Unlike the real thing, microsoft shit still stinks 7 years later.
Re:hmmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
I prefer the less-ambiguous "prime enough".
Re:hmmmmm (Score:4, Funny)
Isn't that supposed to be windows 8.2?
Well, we all know that 8.3 is a holdover from the DOS days....