MIT professor Philip Greenspun has a well respected blog that is garnering a lot of attention these days due to a review of Windows 8. Titled “Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8“, Greenspun has this to say:
Suppose that you are an expert user of Windows NT/XP/Vista/7, an expert user of an iPad, and an expert user of an Android phone…. you will have no idea how to use Windows 8.
He then goes on to pretty much trash every aspect of Windows 8. He also notes that Microsoft had years to study Android and iOS and failed miserably at creating a user interface that works. He did offer some praise for some of the apps, but he ends his posting with this:
Given how misguided the whole design of Windows 8 seems to be, why have tech journalists given it basically positive reviews? My theory is that journalists love anything new, different, and complicated. Windows 8 is all of those things.
Ouch. That’s harsh.
Does this mean that Windows 8 should really be called Windows Vista 2.0? Share your thoughts by posting a comment below.
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Review Claims That Windows 8 Is A “Christmas Gift For Someone You Hate”
MIT professor Philip Greenspun has a well respected blog that is garnering a lot of attention these days due to a review of Windows 8. Titled “Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8“, Greenspun has this to say:
Suppose that you are an expert user of Windows NT/XP/Vista/7, an expert user of an iPad, and an expert user of an Android phone…. you will have no idea how to use Windows 8.
He then goes on to pretty much trash every aspect of Windows 8. He also notes that Microsoft had years to study Android and iOS and failed miserably at creating a user interface that works. He did offer some praise for some of the apps, but he ends his posting with this:
Given how misguided the whole design of Windows 8 seems to be, why have tech journalists given it basically positive reviews? My theory is that journalists love anything new, different, and complicated. Windows 8 is all of those things.
Ouch. That’s harsh.
Does this mean that Windows 8 should really be called Windows Vista 2.0? Share your thoughts by posting a comment below.
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This entry was posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:18 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Microsoft, Windows 8. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.