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ultima on 24 August 2012
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kowenicki said:
HappySqurriel said:
It sounds more like Microsoft's (long standing) insistence that the UI has to be heavily integrated with the operating system is now causing a lot of problems ...

If Windows followed a design more like a *nix system, they could have had several different front ends for different platforms; and even have different user interfaces for differen kinds of users.

There is a reason for it.  They want a cross platform uniformity and familiarity.  You cant do that by allowing carte blanche.

I'm not sure what the problem is here.  If people dont like it then dont get it.  Stick with 7.

 

That's not a good reason. Apple seems to be the biggest proponent of that, but even their UI's have substantial differences across devices. Metro UI is atrocious. It does not belong on a desktop. What works for one thing won't necessarily work for others. Putting a phone/tablet UI on a desktop is beyond stupid. And this isn't even a gaming-specific issue.

Another issue is the GFWL integration. Why force unnecessary crapware on the customer? I personally hate it; it works fine on Xbox, but once again, that doesn't mean it should be ported across all Microsoft products. The whole idea of forcing another framework that a developer MUST utilize may be okay for something like steam, but it should not be required by the OS.

This is simply the case of Microsoft trying to use their one deserved monopoly to acquire monopolies in other areas. The problem I have with that is that it can't be done with subtelty. When I installed Windows 7, it only came with some system tools, stock games and a browser to be used to download a better browser. That's it. Microsoft wasn't trying to force their own "preferences" down my esophagus.

I really fear that Microsoft is slowly turning into Apple... Which is not a good thing at all. I don't want to deal with frequent paid OS "upgrades". I don't want an unnecessary push towards user friendliness. I mean, have people seen even the W8 BSOD? It's ridiculous. Here's to hoping Microsoft doesn't go full retard and adopt OSX's paradigm of ditching legacy support.