| archer9234 said: I still don't care about it. This should of been done from the start (pun intended). But instead, Microsoft assumed everyone had touch screens, or didn't use their PC's for work. |
Not the correct assumption, but OK.
The assumption is that people would acclimate themselves to the new UI. The problem with Windows 8 isn't the Start panel, it's the fact that it's disjointed.
For example, I can go to Windows Update under the System Setting charm, but that isn't the same as going to the Windows Update under the Control Panel. The former is slow and doesn't feature the same updates, where as the latter is fast and has updates for almost everything. Which is another problem, because if you go into the App Store, then you have updates there too.
Notice a problem. Where there was once essentially one place for updates, there became three. Oh and woe to the person who attempted to update the apps at the same time he/she updated the system, because the two can't run concurrently.
The Start button is a 1:1 with what Windows 8 had. Windows 8 didn't actually have a button, you just went into the corner and it "activated". In computer parlance, Windows 8 used hot corners for the Start panel, App switching, and Charms bar. Windows 8.1 really doesn't change that. Just when you're on the desktop it gives you an icon to click instead of using the hot corner. Woo-hoo.
I think Windows 8.1 solves a few problems with Windows 8, but it doesn't do enough to bridge users from the old UI to the new UI. For it to be successful, it needs to do that. Though, you may not like that.
