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mtmerrick:
so what do you think of this monstrousity convertible, masterpiece? :mrgreen:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/acer-aspire-r7-review/
Masterpiece:
it's really... weird. And besides, I don't trust laptop hinges with touchscreens, I hate it when the screen wobbles when I try to tap it.
snalin:
--- Quote from: mtmerrick on 30 May 2013, 10:21 ---thing is, though they've inherently changed how you interact with the desktop, the backend hasn't changed. In 8.0 everything was very clear cut. Metro start screen, metro apps, ect. The desktop was an app, a shelled environment for running your legacy software. While i didn't/don't agree with this, it was VERY clear cut. Metro is/was microsoft's vision for the future, the desktop is on its way out.
now, in 8.1, the lines are very blurred. what type of software is microsoft pushing again? the desktop is now "ok" to use again, vs the "we'd really rather you stayed out of it" feel of 8.0. I mean seriously, use some metro apps, and go back to the desktop. it feels like you're living in an emulator, and that's not too far from the truth. but now, the mechanics behind it haven't changed, but they're artificially elevating the desktop to an "importance level" of much higher in the OS.
Its really hard to see where microsoft is actually heading now. desktop? metro? its hard to say, and i don't like that.
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I suspect that they've realized two things - first of all, I imagine that the less tech-savvy out there might have found the metro too confusing. Not that it's an inherently difficult interface, but it's so radically different from the old that the people who rely on sticking to the interfaces they've learned and avoids different ones has had a hard time using it. I'm thinking of the people who don't know what they're doing when they click the start button and then the outlook button to read their mail, they just do it and don't think much of it - like someone starting a car by tuning a key, not knowing (or caring about) why the key turn starts it. The Metro interface is basically replacing the car with a button or a lever or something - while it's not difficult, a lot of people will look at it and go "I'm used to cars having keys, and I think I'll stick to that".
The second thing they might have realized is that A DESKTOP COMPUTER ISN'T A FUCKING TABLET AND THE METRO INTERFACE IS STUPID AS SHIT. That might have happened. I doubt it, but you never know.
Masterpiece:
So the Surface Pro finally arrived in Germany. I am SO tempted to buy, but I should know better and not do anything stupid
bhtooefr:
--- Quote from: mtmerrick on 30 May 2013, 13:25 ---so what do you think of this monstrousity convertible, masterpiece? :mrgreen:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/acer-aspire-r7-review/
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I'm not Masterpiece, but...
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