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Offline Iggy

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Re: I like W8. Here is why..
« on: September 22, 2012, 10:36:27 PM »
Quote from: commodorejohn;709057
Of course there's going to be a huge learning curve, it's a bad, unintuitive design. A bicycle you pedal with your ears is going to have a huge learning curve, too, but that doesn't mean there's any payoff at the end of it.

 
:D Maybe that's why other tablet makers use an OS specific to that type of platform.
 
If I have a real keyboard, and no touchscreen, what good are the new UI features?
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Re: I like W8. Here is why..
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2012, 05:42:47 AM »
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Metro blows even on touch devices.
You need both a physical keyboard and a touchscreen for it to be anywhere near usable.

Just what I want to do, move my hands back and forth between two devices.
God I miss the clip on thumb operated trackball I used to use in place of a mouse.
Why is everyone convinced I want a Phillip K. Dick user interface?
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Re: I like W8. Here is why..
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2012, 06:16:42 AM »
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more future-y

I liked that phrase.
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