Re: desktop enviornment
By: Chris to Access Denied on Sat Aug 10 2013 21:00:02
Ch> My guess with a lot of people who use Windows is that it's so prevalent
Ch> that they are always yearning for something a bit different. I'm not
Ch> speaking for Nightfox of course (he may have other reasons entirely).
That partly is the reason I wanted to try out other operating systems. Windows
was so prevalent that I was curious to see what else was out there, and what
someone else's idea of an operating system looked like. I also didn't really
like what Microsoft was doing with its monopoly and felt they were abusing
their dominant position (for instance, aggressive marketing and deals with OEMs
and requiring that OEMs not install other software that offers an alternative
to what's included with Windows, such as a web browser to offer an alternative
to IE - and there were other examples that I can't think of right now).
Windows has still always been my main OS though.
Ch> I sometimes find the Windows interface to be a bit uninspired, but like
Ch> you find Windows 7 to be a pleasant surprise. Ironically it's the massive
Ch> shift of Windows 8 that has given me an ice-cream headache.
I agree about Windows 7 - I like its interface, and I'm still not convinced
that Windows 8's interface is the way to go on the desktop. I think Windows
8's interface works well on a tablet (at least, something with a touch screen
in easy reach), but I think the traditional desktop interface is still best for
a desktop computer.
Nightfox
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