Thread:LumiNyte13/@comment-32991836-20200501133831/@comment-25847169-20200502003037

Wowntn wrote: Metal78 wrote: windows 8 was a failure, though it could have been changed easily, both by microsoft on development or by the user by downloading tools like ClassicShell, i’m guessing Microsoft saw the success that 7 was and decided to make a sequel which was rushed which would have been better as a windows 7 tablet pc edition rather than a whole os itself

windows 8.1 fixed the main problems that windows 8 had, though wasn’t entirely perfect

shortly after 8.1 was released, microsoft worked on the development of 10, which came out and was received fairly and 7 fanboys attacked it, but in the span of around 1-2 years it already was 7 levels of greatness You are right. With Windows 8, Microsoft tried to make a mobile-friendly operating system but they totally forgot the main goal. Full-screen start menu was designed with touchscreen users on mind, which made it harder for keyb&mouse users.

Some default apps ran on WinRT(Start menu apps) while others ran on Win32(Desktop apps). There wwre huge design differences between default apps and it made everything look unprofessional. Some of the programs had different applications for each platform(winRT/win32)

I can say that Windows 10 has solved most of the issues. All apps run on desktop now and design inconsistency is minimized. Start menu has been rolled back to its previous state. It keeps getting updated regularly and Microsoft is still improving the design(Start menu will be redesigned in 2021 update). yeah, microsoft should have made windows 8 look cleaner like windows 7, have many more useful features and simply make it not interfere with windows 7's peak, they should have made a different version for mobile user-wait

iirc WinRT is still used to this day as the form of Microsoft Store applications because it's certain they aren't .exe files and anything similar