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randome

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10. You probably like the ribbon, too, don't you?

Reply to DainBramaged (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:51 PM

Jun 2012

And icons littering all your menus? Icons that have no intrinsic meaning whatsoever? Just splashes of color that subtly distract you from your work?

Microsoft has done a lot of damage to usability standards. If they were truly interested in anything but marketing, they would give users easy options to set their environments the way they want. Instead, you have to go through hoops and mirrors to make your personal computing environment...well, personal.

Most users don't have the time or the know-how to change things so they accept the defaults. And Microsoft does not care. I get it, they're a corporation, they don't HAVE to care. But they don't care.

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Microsoft's decision of removing Aero from Windows 8 is a blunder [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2012 OP

I have a Windows Vista box and do not even know what Aero is. GObamaGO Jun 2012 #1

I have a desktop ablamj Jun 2012 #2

I guess we are both in the dark then! GObamaGO Jun 2012 #3

As easy as ask and you shll receive (the Google is your friend) DainBramaged Jun 2012 #5

Aero is a graphical overlay of Windows. EOTE Jun 2012 #7

I think you have to have one of the Aero themes enabled for this to work. stevenleser Jun 2012 #11

Well, just Aero itself will need to be enabled. EOTE Jun 2012 #13

It's the user interface jeff47 Jun 2012 #9

Aero was the blunder. randome Jun 2012 #4

You are in the minority DainBramaged Jun 2012 #6

You probably like the ribbon, too, don't you? randome Jun 2012 #10

(sigh) I don't care that you don't care so there, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt DainBramaged Jun 2012 #16

I really wasn't trying to irk you. randome Jun 2012 #18

I've got Windows 7. rgbecker Jun 2012 #8

If you go into control panel, display, personalization and choose an Aero theme, you stevenleser Jun 2012 #12

I'm with you DavidDvorkin Jun 2012 #20

Interesting. I have been using Windows 7 for over a year ...... oldhippie Jun 2012 #14

Same here. Now I know what it is, I can say it annoys me slightly muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #15

Dos, yum, some of the most elegant little games ever made were made from Dos DainBramaged Jun 2012 #17

Because Microsoft is entering the tablet market Taverner Jun 2012 #19