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In reply to the discussion: A blunt review of Windows 8 [View all]matt819
(10,749 posts)I have tens of thousands of documents that I've been filing since Windows ME. I know where they are and how to access them.
When I want a program, I click on the quick launch bar. Done. No moving the mouse into the corner to bring up the tile page and then scrolling along the tile page until I find the program I need. And then, when the program's open but I change programs to do something else, I don't click the icon in the quick launch bar only to be told that the program is already open. Then where the hell is it.
And why did they have to "app-ify" everything. You know, sometimes a conventional program does the job just fine. Download the damn thing, install it, and go.
I will grant that the search feature in Windows 8 is first rate. Put that into Windows 7 as an upgrade, and I'm good to go for years.
Maybe Windows 8 is fine for touch screen users or casual computer users. For business? Not a chance. MS took something that wasn't really broke and attempted to fix it. Is it any wonder sales of computers with Windows 8 are off by a significant percentage this season?
I'm returning a laptop I purchased with Windows 8 and will stick with my desktop and Wiondows 7.