Microsoft Discusses Windows 8 Tweaks After User FeedbackPCWorld - Ian Paul - Oct 12, 2011Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview has been out for about a month, and the software giant is ready to discuss some new changes to Windows 8 based on user feedback. In an incredibly long and detailed blog ... |
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Win 8 haters are just scared of change, say MS bossesRegister - Gavin Clarke - Oct 12, 2011The company will let you customize the start screen in a move that'll likely favour the Metro UI-version of Windows 8 that Microsoft is targeting at fondleslabs, if we've parsed a lengthy blog post here ... |
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Microsoft reacts to gripes over Windows 8 Start screenCNET - Lance Whitney - Oct 12, 2011Responding to complaints over the Metro-based Windows 8 Start screen, Microsoft is still trying to defend the new user interface but has promised to make some tweaks to appease unhappy ... |
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Microsoft to make some tester-requested Windows 8 UI concessionsZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - Oct 11, 2011Summary: Microsoft is making some Windows 8 UI concessions but isn't going so far as to allow users to circumvent the tiled Metro screen altogether. In the third post on its Windows 8 Start Menu plans, ... |
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Microsoft Makes Changes to Windows 8 After Receiving Feedback During a ...ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 13 Oct, 2011After receiving complaints from users regarding Windows 8, Microsoft has finally decided to make the necessary changes. In a post on the Building Windows 8 blog yesterday, the company acknowledged the fact that it has received plenty of feedback since ... |
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7 Windows 8 Features That Will Make You Buy It In 2012ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 13 Oct, 2011Few days ago, Microsoft introduced Windows 8 as its main platform for future PCs and tablets, making even the most diehard Apple fans rethink their next year shopping strategy. The operating system looks sweet and original, with designers keeping the ... |
Microsoft responds to disgruntled users, unveils changes to Windows 8 UIEngadget - Amar Toor - 13 Oct, 2011You can unpack your suitcase and drop that custody suit, because Microsoft has heard your Windows 8 complaints, and it's willing to change its ways. Yesterday, in a lengthy post on its Building Windows 8 blog, ... |
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How to download and try Windows 8 for freePC Advisor - Carrie-Ann Skinner - 13 Oct, 2011We explain how to prepare for an upgrade to Windows 8, and get to grips with Microsoft's new 'Metro' touchscreen interface. Windows 7 is hugely popular with consumers, but its succcessor has been in ... |
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HTML5 The proprietary standardComputerworldUK (blog) - 13 Oct, 2011The good thing about standards is that they are uniform across different vendor implementation. Well that is at least the primary goal. So how does a vendor make a standard proprietary? Well it's quite easy really you provide extensions to the standard ... |
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Microsoft defends Windows 8 from customers who don't like changeDaily Caller - Lance Whitney - 13 Oct, 2011Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and Windows Live, gives the keynote address and a preview of Windows 8 at the Microsoft Build Windows conference at the Anaheim ... |
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Microsoft Answer Start Screen CriticismsWindows 8 News - Mike Halsey - 13 Oct, 2011Microsoft have published a 'very' long blog post today explaining their justifications for the new Start screen in Windows 8, especially in regards to usability and finding and ... |
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Microsoft Defends Windows 8 Start Screen ChoiceseWEEK Europe UK - Nicholas Kolakowski - 13 Oct, 2011Like its choice to include the “ribbon” user interface in the Windows 8 version of Windows Explorer, Microsoft's decision to offer a Windows 8 Start screen composed of active tiles is proving somewhat controversial for a subset of Windows watchers. ... |
Microsoft Defends Windows 8 Start Screen DecisionseWeek - Nicholas Kolakowski - Oct 12, 2011Microsoft is taking to its Windows 8 blog to defend the upcoming operating system's tile-centric Start screen. Microsoft really wants to justify that Windows 8 Start screen. Like its choice to include the “ribbon” user interface in the Windows 8 ... |
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Windows 8: the Metro is running late?Generation NT (US) - Oct 12, 2011Microsoft has hit back at criticism of their Windows 8 Metro user interface, promising changes would be made to the start screen. The user interface in Windows 8 Metro mode is far from appreciated by all, with a lot of comments having been generated by ... |
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Customize and personalize Windows 8, latest changesProduct Reviews - Peter Chubb - Oct 12, 2011With Windows 8 expected to be released in 2012 there is huge interest to see if it will be a further improvement, or go the way of Vista? We believe that Microsoft has learned from their mistakes, and looking at the features the new OS should be a ... |
Microsoft addresses Windows 8 UX feedbackTHINQ.co.uk - Oct 12, 2011In an incredibly in-depth blog post Microsoft has responded to feedback from users of its Windows 8 Developer Preview and describes changes made to the next-generation operating system's user interface as a direct result. Windows 8 is a major departure ... |
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Kenya: Microsoft Opens New Window for Touch ScreensAllAfrica.com - Oct 12, 2011The Microsoft operating system (OS) is a common feature on many desk top computers. The company has had a number of versions of the OS with varied success and adoption globally. To spread its business into the tablet and touch-screen platforms, ... |
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Is It Time For Windows To Die?ConceivablyTech - Wolfgang Gruener - Oct 11, 2011Why would you throw away a brand that has built your fortune and supports the paychecks of more than 90000 employees? Perhaps, because time has caught up and your old brand has too much baggage to take you into the future. ... |
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Microsoft tweaks the Windows 8 UI following user pushbackThe Next Web (blog) - Oct 11, 2011Microsoft stuck its neck out when it released a very early build of Windows 8 to the world, likely knowing beforehand the level of complaint that it was going to receive from users who did not appreciate the changes implemented. ... |
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Microsoft Discusses Windows 8 Tweaks After User FeedbackPC World India - Ian Paul - 13 Oct, 2011In an incredibly long and detailed blog post, Marina Dukhon, a senior program manager on the Windows 8 Core Experience team, discussed upcoming changes to Windows 8's apps screen, start screen customization, and a replacement for Windows 7 jump lists ... |
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Microsoft discusses Windows 8 tweaks after user feedbackPCWorld.co.nz - Ian Paul - 13 Oct, 2011Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview has been out for about a month, and the software giant is ready to discuss some new changes to Windows 8 based on user feedback. Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview has been out for about a month, ... |
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