Microsoft prepares rethink on Windows 8 flagship software

**BigCityCat** · May 7th, 2013

fail lol, but they are going to change it.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/330c8...44feabdc0.html

**monkeybrain2012** · May 8th, 2013

Well I just saw this

http://blogs.computerworld.com/ios/2...indows-8-metro

Maybe just a rumour.

**tgalati4** · May 8th, 2013

. . . “customer satisfaction with Windows 8 with touch is strong”.

This sounds strangely familiar:

"The Force is strong with this one."

**mips** · May 8th, 2013

Originally Posted by monkeybrain2012

Well I just saw this

http://blogs.computerworld.com/ios/2...indows-8-metro

Maybe just a rumour.

No it's true. You can already download Win8.1 developer images from MSDN and it's more like Win7 but you still have the option to go full metro etc.

**Linuxratty** · May 8th, 2013

Originally Posted by tgalati4

. . . “customer satisfaction with Windows 8 with touch is strong”.

This sounds strangely familiar:

"The Force is strong with this one."

*Raises eyebrow*...Sometimes it's better to leave things unsaid,which is what I'm doing.

**nec207** · May 8th, 2013

I'm not surprised windows Me / vista was failed too!! It seems every other OS Microsoft brings it is like that.

Windows Me bad , Windows XP fixed that , windows vista bad , windows 7 fixed that , windows 8 bad !! Now it is up windows 9 to fix that when it comes out be it year ,two or three years from now.

**MadmanRB** · May 8th, 2013

Again this mess could have been solved if Microsoft didnt push Windows 7 out of stores and off computers.
Windows 7 for traditional setups, win8 for touchscreens.
Was that so difficult?

**mips** · May 9th, 2013

Originally Posted by MadmanRB

Again this mess could have been solved if Microsoft didnt push Windows 7 out of stores and off computers.
Windows 7 for traditional setups, win8 for touchscreens.
Was that so difficult?

Underneath Win8 is better than Win7. They should have just given people the option to switch between metro and a conventional desktop. Anyway, that will now happen in Win8.1, you will have that choice.

**Linuxratty** · May 9th, 2013

Originally Posted by mips

They should have just given people the option to switch between metro and a conventional desktop. Anyway, that will now happen in Win8.1, you will have that choice.

So true..Choice is good,as we Linux users know.

**MadmanRB** · May 9th, 2013

Originally Posted by mips

Underneath Win8 is better than Win7. They should have just given people the option to switch between metro and a conventional desktop. Anyway, that will now happen in Win8.1, you will have that choice.

Doesnt matter.
The fact MS needs to come out with a patch like this shows they were overconfident in metro.
Until they could get more touch devices win8 should have been optional and not forced on an unready market.
They should have given win7 one more year and let win 8 have two versions when it came out