I mean this article is targeted at what, the top %15 or so of Windows users? Look at how long this article is! For us!
In all honesty, how the hell can someone not just say "By a mac pa/ma" at this point. I mean the recent patent thing makes me want to spit in Apple's eye, but wtf Microsoft. Who can pretend this is a reasonable alternative for anyone who isn't pretty computer literate?
They are obviously betting on the merging of tablets and laptops in the future, but seriously, this shit better have a 30 minute tutorial and 30000 minutes of M$ tech support budgeted in.
I wouldn't say the article is insane. It's positive in nature, but Scott Hanselman has always struck me as an upbeat guy who isn't prone to overt cynicism. However, I noticed that the article does focus on working around Win 8 instead of with it, so (unintentionally) it's not a huge endorsement.
> how the hell can someone not just say "By a mac pa/ma"
The median household income in the US is just under $50k. Mac's are not priced for the masses.
More to the point, Windows 8 is bound to be less confusing to the average Windows user than a Mac. Aside from the Explorer ribbon, UI changes to existing, mainstream functionality — whether you like them or not — are mostly cosmetic.
I haven't used Widows 8 for any significant amount of time, but I can't help feeling that this is just a repeat of the Gnome3 debacle that went on in the linux side of computers. With the benefit of hindsight, the Gnome3 predictions seemed way overly appocolyptic, and it now seems like an interface that would be easier to learn for someone with 0 computer experience.
Having said that, it looks like both Gnome3 and Windows 8 were designed with ease of use as a higher priority than workflow efficiency, but with that argument, we should move back to the command line.
BTY, as someone who uses the compute 8+ hours a day, I use the Awesome WM with a-lot of command line apps.
I mean this article is targeted at what, the top %15 or so of Windows users? Look at how long this article is! For us!
In all honesty, how the hell can someone not just say "By a mac pa/ma" at this point. I mean the recent patent thing makes me want to spit in Apple's eye, but wtf Microsoft. Who can pretend this is a reasonable alternative for anyone who isn't pretty computer literate?
They are obviously betting on the merging of tablets and laptops in the future, but seriously, this shit better have a 30 minute tutorial and 30000 minutes of M$ tech support budgeted in.