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:	post by xmikex at 2011-06-02 15:38:28

So the only upside I see here is that it cuts out some typical Windows-isms. By which I mean it doesn't look like half a dozen splash screens are going to try and load all at once on startup. With the bare bones structure I'd like to believe that transitioning between running applications won't be like trying to negotiate with a guy in a pickup truck to let you cut into his lane.

The rest of this is pathetic. If I'm going to buy a computer it's because I want a computer, not a cellphone and that's exactly how this is built. I don't care if there is an ergonomic thumb keyboard, it still eats up real estate that I assume I need if I'm using a computer and not (as previously mentioned) a cell phone. These "apps" look like absolute shit. I'm 29 years old and I need a computer to do things. For the millionth time: I'm not impressed that you can toggle back and forth between some vague bar graph screen and videos of my grandson playing softball. Show me a way to actually improve the quality of my life and make things easier, not just simpler.

In all fairness to Microsoft though, it took Windows a handful of generations to finally be smart enough to rip off Apple's OS. And since Apple hasn't drastically changed their OS in a while (what does that tell you), they've got no new ideas to steal.

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