Why Not Windows 8?
I was asked the question "Why not a windows tablet?" After publishing my last post. That ultimately boils down the the entire reason behind why the 12 Months of Windows failed for me.
Windows 8 isn't what was promised. You simply cannot have a "best of both worlds" scenario with Tablets and PCs. While my initial findings were certainly interesting to me, it became more of an issue as time marched on and I began to see the chinks in the facade.
Simply put, you cannot expect a PC to act like a tablet or vice versa. That's not to say that Windows 8 didn't have some great ideas, but they were hampered by Balmer's fear of moving forward too quickly. The fact that there is so much legacy support still built into Windows astounds me. Apple cut its OS install size in half when it stopped supporting the PowerPC chips.Windows could save space by losing all the extraneous crap that 99% of the world doesn't need any longer. Make the companies who need the windows 3.1 software to run pay for support or purchase new equipment.
The Windows store for apps is a barren wasteland of crapware and quasi-porn titles that have little to nothing to do with the category they're placed into. It feels like you're walking into a seedier, less upscale red light district with promises of sexy girls and eye candy.
While I disagree with Apple's censorship of classic graphic novels because breasts and nipples were exposed, I prefer the Porn Free atmosphere of the Apple App Store.
Moving beyond the quasi-porn, there's a ton of crapware in the Windows App Store. Apps that look decent enough until it requires a virtual ton if in app purchases to make the app usable. While Apple does have some apps like that, the majority of free apps are perfectly usable without having to make additional purchases. You just have to deal with ads.
As much as I dislike the oversize phone apps on the Android Platform, at least the Apps function and are generally higher quality than the ones found in the Windows Store.
Why not Windows 8?
Because it's not anywhere near being the productive device it claimed to be.
Maybe without Balmer at the helm it will shed its attempts to be more than one thing and they will find a new approach.
While it maybe both a desert topping and a floor wax, it's not really very good at being either of those things.
Windows 8 isn't what was promised. You simply cannot have a "best of both worlds" scenario with Tablets and PCs. While my initial findings were certainly interesting to me, it became more of an issue as time marched on and I began to see the chinks in the facade.
Simply put, you cannot expect a PC to act like a tablet or vice versa. That's not to say that Windows 8 didn't have some great ideas, but they were hampered by Balmer's fear of moving forward too quickly. The fact that there is so much legacy support still built into Windows astounds me. Apple cut its OS install size in half when it stopped supporting the PowerPC chips.Windows could save space by losing all the extraneous crap that 99% of the world doesn't need any longer. Make the companies who need the windows 3.1 software to run pay for support or purchase new equipment.
The Windows store for apps is a barren wasteland of crapware and quasi-porn titles that have little to nothing to do with the category they're placed into. It feels like you're walking into a seedier, less upscale red light district with promises of sexy girls and eye candy.
While I disagree with Apple's censorship of classic graphic novels because breasts and nipples were exposed, I prefer the Porn Free atmosphere of the Apple App Store.
Moving beyond the quasi-porn, there's a ton of crapware in the Windows App Store. Apps that look decent enough until it requires a virtual ton if in app purchases to make the app usable. While Apple does have some apps like that, the majority of free apps are perfectly usable without having to make additional purchases. You just have to deal with ads.
As much as I dislike the oversize phone apps on the Android Platform, at least the Apps function and are generally higher quality than the ones found in the Windows Store.
Why not Windows 8?
Because it's not anywhere near being the productive device it claimed to be.
Maybe without Balmer at the helm it will shed its attempts to be more than one thing and they will find a new approach.
While it maybe both a desert topping and a floor wax, it's not really very good at being either of those things.
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