Windows 8 Consumer Preview - The good, the bad and the ugly

Windows 8 Consumer Preview - The good, the bad and the ugly
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-consumer-preview-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/18674



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The Bad
However, the Metro user interface doesn’t seem to be ‘page aware,’ and you end up having to keep track of where you eye had got to when you scroll. The Start Screen when ‘all apps’ are displayed is a good example of this problem.

The Ugly

This makes me even more annoyed with the Metro user interface, because not only am I having to relearn something, when it’s convenient for Microsoft (that is, Microsoft has failed to), I’m unceremoniously dumped back into the Classic user interface again. Bolting on a new user interface is one thing, but when that user interface is incomplete, it makes you question the value of it.


It staggers me that Microsoft hasn’t managed to extend Metro across the board when it comes to core functionality. How are tablets users expected to manage files of trawl through control panel with their pudgy fingers on using the Classic interface?


Inconsistencies in the Windows user interface is nothing new, but this mish-mash of Metro and Classic takes it to an absurd level.

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The problem comes if you’re using a traditional system. If you’re sitting in front of a system that has a keyboard and mouse attached (or for that matter, a trackpad), then it’s hard to make a compelling case for Windows 8. Sure, there are some nice touches, but on the whole it’s still Windows 7 just with a new user interface slapped on top for you to learn.
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