Five Core Criticisms Of Windows 8

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Five core criticisms of Windows 8

Summary: Windows Developer Preview: It’s good, but not perfect, and some PC users and novice users may end up feeling alienated.

Naturally, as a technology columnist, a brand new operating system to play with causes involuntary symptoms not limited to: excitement, anticipation, a sudden urge to write, combined with sweaty palms and jittery extremities.

But with every high, one must come back down again. And the ‘down’ hit me hard.

In short, what we have is a benchmark for what we will see in the final version of the next-generation Windows operating system.

“But they could take bits out!”. No, I’m afraid Microsoft can’t. If they did, they would be breaking a promise they haven’t already given. Logically speaking, Windows 8 cannot contain any less than what it has in the public developer preview.

ZDNet.com