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Windows 8 Designer Explains Why It Annoys You

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-had-one-job-ONE-JOB dept.
stmuk writes:

"BGR reflects on recent comments by a Metro designer. 'Metro is a content consumption space,' Microsoft UX designer Jacob Miller explains, 'It is designed for casual users who only want to check Facebook, view some photos, and maybe post a selfie to Instagram. It's designed for your computer illiterate little sister, for grandpas who don't know how to use that computer dofangle thingy, and for mom who just wants to look up apple pie recipes. It's simple, clear, and does one thing (and only one thing) relatively easily. That is what Metro is. It is the antithesis of a power user.'"

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by everdred on Wednesday February 19 2014, @09:21AM

    by everdred (110) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @09:21AM (#2272) Journal

    >Has anyone ever given a decent justification for using Metro on a desktop or laptop computer?

    I suppose that depends on your definition of "decent."

    It's easy to see why a unified UI across phones, tablets and PCs could be appealing if you go all-in.

    You must:

    • devote yourself to using Metro on all of your devices
    • throw out 30 years of expectations of legacy GUI functionality, and
    • don't expect too much from any one of your devices

    Unfortunately for Microsoft almost nobody, from either end of the expertise spectrum, seems willing to do all three.

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  • (Score: 1) by bobintetley on Wednesday February 19 2014, @09:42AM

    by bobintetley (1273) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @09:42AM (#2282)

    Most insightful comment I've read on the subject. Thanks.

    • (Score: 1) by everdred on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:16AM

      by everdred (110) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:16AM (#2309) Journal

      Glad you enjoyed it. I just posted another such screed further down the page.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Hyper on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:28AM

    by Hyper (1525) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:28AM (#2314) Journal

    This.

    3 decades of trial, error, learning and advancements in gui theory, practical application and technology thrown out the window for something perhaps suitable for small children.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by FatPhil on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:21AM

      by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:21AM (#2333) Homepage

      So it's just a cubist version of MS Bob?

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      Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves

      • (Score: 1) by Hyper on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:58AM

        by Hyper (1525) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:58AM (#2351) Journal

        So it's just a cubist version of MS Bob?

        ROTFL

        It is possible that Microsoft Bob would be preferable over Metro.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by combatserver on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:50AM

      by combatserver (38) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @11:50AM (#2347)

      "... perhaps suitable for small children."

      And they fucked that up by getting rid of "Clippy". Talk about ignoring your target audience-completely ruined the MS Office Suite for kids.

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      I hope I can change this later...

  • (Score: 1) by similar_name on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:39AM

    by similar_name (71) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:39AM (#2318)

    >It's easy to see why a unified UI across phones, tablets and PCs could be appealing if you go all-in.

    I understand it is appealing to some markets and not indicative of anything... Personally, I'd like all of my devices to have a different UI every time I rebooted. I'd pay extra money for that.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 20 2014, @03:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 20 2014, @03:04AM (#3104)

      Use Firefox then

      Every time I reboot my PC I get a new web browser...