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one persons observations...John Scalzi punts the start screen


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Hugo award winner, writer and current president of the SFWA John Scalzi received his new computer around December 14 and at the time was interested in the start screen and &quotWindows Store App&quot mode. You can read his initial thoughts at: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/12/14/tech-notes-on-the-xps-one-and-windows-8

 

One month later he is installing Stardock and writes &quotI’ve come to believe the Win 8 start screen, and the whole environment it propagates is just terrible UI for those of us who actually use their computers for work, rather than using them

just to play games and get on Facebook.&quot

He makes several good observations about his work-style and how the &quotWindows Store Apps&quot do not work well for him. Obviously everyone is different and their needs differ, but it makes for interesting reading. Check it out at: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/01/16/punting-the-start-screen/

 

 

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