Windows 8 interface

摘要

? WIN DOWS 8 APPEARS to be a continuation of a trend to dumb down computer systems to the level of being a mere entertainment device for 6-year-olds, rather than a get-down-to-business, multifunctional, efficient and configurable tool for getting all things done that need to be done (Re: "Windows 8 steps beyond the desktop"; tinyurl.com/3gxS8ut).If Microsoft is truly bent on marketing a casual consumer social device, then by all means, have them develop such an OS and its accompanying apps that are targeted to that environment and market it separately. But if their intention is to provide an improved tool that serious-minded people can depend on, they need to continue to produce a usable business-oriented OS for real-world use, a leaner, meaner OS in the tradition of Windows 2000. XP and 7.