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The gimmicks tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about features or products that may be perceived as gimmicky rather than genuinely useful. Topics include Windows 8's innovative but polarizing interface, which some viewed as a gimmick, and the Math Input Panel in Windows 7, criticized as more of a gimmick than a practical tool due to limited compatibility with non-Microsoft applications. The tag also extends to off-topic content like wrestling gimmicks, but the primary focus is on Windows features that users question as being flashy or unnecessary. These threads explore whether certain Microsoft offerings are truly functional or just marketing-driven novelties.
  1. Drew

    Windows 10 "And Now for Something completely Different"

    "And now for something completely different" Does this apply to what Microsoft knew they were giving people w/ Windows 8. OR Does it apply to what people thought Microsoft was giving them w/ Windows 8? OR Does it apply to Windows 10? Windows 8 was different from the past and a window to the...
    • Drew
    • Thread
    • acceptance challenges change community computing design philosophy fun future gimmicks innovation interface play simplicity software technology upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 8 work
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. reghakr

    VIDEO 8 Of The Worst Wrestling Gimmicks Ever

    Laugh all you like, but professionalwrestling is the closest thing we have to gladiatorial combat in our modern society. Granted, it’s fake and someone being eaten by a lion is a pretty strong indicator that something’s gone horribly wrong, but wrestling still stands as the only legitimate fight...
    • reghakr
    • Thread
    • arachnaman bizarre characters damien demento entertainment gimmicks hilarity humor kiss demon max moon outlandish p.n. news pro wrestling history professional wrestling ridiculous stereotypes suspension of disbelief villain wrestling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. D

    Windows 7 Math Input Panel a Joke?

    I was rather excited when I learned about Windows 7's Math Input Panel, but now that I've actually tried to use it it seems to me that it's more of a gimmick than a genuinely useful tool. I understand that it represents equations in MathML, but it does not want to paste the raw MathML markup...
    • Dr_Rent
    • Thread
    • equations gimmicks latex math input mathml suggestions text editor typesetting utility windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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