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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about the mobile interface focus on user frustration with Microsoft's push to bring a touch-centric, mobile-like UI to desktop Windows. Members express concern that features designed for phones and tablets, such as the Metro interface in Windows 8 and 10, feel alien and impractical for traditional PC users. The tag covers threads where users debate the forced convergence of mobile and desktop experiences, with some hoping for a return to simpler, keyboard-and-mouse-friendly designs. Recurring themes include the perceived disconnect between Microsoft's mobile ambitions and the needs of desktop users, as well as speculation about future Windows versions.
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    Windows 7 Concerns About Transitioning from Windows 7 to the Alien Interface of Windows 10

    I tried the free issue of Windows 10 some time ago and was pleased I had not paid for it because it seemed alien to my addled brain. Returning to Windows 7, my remaining sanity returned somewhat but why did I find W10 so alien? I don't want all that stuff that seems more applicable to mobile...
    • Ado
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    • microsoft support mobile interface operating system pc software pleasing interface tech aggravation upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 7
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. Ralph Bromley

    VIDEO 9 Things Microsoft needs to do to make windows 9 good

    Okay so as an outsider to windows it seems that Microsofts move to come out with a new version of windows is both a laugh riot and a sad sight. I think Microsoft done goofed once more and maybe its time to see how it can undo its mistake. The key to the failure is Microsofts need to do a mobile...
    • Ralph Bromley
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    • app search consistency control center desktop desktop apps integration metro microsoft mobile interface os comparison software center start menu taskbar touchscreen tutorial upgrade path user experience user interface windows 8 windows 9
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
  3. whoosh

    Ballmer: Windows Will Look Different In Five Years

    Link Removed Steve Ballmer told an audience in Houston yesterday that Windows would look very different in five years. The exact quote: Windows "will look a lot different and it will run different applications...Will Windows five years from now look like it does today? Of course not!” That...
    • whoosh
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    • mobile interface steve ballmer windows future windows phone
    • Replies: 0
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