Actually, it's more a matter of how technology evolves & changes. Although it's true or the same in other areas & 'things' of our culture. Doesn't really matter if it's planes, cars, audio gear or a plethora of our daily life over time. It's more a matter of whether such things are taken in stride & accepted graciously or not. The other obstacle is some 'human thing'... many humans just have a really hard time adapting to change w/ balking, protesting or clinging to what was. Others just take stuff, learn it, use it and carry on w/out balking, crying, whining or stomping their feet.
Truth is some people (not pointing any fingers) just seem to think it's 'hip' to jump on the bash MS bandwagon. I am an IT Pro Consultant/Tech. Over the years I've hear it all & much of it makes little sense or is not very broadminded. Things change but, when it's cars, cameras, audio gear, planes or... oh that's ok but, if the changes come from MS, now, it being forced on people. No, but, IF we make it into that, we can write it all off and give comments validity because MS did it.
Reminds me of, I think it was Richard Pryor, "the devil made me do it"... nice cop-out. OR... MS made me do it. No, progression made you do it. Regardless of whether 'progress' is thought to be good or bad, it marches on, anyway, w/ or w/out you. How one works or lives w/ that is another story.
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I don't understand someone saying 'snap' is gone... Before Win8 we could make 2 windows share the screen, still, can & it's called 'snap'. Then, we could put a store APP & something else shared on the screen & that was called 'snap', too. NOW, if one Rt Clks an APP on the Switcher Bar we get Insert Left or Right... only the terminology changed... well, that and the fact that, now, 3 (three) things can share the screen AND w/ increased flexibility & possibilities than in 8.0
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There are, actually, a few differences between 8.1 & 8.1.1 and most were to indulge the mousers (as opposed to Touch) and other things some ppl had been expressing. This was just an extension of things started in 8.1... like putting a Win key on the Task Bar and power options in the Power Users menu and Rt Clk menus on the Start Tiles. Then in the Update people got a power button & Search icon on the Start screen (doesn't mean much if you live on Desktop). Also, in the Update a lot was done in terms of Store APP handling. (1) APP icons can show & be pinned to the Task Bar and (2) they can be closed OR Minimised in a more traditional manner w/ a 'control bar' @ the top of them instead of grab & pull down. For those who don't like or don't use Start, it was 8.1 that said, ok, now, you can boot directly to Desktop. There is, also, under-the-covers stuff for enterprise.
Here is an article that spells out all that is new or changed in the
8.1.1 Update.
Cheers,
Drew