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rborge729

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I must admit, I was really excited about Windows8. I believed that the giant had awoken and that integration with mobile and tablet platforms had finally arrived. I eagerly updated my Win 7 machine the day it was released. I have now been using it on a regular basis and "can make it work". It amazes me, however, how poorly the metro and desktop interfaces interact (if at all).

Example: I installed Dragon dictation software onto the desktop (no metro app available). If I open up IE on the desktop, I can dictate successfully. If, however, I open up any Metro app (email, IE etc), dictation doesn't work! Really? Metro appears to be "bolted on" to the desktop OS without any clear communication between the two.

As a lifelong early adopter, I have resisted the temptation to bash the Win8 user experience. I am patient and willing to give new things a chance and to learn "new tricks". Such experiences, however, leave me scratching my head. Is this really the OS Microsoft had in mind? At best, it seems Beta to me. Lets hope that it evolves or I suspect that it is doomed.

Rick
 


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MikeHawthorne
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What I mean is that when I click the mail app on the Metro screen it can't connect to my e-mail account.

I don't mean I get an error message, it logs in and says "No Messages the Last 2 Weeks".
I have had dozens of messages so why can't it show them.

I'm told that it's because my mail account is POP3 and it doesn't support that.
My question is why, it's the only kind of mail account I've ever had?

I'm not talking about linking Live Mail to the Metro start screen.
I don't have any reason to do that because it starts fine from the desktop, and I'm not using the Metro screen at all anymore, it never shows up on my monitor.

But the Metro Mail app is unusable for me.

And as I said, I'm highly involved with video.
The Metro video...
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I run Windows 8, Windows 7, Ubuntu and OS X on my MacPro Desktop quad core Xeon.
Each OS on a separate 1 TB drive so no problems.
Apple really has a better concept of what a PC is supposed to be like then Microsoft.
I see this Windows 8 like forcing everyone to only one standard, more bad then good.
A menu for what type of device the OS is on should exist for Windows 8
Or better would be to just dump the Metro as it sucks.
Who ever thought of 2 desktops should be fired, wait they did that!
 


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