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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Microsoft canned Steven Sinofsky, THE guy behind the move to the new interface. Sinofsky was VERY defensive of the new interface, and very dismissive of criticisms. That's one big indicator that they're considering alternate paths.
On the other hand, Microsoft can't abandon it now. They need to build the Windows 8 App Store, and the only way people will bother developing for it is if the interface (and by extension, their app) are front and center when a user starts their PC. Why would I bother creating an app for Windows 8 when people can just turn off the interface? I'll just keep developing for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 8 instead of wasting my time.
I still think people are making a lot more out of the new interface than is reasonable. I still consider the Windows 8 'Modern' interface a new Start menu, and whether or not I use the new Start menu's "apps" is my choice.
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it's not the UI that's the problem with accepting the new apps, it's the fact that they're all full screen. that's fine for tablets, but it just doesn't fly on a desktop PC (it looks absolutely ridiculous on a 24' monitor). the new interface should have been a secondary option for the desktop version of Windows 8, left in to tie the new and old environments together and allowing you to use your tablet apps on your PC, but not something that you needed to see every time you wanted to do anything
leave the app marketing to the Surface and Windows Phone 8, and put the desktop back to what it should be