Introduction
There has been a lot of noise on the windows platform going touch, multitouch and what not and everybody seems to like it. The web is filled with thousands of positive reviews about it and how it will make using tablets a breeze.But as an avid desktop user or even worse a laptop owner it is gonna take a toll of my hands. Passing my hands on the touchpad just to move from one side of screen to another is simply not an easy task and the RC Video of Microsoft makes me believe in the concept of Laptop-in-the-Microsoft-way which believes in having a touchscreen mounted on laptop keyboard.
If you should know x86 is not ready for mobility and smartphones where ARM works bringing them both together will result in collision for sure because ARM devices can not run legacy applications of windows and would not be of functionality than iPad or Galaxy S2 or even less.
Maybe the "Multitouch Gesture Support" relives my load or I am supposed to be dead.
As a Desktop user I will at least think first about changing from well known desktop environment which I have been familiar from the two month stint with Windows 95 and DOS games to times of Windows 7 and ride on a new and looking cool Metro Environment which makes touch as De Facto standard and looks on keyboards and mouses as things of past.
Well I have tried Linux and from my past experiences i have calculated that you need atleast some time to get hung on it and learn which depends on your grasping power. It took me 3 days to totally get on with Ubuntu Linux and that's the OS I'm gonna dual boot instead of windows 8 if this Touch-Touch-Tablet goes on.
But Why Isn't Anybody Shouting
As a matter of fact I'm asking to myself why should they? Lets look at the ones who should:
Hardware manufacturers
They have to develop new hardware around all this touch hoopla and yes it takes some time but who cares if its windows 8 ready it is gonna sell like it did in times of windows Vista one of greatest flops of Microsoft history which made them learn albeit somewhat. The hardware will be all touch support and even if windows flops a chain reaction of touch devices would be there.
It would be like graphic cards of vista everybody got one and just to see the gimmicky desktop and as the initial cheer subsided came the negative reviews. But this didn't stop the Graphic Card Revolution since games supporting the more powerful cards came out and it was a money minting device for nVidia and AMD. So even if windows 8 fails they are gonna get their cut so best they have to do is to be silent and watch the end user clowns of the circus as they do the play for them.
Reviewers and magazines
Only one word for it Positive PR.
To those who believe that the reviews published in magazines are not bent towards the company when reviewing it then take this Microsoft gives companies and magazines free copies as the medical companies give free samples of their medicines to their doctors.
If you don't believe then read around the reviews of PCs or Peripherals there is a line written "Tested on a fresh install of windows 7 Ultimate" or something similar.
How do you believe that a magazine getting free goodies will go and buy the same at 220$ or something similar to it and then have a free and fair review and then tell you to not go for it.
and on the other hand PR is resulting in paid news and positive reviews Microsoft even discounts to companies on OEM ( Original equipment manufacturer ) that's why you don't see computers on Linux which are a cost reduction, well we see some from Dell or HP but a sufficient ratio is maintained to please M$.
The whole machinery is designed to drag you in a place from where you cant find a way out and at last get used to.
Open Source Community
Well these guys are shouting but only against the UEFI Boot system which locks any unsigned drivers from loading in systems memory which means the Linux Bootloader can't boot the system and as usual windows will not recognize it. In short Monopoly in the OS market and if the server supports it we would be struck to just the old boring thing. There are two ways for Linux to invade our homes
- Disabled UEFI by User himself.
- Linux Signed with OEM key.
First one may be optionally available and second is never likely to happen so the great year of free Linux Desktop is never likely to occur thumbs up to M$.
Most of the open source community is scattered and works on Donations (ex VLC Media Player) and they can't use the money in Lawsuits as easily as M$ or Google and the ones who are traveling the mile are never mentioned thanks to positive PR.
All This in the name of Securing users ( From what other better Free OS).
End User
The End users should and why not, it will support touch more than a mouse and a Touchscreen Monitor is a rarity these days and even if it isn't I wont pay money for buying one since my last one is working fine and can function well for a windows 7 Desktop.
But as they say change is refreshing and therefore everybody loves it and so they will love to try the new interface once even if they don't like it later. The costs will be nothing when the market becomes touch oriented.
But as they say change is refreshing and therefore everybody loves it and so they will love to try the new interface once even if they don't like it later. The costs will be nothing when the market becomes touch oriented.
Some Way of Ease
They have provided some shortcuts for non touch users :
- Unlock using Spacebar
- Windows + L = Lock
- Windows + X = Start Menu
- Windows + Q = Apps
- Windows + W = Search
- Windows + Z = Context
- Windows + F4 = Close
- Windows + Tab = Fast Switching.
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc = Task Manager
- Windows + E = Computer
- Windows + . = cascade
- Windows + H = Share
- Windows + C = Charms
- Windows + , = Invisible
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