Windows 11: Just say no

Re:Windows 11: Just say no by einpoklum on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:58PM (#28556673)

Took the words out of my mouth. I'd prefer a UI element designed for Windows 2K over most anything designed later (with some, but few, exceptions).

I'm not sure I would characterize newer UI as more hostile. Some better adjective might be infantilizing, dumbed-down - for the most part; or there's a dichotomy between the UI for dummies part and arcane, not-well-documented, difficult-to-locate parts. This dichotomy was somewhat less pronounced in the past.

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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by OminousWeapons on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:22PM (#28557019)

I agree, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Windows is legitimately confusing for noobs, so I don't see a problem with making the noob learning curve less steep as long as all the "real" functionality that a power user, dev, or admin would regularly use is left alone on the same paths, with the same UX or syntax.

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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by cogman10 on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:20PM (#28557001)

Quite frankly, the ONLY new UX element I like out of windows post 95 is the search bar. Everything else has been just annoying.

That 95 interface is STILL there, buried under 1000 clicks through an unnavagable interface..

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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by blibble on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:14PM (#28559011)

the search bar in Windows 10 never finds anything either

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