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Re:How many layers of UI inconsistencies are in Windows 11? by muststopmyths on Monday January 02, 2023 @08:11AM (#34217490)
Metro was wonderful on Windows Phone and tablets . Garbage on the desktop. All Microsoft had to do to suppress the outrage was give people back the start menu on desktops like Windows 7 and allow a setting to turn on tablet mode if auto detection didn't work.

Instead, probably because at that time they brought in people with no history in the Windows org to manage the Window org, we got a 10+ year decline of Windows that has accelerated in recent years.

Re:How many layers of UI inconsistencies are in Windows 11? by Arainach on Monday January 02, 2023 @12:27PM (#34220695)
Your timeline is off - SteveSi/Julie/etc. were brought in to lead the Win7 effort. Win8 was not a significant leadership change.
Re:How many layers of UI inconsistencies are in Windows 11? by b1ue64 on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:08PM (#34222227)
> SteveSi/Julie/etc. were brought in to lead the Win7 effort.

And Win7 barely changed anything.

Re:How many layers of UI inconsistencies are in Windows 11? by muststopmyths on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:21PM (#34222387)
Windows 7 was just Vista gussied up, they didn't have leeway to change it.