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Re:Under the hood of Windows 8, or why desktop users should ... by brigade on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @04:05PM (#4690086)
I still don't get the obsession with hidden controls. Why couldn't they have kept the start button, even with the current Windows 8 functionality. Instead you must guess that a hidden button appears if you move the cursor to one of two corners of the screen, and are careful to not move too far away from the screen edge as you move to click it.

It's not the only example of critical core functionality being hidden and undiscoverable by default, but it's certainly the most glaring.

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Re:Under the hood of Windows 8, or why desktop users should ... by contextfree on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @04:30PM (#4690202)
The rule is that apps should have 100% of the screen devoted to them, and not persistent system chrome. It's a promise they want to be able to make to developers. The app gets every pixel, not the system.
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Re:Under the hood of Windows 8, or why desktop users should ... by sukuriant on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @05:15PM (#4690375)
You don't have to move to click the little start menu preview, you don't even have to wait for the preview to show up, you just bring your mouse to the corner and click. There's no aiming, just "throw mouse to corner and click".
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