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A comment on Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users. Parent comment

Re:Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and P... by chrisherring on Monday November 19, 2012 @09:04PM (#4807392)
And in Windows 8 you don't even need to worry about it. After switching to another program the previous program will be suspended and if it takes too long to suspend, terminated. Sounds a lot better than asking "Non-tech-savvy users" to make the decision.
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Re:Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and P... by gnud on Tuesday November 20, 2012 @06:24AM (#4808556)
But it isn't obvious at all this is happening. The original issue here was a stuck application, and the user didn't know how to get it unstuck. I don't think "do something else for a while, it'll sort itself out" is a good response.
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