For most people, the biggest problem with Windows 8 was that it changed so much for no reason. Windows 7 was only three years old at the time of release, and people still loved it. After the rocky Vista, it was refreshing to have an OS that not only looked great, but was rock-solid and fast as well.
Windows 8 is not merely a garden-variety version of Windows for Microsoft. It is the company’s vision of the future of computing. And users hate it, with good reason.
Windows 8 was never considered good, it was a failed attempt from Microsoft to force a new “layout” on users which almost nobody liked. Windows 8.1 took quite a few of the bad decisions back and Windows 10 reversed even more. If people are talking about what is better Windows 7 and 10 are usually compared, 8 and 8.1 do not even included into this.
Five reasons why Windows 8 has failed 1. Metro, aka Modern: An ugly, useless interface. Windows 8 brought nothing innovative to the desktop. Developers hate it. Legacy Windows 7 users aren’t moving. Tablet, smartphone, and desktop competition.
Is Windows 8 more popular than you think?
But a closer look at one well-known real-world rating says Windows 8 might be more popular than you think. Ed Bott is an award-winning technology writer with more than two decades’ experience writing for mainstream media outlets and online publications. Windows 8 might be the most polarizing product that Microsoft has ever introduced.
Windows 8 is getting a bad rap from a lot of people, but it really does have a lot of good stuff going for it. After all, people hated XP when it came out, too. Here are some of the things people are complaining about, and why they probably don’t matter.
We discovered windows 8 came out at a time when Microsoft needed to make a splash with tablets. But because its tablets were forced to run an operating system built for both tablets and traditional computers, Windows 8 has never been a great tablet operating system. As a result, Microsoft fell behind even further in mobile.
Valve’s anger is understandable—after all, the built-in Windows 8 Store will be a big competitor—but there’s no evidence to support that gaming on Windows 8 will be any less than gaming on Windows 7. Windows 8 is a threat to computer gaming. It’s a “catastrophe,” if you listen to Gabe Newell at….
Why is Windows Me So Hard to use?
Prevalent throughout the operating system were crashes, slowness, and strange performance issues. People’s mileage varied, but most users experienced bugs and other annoyances that made the OS hard to use. Many users reported that when returning to their machines after a few minutes, just moving the mouse caused Windows ME to crash.