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Its not easy running tablet software/OS on Mouse/Keyboard. Windows 8 looks like a tablet interface, so will it have good M/K UI???

asked Jun 12 '11 at 00:08

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I was thinking the same but for a short while I did see a Win 7 looking interface underneath all the tablet stuff. Hopefully we can mess around with/disable all the unneeded features.

Windows 8 Preview was the video I believe

answered Jun 12 '11 at 03:11

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It's really not easy using a tablet interface, so i really hope it has windows 7 UI underneath.

(Jun 12 '11 at 11:13) macmanmcmanaman macmanmcmanaman's gravatar image

I agree macmanmcmanaman

(Jun 12 '11 at 11:24) Saakeman Saakeman's gravatar image

The Windows 8 Demo showed a well Touch-designed interface, which means it was thought to be used on a Tablet. The said that it can be used on an PC with Mouse and Keyboard, but the User Experience wont be as good as the one that a Tablet user has...

answered Jun 12 '11 at 09:54

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No,No,No!! Since this apple iPad thing, and other tablets, all the OS are starting to looks like a freaking tablet! We want a desktop on desktop PC's and notebooks. I understand if they were to put it only on touch PC's and tablets, but operating that thing with mouse and keybord looks hard... and to do easy stuff like copy, past. or view folders, just take longer!

even apple is making Mac OS X Lion like this. it is so hard to multi-task on windows 8... but on mac it's still easy... and mac still have a kind of usable desktop.

I hate to say it, but so far I hate all this tablet nonsense on desktop PC's. tablet OS is designed for tablets, not for desktops.

ubuntu 11.04 is taking that route windows 8 is taking that route mac is kinda taking that route

answered Jun 12 '11 at 11:14

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When Microsoft showed Windows 8 off at D9 and at Computex they said it would work well on desktops, notebooks, and tablets. And they also talked about keyboard and mouse input. I'm sure the touch interface will work better with a touch screen but I'm sure it will work just fine with a keyboard and mouse.

answered Jun 12 '11 at 09:20

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Yes, but things like swiping isn't easy on M/K

(Jun 12 '11 at 11:14) macmanmcmanaman macmanmcmanaman's gravatar image
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