Windows 8.x /9 – Re-Start the “Start” Button

OK so did Frankenstein monster just start looking a little bit more human? If you read my earlier post “Windows 8.1 a Mary Shelly Novel” (http://technobable.org/2014/02/17/windows-88-1-a-mary-shelly-novel/)..it looks like Microsoft listened to the voice of a LOT of less than happy mouse and keyboard users and the START button seems to be coming back…Re-Start the START 🙂 Check out hour 2 minute 9 of the Microsoft \\Build conference and you will see that we may once again have our old friend the Start Button http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/KEY01

Screenshot of the Start Button Menu….looks Fantastic!

Still think MS need to think through mode SWITCH.. I.e.. If I undock my tablet from Mouse, Keyboard and external monitor/s I want decent size (device display) and touch fully enabled. If I SWITCH back then I want the device I’m on to be smart enough to figure that out. Of course fundamentally WinRT/Metro/ARM based apps and classic apps need to behave, no one wants two ecosystems, they have to come together seamlessly when I SWITCH….that’s my Marketing slogan suggestion for Windows 9 by the way…

“Windows 9…SWITCH”

Few other things need to get sorted out so we have a rocking Windows OS that everyone will love:

Data Grids, yes they are actually useful for design, not allowing them in Metro style apps is a joke

Real on screen keyboard (OSK) re-sizing for the device your on, so it doesn’t take up all the screen real-estate

Intellisense where the word appears above what your typing, so you can read what is below the text

Windows Store Apps that let people download Classic Apps…I’m sure there is no money in that one Microsoft 🙂

If your interested in a really sensible UI design check out Jay Machalani’s Blog on “Fixing Windows 8” http://jaymachalani.com/blog/2013/12/12/fixing-windows-8

Microsoft please hire this guy!