14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 8.1 is already here, Windows 9 is likely to launch in approximately 12 months and still, some people have the time to criticize the original modern platform Windows 8.
While the Windows 8 hate has dropped in the last few months, it turns out that some people are still disappointed with the changes that Microsoft made in the operating system, so they take a minute to blast it every time they get the chance.
Gavin Whatrup, group IT director at Creston, has told TechRepublic in an interview that there’s no strong reason to move to Windows 8, even though Microsoft has invested a fortune to make the operating system successful and to advertise the key features.
“Windows 8 is a different beast without a compelling reason, or resources, to move to it,” he said when comparing the modern OS with its predecessor.
“There is no, or little value to the majority of businesses in deploying Windows 8 Pro, unless they need to be seen to be using the latest technology all the time. Or unless they need to utilise some of the more advanced features of Windows Server 2012 or other server products in the same wave.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time when people blast Windows 8 and soon after the October 2012 launch, experts and executives involved in the IT industry alike started criticizing the new OS for a number of reasons.
The lack of a Start button was obviously the number one drawback, as it basically caused more confusion and didn’t allow users to perform basic tasks, such as powering off the computer, with ease. Instead, consumers needed to go to the Start screen, log off their accounts, and only then access power options.
At the same time, many believed that the Windows 8 Metro interface was more appropriate for touch-capable devices, so they said that such a feature makes little sense on PCs and devices without a touch display.
Microsoft however learned its lesson and improved many of the criticized features in Windows 8.1, an OS update that was launched in October 2013 as a free upgrade for all users. What’s more, the company continues its struggle to improve the operating system with another update, allegedly called Windows 8.1 Update 1, which could be released in April this year.
Windows 8.1 Update 1 is paving the road for a deeper integration of the Modern UI in the traditional desktop, which means that users might at some point be allowed to run Metro apps from the desktop.