This is what Microsoft did wrong in Windows 8, he says

May 27, 2014 09:05 GMT  ·  By

There is no doubt that Windows 8 was one of Microsoft's most controversial products, with lots of users blasting the company for giving up on the Start button and going for the touch-optimized Start screen, but also for making changes that seem more appropriate for touch-capable devices than for a PC.

Even though so much time has passed since Windows 8 first came to be, some users are still having problems adapting to its changes, so the frustration continues all over the web, especially on Microsoft's very own Community forums where everyone can freely express their thoughts.

Today, as we were looking to find out what people thought about Windows 8 after more than one year and a half since its public launch, we came across a message that tried to explain the mistakes the software giant did in the operating system.

Basically, user MS1717 says that what Microsoft did was to roll out some changes in its flagship operating system and then force everyone out there to use it, no matter if they liked or needed them.

Here's his comment in full and scroll down for more on this:

“In general, this is yet another example of how MS is misguided-ly trying to look like Apple. And why I dislike Apple.

The problem is that in trying to make things easy for the user, it narrows our choices. And software design seems to be heading this way. Software keeps suggesting things I don't want. Apple OS does it big time, which is why I dislike it so. Android? Forget it.

And now MS is adopting this philosophy. As if a machine knows better than I what I want and need.

Yeah, you can turn some of this stuff off. But not all of it. And I resent having to learn how to go under the hood and turn it off. It should be designed so that I turn it *on*.

I hate the charms. I've adapted to their popping up, as I've adapted to other menus and suggestions and lists. But I find it invasive, like noise in the next room while I'm working. And Windows 8 has more noise, not less.

Macintosh? I'm holding my ears in pain.”

Microsoft executives previously said that getting used to the Start screen and the new Modern UI was just a matter of time, but it appears that some people are really having a hard time trying to adapt. While it's pretty clear that at some point everyone will have no other choice than to at least consider full-time moving to Windows 8, lots of users are delaying the transition, hoping that what comes next actually addresses their needs better.

In the meantime, Redmond has started tweaking Windows 8 in order to make it better for the traditional PC, so users now have a Start button, options to boot directly to the desktop and skip the Start screen, settings to pin Metro apps to the taskbar, and context menus right on the Start screen. A Start menu is also coming in a future Windows 8.1 update, so the traditional feature will be back as well.

Windows 9 will also continue this modern OS fixing frenzy, but it remains to be seen if users are going to like it more than Windows 8. Until now, we do know that the touch-optimized UI will be there, which is actually one of the things that might not sit well with traditional PC users.