14 DAY TRIAL // Soon after Microsoft officially rolled out the new Windows 8 operating system, the company had to face a long wave of criticism coming from users who upgraded and didn’t like the new interface.
Posts on Microsoft’s Community forums blasting Microsoft for the changes it made to Windows 8 keep showing up, but there’s one topic that’s a bit out of the ordinary.
A 100-page thread holds the complaints of thousands of users who decided to make the move to Windows 8 and ended up disappointed, either by the interface or by the lack of some features.
What’s more surprising is that some users are looking into ways to downgrade to Windows XP which, in their opinion, is a much better operating system.
Here are some of the newest posts published in this thread:
“We don't want to geek or spend a lot of effort making Win 8 look and work like Win 7, or buy and install 3rd party software to do what Microsoft itself should have done. I don't know why MS is being so resistant to simply providing this capability as a one-click option right there on the damn Metro interface!”
“I am computer savvy, but I can't find anything on Windows 8 and I can never open the tabs when I want them/need them (but they randomly open constantly). I cannot upload photos to facebook - it says I need to upgrade Adobe, then I go to Adobe and can't figure out how to do it - I should NOT have to think this hard to do simple tasks. I hate Windows 8 with a passion. I am BUYING a downgrade and going to try to install it.”
“I will never buy a windows operating system device again. Ever. Anyone want to buy a new HP with Windows Hate on it? This is the most idiotic marketing idea since....ever!”
“If 8.2 still doesn't satisfy those who want a computer that looks and acts pretty much like Win 7, MS is going to be out of the desktop business completely.”
“I have already begun to make a shift to Apple and so far I am impressed.”
“Windows 8 however is not intuitive. In all previous Windows since 95 the user had a way to find what they were looking for from the start menu. The hidden functions just confuse people.”
Of course, Microsoft has already addressed many of these complaints in Windows 8.1, adding back the Start button and implementing more customization options for the Start screen, but it turns out that many more options will come soon.
Windows 9 is said to mark the return of the Start Menu, while also bringing settings to run Metro apps right on the desktop in separate windows.