> I don't like tiles either. I hate how they made Windows 8 look like a smart > phone/tablet. It's like they dumb downed the OS, oversimplifying it to accommodate > morons who don't know how to work a computer. I dread having to get Win 8.1, but I > feel like I have no other choice because I don't want to get an older > version/technology, Win 7, even though I like Win 7. > > Does Microsoft plan on sticking with the tile look of Win 8 when they release the > next version of windows, Win 9 or whatever it will be called? Idk why there hasn't > been such an outcry, more than there already is, that basically forces Microsoft to > go back to the Win 7/XP style. > > You guys mentioned about having to use virtual machines. Idk why Microsoft couldn't > have all that built into the OS where the user can use any XP and up program. Well, > that feature rarely worked in XP either, the "Run this program in compatibility mode > = Windows 95". Anytime I ever tried using that it never worked.
I've tried about 50 times and it worked about 3 times, but that's just because the program stopped saying Windows 7 wasn't supported.
I find it pointless to use windows 8 on any machine that doesn't have a touch screen but even then, the annoying quirks are still there. I find it ridiculous that Microsoft didn't add in a big IF.