Is windows 8 actually that bad?

[R1ZD]

I was just thinking that windows 7 was really popular windows 10 same but what about windows 8? I heard about it once and never again. Then i read some review that said its a windows for tablets? i dont really get why it died tho...

[Zefar]

Windows 8 was the first time Microsoft really did away with the traditional start menu. Making so that if you pressed it you'd basically go full screen start menu instead.

This was most likely balanced for tablets.

This was not well received by people and to the point where they had to make 8.1 pretty quickly that brough back the traditional start menu. You could still go into the full screen mode but only after you clicked an additional button.


Other than that it's just your average Windows OS and works much like the others.
I used Win8.1 for some time before moving to Win10 and I had no real issues with 8.1.

[failsafe]

As above. Microsoft thought that they know better what users want. Now it is a tradition, but back then it was something new. Microsoft thought that everyone will have touch screens, and W8 was designed to operate with touch screens. It didnt work that way, since using mouse remains more "handy" than touching the screen with finger. W8.1 solved some issues, but at the end of the day W8 had some other problems as well. W10 came pretty quickly and most people forgot that 8 ever happened.

[lailaamell]

microsoft thought tablets would replace pcs that delusion made win 8

[Nightmar3 ■]

Windows 8 was primarily designed for mobiles and you didn't even need to make a research for it, you figured out right off the bat just by looking at its design and interface. For that reason, it was forgettable.

[failsafe]

not just tablets. Back then we had laptops with touchscreens on the market and there was a popular belief that these laptops may become a leading product very soon. It didnt happen, but anyway, it was not only because of tablets.

[NakiBest]

Windows 8.0 was more of an early, Alpha stage of Windows 10. :)

Windows 8.1 was a better version, but still with many things nor properly thought out and lots of bugs. So, it was like a Beta version of Windows 10. :)

Without Windows 8.0 and 8.1, we would never have Windows 10 or 11. :)

[lailaamell]

NakiBest a écrit :

Windows 8.0 was more of an early, Alpha stage of Windows 10. :)

Windows 8.1 was a better version, but still with many things nor properly thought out and lots of bugs. So, it was like a Beta version of Windows 10. :)

Without Windows 8.0 and 8.1, we would never have Windows 10 or 11. :)

not exactly windows 8 was built aroudn smart phones with ui windows 10 is a hybrid of 8,1 and 7 its not like 8 had just negativite aspect but its extremely clunky to use

[failsafe]

NakiBest a écrit :

Windows 8.0 was more of an early, Alpha stage of Windows 10. :)

Windows 8.1 was a better version, but still with many things nor properly thought out and lots of bugs. So, it was like a Beta version of Windows 10. :)

Without Windows 8.0 and 8.1, we would never have Windows 10 or 11. :)

I could live without W11 actually ;-)

[Biscuit Kitano]

I hated it. Almost as much as the introduction of "The Ribbon". A certain feature that hasn't been mentioned were hot corners. They were hidden menus that were accessed by clicking certain corners of the screen. Among various other changes related to diagnostics and burying access to settings in menus, it was Microsoft's biggest effort yet in taking control away from users.

The decision to remove the start menu came from user experience data collected from their earlier products, where they found out that the start menu was actually seldom used. Most people simply used the icons on the desktop to access what they wanted. Quick access was also introduced with Windows XP, and integrated into the taskbar with Windows 7. Anything that wasn't readily available on the start screen as it was called in Windows 8, could be searched for by simply typing. Which is also why Windows 10 comes with that obnoxious search bar in the taskbar.

As was said earlier, there was a big push towards touchscreen laptops in the market when Windows 8 was released, but as a misread of trends would have it, they never really caught on. However, while I disliked having to use 8's interface, I don't exactly blame Microsoft for pushing towards the touchscreen trend at the time. The design was scalable, and I realize now that it was a cost cutting measure over what they were doing previously with releasing multiples versions of the same OS.

[SLG]

Really you will only know until you experience it. Some people will hate it, while some love it.

Steam is ending support for 7 and 8 of that is what you are asking.

[GermanFab]

steam finalizo el soporte para w7 y w8. Hasta el propio creador de windows.

[lailaamell]

like 8 idk anyone who willingly use 8 its a clunky mess