Personally, this whole debate over the lack of a Windows 8 start button means very little to me! For those around here who know me, most would say that start buttons for Zen are pretty meaningless. Also some know of my constant need or desire to put the "bling bling" in my Operating Systems. One of my favorite customization tools is a program called Rocket Dock. Which if used correctly, can almost diminish the need for one to have to access anything via the start button. As some have called it, they "pin things" to the taskbar and such. Rocket Dock basically does the same thing but in a more entertaining animated kind of way.
But now I'll stray from personal choice to something of a more technological stand point. Some know that I'm am a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert or (MCSE) for those who only know it's initials. Due to my level of certification I am often sent pre-releases of future Operating Systems via a CD, as so people like me can get a feel for what the up and coming O.S. does and more importantly where Microsoft may be going in regards to the direction they are trying to go with something. So in essence I've used Windows 8, at least the certified technicians version, which I've logged hours and hours on. Now in no way am I proclaiming to be an expert with the thing, I just used it long enough to gather some facts, maybe strike down a lot of peoples preconceived notions, and used it long enough that if any of my customers now or future customers decide to run with Windows 8, that I would know enough to service their systems and know enough about the O.S. to be helpful.
Now even though I've logged hours and hours and have figured some things out and got to sample Windows 8, it doesn't mean I'm going to run with it myself. Now Microsoft frowns upon it's certified technicians who sample future works to give out personal opinions or leak technical information. So I will refrain from personal opinions and simply say that Windows 8 will be hailed by some and will be poo poo'd on by many! But without snubbing the noses of the people up North who help keep me certified, and some reading in between the lines with what I'm going to say should be done. For the moment, " I'm completely satisfied and will be for the unforeseeable future will be sticking to using either Windows XP Professional (64-bit) and or Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)! "
But one thing for me is at the forefront of my choice to not to run with Windows 8. Due to being a Windows customizer kind of does it for me. Due to the fact that the new Metro has an embedded program built into it to hinder and most of the time prevent programs like Rocket Dock, Object Dock and Cario Dock to be used with the Operating System. So if your a dock program user like me, it will be very hard coming to get that type of a program to work with Windows 8.
But as far as what the masses think about Windows 8, only time will tell! I know change is a forgone fact of life, everything eventually changes. And I know sometimes these changes radical or not quite often can make a person a bit unstable and or uncomfortable. I know we are very much creatures of habit and sometimes it's almost next to impossible to have us release our "death grip" on what has worked for us. But if people would relax their death grips on things and maybe relax a little bit and be more open minded to change, maybe in the future such changes to a Microsoft Operating System won't come as much as a shock. Eventually the older style of Operating System that most of us today know and love, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and so forth, eventually all of those formats and or styles will be history. Eventually the world and computer software company's and providers will gravitate towards tablets and touch screen technology, rather than sticking with things like a mouse and type writer styled keyboards.
So change is always a foot, so unless you have the power of the masses behind you, you can then expect from this moment on that computer software providers to think that they know what's best for you and create and market things that they think you need, not possibly close to what you may want.
"My 2 cents"!
