Windows Blue to be named Windows 8.1, improves Windows search

[raybay]

Microsoft needs to get its marketing people under control, and have a meeting with all the vendors that will not tolerate Microsoft giving up on the marketing aspect of Windows 8 so soon. Lots of the big manufacturing outfits are nailed in to Windows 8 marketing for the next 2.7 years anyway.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Windows Blue is free for those who purchased Windows 8.

Are you sure? I thought it was gonna be like 30 bucks.

 

[Per Hansson]

As for search, since day one I've been saying it, Windows 8 much publicized search is broken: https://www.techspot.com/review/587-windows-8/

Saying Win8 search is broken somehow implies that it works well in it's predecessor, but I beg to differ
https://www.techspot.com/article/596-windows-search-retrogression/

 

[sapo joe]

Will it have a proper desktop experience? AKA Start Menu, desktop, etc?

 

[Chazz]

As for search, since day one I've been saying it, Windows 8 much publicized search is broken: https://www.techspot.com/review/587-windows-8/

Saying Win8 search is broken somehow implies that it works well in it's predecessor, but I beg to differ
https://www.techspot.com/article/596-windows-search-retrogression/

I agree wholeheartedly with your link. This needs to be done and it needs to be put as a priority. There are keyboard shortcuts that help out, but in 2013 you shouldn't need it.

I've never seen this article of yours until today. This is the type of criticism that needs to be heard.

 

[Guest]

Hey Microsoft,

Microsoft,

seriously,

WHAT IF,

no seriously guys,

what IF,

you give us a start button in Windows Blue. I'll let your minds absorb the innovation.

 

[DDG4005]

What I'm hoping to see with Windows Blue is improved backwards compatibility and a smoothing out of some its rough edges. Additional features, if they improve performance or add value, would be welcome too.

 

[ET3D]

He's probably referring to users who are multitasking often, like programmers, writers do, for example.

Android is a bit limited for programming right now, due to lack of IDE's (I only know of one, though there are some editors), and programming is also more comfortable on a larger screen, but I think that in practice it's not that bad. I've programmed on a Fujitsu P1510D, an old subnotebook with a 1024x600 8.9" screen. Wasn't a lot of fun, but was workable. An android PC could be easily constructed that's better than this. For writing there's a lot less problem, IMO. (I'm a programmer and have also done some writing, including on a Psion Series 5mx.)

(And really, when I'm multitasking a lot while programming it usually means that I'm doing stuff that's not related to my work. So limiting multitasking may actually be beneficial. )

Multitasking on a PC starts becoming really different when you have more than one screen. That's something that Android can't compete with at this point. But I don't feel that there's a huge advantage to Android if compared to a Windows device of the same form factor, in terms of multitasking. I regularly switching between e-mail, browsing and reading on my Nexus 7.

 

[bielius]

Android is a bit limited for programming right now, due to lack of IDE's (I only know of one, though there are some editors), and programming is also more comfortable on a larger screen, but I think that in practice it's not that bad. I've programmed on a Fujitsu P1510D, an old subnotebook with a 1024x600 8.9" screen. Wasn't a lot of fun, but was workable. An android PC could be easily constructed that's better than this. For writing there's a lot less problem, IMO. (I'm a programmer and have also done some writing, including on a Psion Series 5mx.)

(And really, when I'm multitasking a lot while programming it usually means that I'm doing stuff that's not related to my work. So limiting multitasking may actually be beneficial. )

Multitasking on a PC starts becoming really different when you have more than one screen. That's something that Android can't compete with at this point. But I don't feel that there's a huge advantage to Android if compared to a Windows device of the same form factor, in terms of multitasking. I regularly switching between e-mail, browsing and reading on my Nexus 7.

I completely agree. I have two screens, and when I'm building websites I thank myself for buying the second screen. Especially when I have to work on my work laptop, having one screen is such a limitation of productivity.
On the other hand, multitasking with stuff unrelated to work is something I admit doing myself often aswell... Maybe I should use one of those "parenting" functions...