11-11-2016, 08:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-11-2016, 08:59 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
Yeah, I finally got a W10 device and I'm also extremely unimpressed. To me it feels like a Frankenstein's monster of an OS attempting to be both a desktop and a tablet interface at once, and not doing terribly well at either. Not to mention that the touchscreen side of things is really only a veneer, and nearly anything beyond basic apps requires the standard Windows interface which is extremely touch un-friendly.
Yes, it's nice that it boots quickly. Yes, it's kind of cool that I can ask Cortana to play the Beatles' "Let It Be" like I'm Captain Picard and it works. (Nevermind that iOS and Android have had similar capabilities for several years.) But outside of a handful of gimmicks, I'm seeing very little actual upgrade in experience over previous versions, along with a hell of a lot of poor design decisions and downright baffling behaviors. Not to mention a system upgrade process that seems like it could not possibly be more intrusive and disruptive if it tried.
And like others have pointed out, the control panel and setup menus are an unholy travesty that make me think Microsoft was intentionally punking anyone who dared try to customize their installation.
Honestly, if Microsoft doesn't start doing a lot better, really soon, I may be in a place of dumping Windows entirely and moving onto something else. I'd really hate to lose my Steam collection, but I find W10 so annoying to deal with whenever I'm not playing games that it's starting to sound like an attractive proposition.
(And hey, if I put Linux on my next primary work computer, I could at least dual-boot to Windows specifically for Steam...)
Yes, it's nice that it boots quickly. Yes, it's kind of cool that I can ask Cortana to play the Beatles' "Let It Be" like I'm Captain Picard and it works. (Nevermind that iOS and Android have had similar capabilities for several years.) But outside of a handful of gimmicks, I'm seeing very little actual upgrade in experience over previous versions, along with a hell of a lot of poor design decisions and downright baffling behaviors. Not to mention a system upgrade process that seems like it could not possibly be more intrusive and disruptive if it tried.
And like others have pointed out, the control panel and setup menus are an unholy travesty that make me think Microsoft was intentionally punking anyone who dared try to customize their installation.
Honestly, if Microsoft doesn't start doing a lot better, really soon, I may be in a place of dumping Windows entirely and moving onto something else. I'd really hate to lose my Steam collection, but I find W10 so annoying to deal with whenever I'm not playing games that it's starting to sound like an attractive proposition.
(And hey, if I put Linux on my next primary work computer, I could at least dual-boot to Windows specifically for Steam...)