Good followers but even Metro-implementation

I have Windows 8 Professional in the 64 bit version installed a few days after release. Previously I had installed Windows 7 Professional, with whom I was very satisfied. I was but quickly grabbed the curiosity and I wanted to get an idea about Windows 8 just me.

After 1.5 months use Windows 8 is in my eyes a very good and successful operating system, which I think is even better than Windows 7. When Windows 8 considered independent of Metro, then Windows 8 is noticeably snappier despite SSD, it works in my stable with fewer crashes and problems and provides minor fine tuning. For example, since the ability to pause copying finally, or even a better monitoring system would be that the use of 2 monitors in Windows 7 makes much more effective and convenient. In general, Windows 8 feels fresher and faster. It is a pity that the Aero transparency is present in the system tray only, no longer with the windows themselves.

Metro I find absolutely not disturbing. I look at Metro simply as "start-finish", Windows 7 gave it to the Start button to access the necessary functions and programs granted and Windows 8 the button has been replaced by Metro. Whereby the button actually exists, if I go with the mouse on the bottom left in the corner where the old Win Button was the Metro button appears. Right-click the Button Metro has even more functions and is more manageable than the old Win Button. Therefore I do not understand why so many people have a gigantic problem for the purpose of a button. Right-click one has practically uninstall a fast access to all important features such as Control Panel, Programs, Command Prompt, Disk Management, Device Manager, Run, Explorer, Computer Management, System and Power Options. All functions can be reached with a simple right click on the Metro button. I miss the old therefore not in the least, everything I've done with it Win 7 goes back at least as quickly and easily under Windows 8.

Metro even I'm honestly not so enthusiastic. The Metro interface does not bother me personally, but I use almost exclusively as an icon tray. Metro is almost ridiculous for me in the desktop area, what I want with it on an ordinary PC? I do not need "simple down to the essentials circumcised Apps" if I have the full power and qualities of a desktop PC. Most apps MS Store are in my eyes anyway pure advertising apps, various news portals, online mail order companies, etc. present their own apps in it and whose sole purpose is just cheap advertising. Properly usable apps with which you can do much there in Metro does not, unless the default pre-installed apps (Mail, Calendar, Contacts) is anything sinnfrei and useless.

The Mail app is for people have 1-2 email accounts and no particular value to many functions quite nice, a real Microsoft Outlook 2010 is not replaced at all. The Kalenderapp and contacts are very practical. More support Metro also set up a Google account. Who uses the Google Calendar and Google Contacts (for example because it has a Android smartphone) can easily integrate its calendar and contacts in Metro. When I wear the phone a time here, it is me also displayed on the PC at home, the other way around, it works the same way. I wear in Win 8 a day and time it is usually 1 minute later, also on the phone, which works very well. Although Outlook 2010 could see the Google Calendar, but you could not add new appointments. In the Calendar app from Metro does that thankfully now. Especially since it comes in handy when new appointments in the Metro-surface can be seen right at the PC start.

In addition to 3 Apps mail, contacts, calendar Metro is frankly for me just a simple icon tray. There I store all the icons of programs from which I "now and then" need time. Important programs that I use every day, are like any other operating system with me always on your desktop. The biggest problem and my biggest criticism of MS: Metro is the idea approach in order and the idea of ​​having a Metro with "Start Center" I find not even bad. Only the implementation is part of MS more than cheap. What do I get a surface where I can not continue to deposit as icons and apps? What I simply kristiere is that you can not make Metro FREE in his own opinion.

I would not have rather than that the whole left column, for example, Metro just heard the calendar. A column where the dates for the next 7 days stand by and / or as one would expect of a small compact phones Month. NO .. in Metro you must first start to see the essentials, the nitty Kalenderapp. Why can not I see my mail Inbox on Metro directly in a second column, where it is the last ~ 25 mails or all appear unread? Start to see more .. NO one has the Mail app. Metro is limited by the design absolutely cheap and extremely. Only thing there are these tile icons that can be spread with happiness on 2 tiles, no more than that. In the current type Metro loses all sense except just ne huge icon tray and I find that laughable. I would imagine Metro class if I could set it up according to my wishes. I would like the first column completely as a calendar where I see my appointments. The second column my mail inbox, the third column the weather display and voice memos, the fourth column program icons. Soo'd better like Metro. Provide a surface which facilitates the everyday. For Android phones called something "Widgets", with which one wants to shape its surface according to his wishes.

I wonder also often why MS customers not installing a choice of metro and conventional variant can. I do not believe that you now every PC user Metro runs aground. Windows 8 is the beginning not necessarily easy and precisely why I think the Metro forced wrong. Win 8 is the control and operation no more complicated than Win 7 or the like, it is just different, and requires the user something to learn and its interest.
The best way I really recommend to YouTube this entry videos, one has grasped the control and the changes that Windows 8 definitely makes fun and is just as easy to use as Windows. 7

Nevertheless, I am very satisfied with Windows 8, there are other than "it's new" no really compelling reason to buy Windows 8 owners of Windows 7 are satisfied and have no great desire to put auseinader with a new surface should 7 rather stay with Windows. Metro on the desktop PC as well offers no added value, it's different but not better / worse .. So also useless. What remains is the slightly more rounded and more rapid impression of Windows 8, which I think is very good and the sole reason Windows 8 prefer. From the overall picture Windows 8 but if have to, it is definitely better value a money each decide for themselves.