Re: The Metro UI-Why it sucks

[GreyCloud]

On 12/4/2013 10:16 PM, RedBlade7 wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:03:18 -0700, GreyCloud wrote:
>
> > On 12/4/2013 6:53 PM, RedBlade7 wrote:
> > > On Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:54:24 -0800, keltonkostis wrote:
> > >
> > > > the Metro UI is so weird it is a nightmare to support, and it overall
> > > > bombs for desktop use. It was designed for tablets and phones, but my
> > > > problem is that if they wanted a tablet or phone interface they could
> > > > have put it on one of those devices and spared the desktop market of
> > > > the dumbed-down GUI by making a different version with a different
> > > > GUI. Also, try to visualize how horrible some of these common desktop
> > > > applications would look if Metroified-
> > >
> > > M$ should have shifted their focus to the M$-dependent business sector
> > > (e.g. health care).
> > > Instead M$ went after the "Windows 9x Kids" who, after growing up,
> > > managed to escape their wrath by using Mac and Linux (including
> > > embedded versions and Android) and have no reason to return to the
> > > Illegal Operations, Security Updates, and Service Packs of their
> > > childhood.
> > >
> > > M$ will never "win" unless they shift their focus to the business
> > > sector,
> > > which M$ continually frustrates as they continue wasting time/money on
> > > the home user.
> > You should go into a modern nursing home and watch them as they use
> > touch screens mounted on the walls.  No keyboards, as they don't have
> > time.  A touch screen is perfect for that kind of health care system and
> > most doctors approve of this approach.
>
> I was referring to billing, insurance, and the like.
But the touchscreen in the nursing home or doctors office is just the 
headwaters of the healthcare system... these are data synchronized 
systems where billing and insurance gets its impetus.  After that they 
can use whatever works best.  I've seen one iPad in one doctors office, 
and the rest were laptops with touchscreens.  That is just the way they 
want it, as I have observed.