Here's why we want the Win10 usability EXACTLY like it used to be

customfunctiona said:

And in any case, it doesn't matter even if it were new software. Please understand: the UI and the functionality are separate features, could be provided by different vendors, and are individually things that the user should have total control over. And ultimately, we will.

Hi there. I’ll assume you have a degree in software coding, Systems Engineering, Ergonomics, or something on that order, yes? Not much in your profile about you, therefore you’re making statements autonomously. Did you join to just to make some bold statements entailing personal opinion on how people should use a system because you use it a certain way? Not much of what you’re stating is backed with reference either. Not much proof.

You're right about that. I thought MS was smart enough to maintain market share, but apparently not.

Windows continues to maintain 90.79% of the desktop PC OS market share last I checked. Has it changed to a lower figure? Keeping in mind that the use and sales of tower PCs have and continue to decline. Everyone in the know is aware of that fact, so I shan’t reference. The two pie charts below are taken from Operating system market share Perhaps you have other references that show different.

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MS isn’t even mentioned in the mobile sector, therefore must be part of “Other” at 15.1%. Please note that the “other two” are dominating in the mobile market share. Again, everyone in the know is aware of the fact that mobile device sales are on the rise, so I shan’t reference. Therefore, we have a desktop tower PC market on the decline and a mobile market that is increasing. Not sure where laptops and convertibles fit in, but I would think it would be in the mobile share. Which market would you consider to enter if you were in that position? Make no mistake > A familiar OS platform to run across all devices will be a huge success. Little by little MS is gaining in the mobile market.

Then we have the cloud, which is a huge, upcoming market. I wonder if they should incorporate more of that into their OSs as they have done so?

XP was a monstrosity (though everyone who's first PC it was did not notice), Vista was a monstrosity (I ignored it), 7 was reasonable, 8 was a monstrosity (I ignored it) and now we're back to a monstrosity again.

Hmm. 7 was “reasonable”? Wow! You seem hard to please. You also seem to be confusing since 7 has all those things you stated in your OP, so which is it?

Wonder how MS Windows got to be so popular with those “monstrosities” you mentioned. Must have lost money on those losers, eh? And then again, people continue to use them so they must like them, yes?

But, there is some hope that reasonableness will be restored, since MS have indicated that 10 is a work in progress. So, we will see.

“We shall see” more RT just as Mystere stated. 10 is 8.1 presented with more focus on the desktop and that “much missed” Start menu that's more familiar. In fact there’s more RT in 10 than there is in 8.1 including the Start menu. It's nothing but a modified Start screen/All apps combo.

In the meantime, I will be actively seeking alternatives.

Perhaps you should. Please let us know how it goes.

Lastly, as you mentioned in your OP > Why would I give up screen real estate to a dumb border? Modern flat screen monitors have a 3D bezels. Not sure about you, but that keeps my eyes focused within an area. They’re pretty much “trained” to stay there. Never really heard of such nonsense to tell you the truth.

As a builder I know of a huge well-established window company that introduced what they called the "Narrow Line". it had reinforced thinner jambs and much thinner sash frames. It eventually surpassed the sales of the traditional window by far. People don't want to see frames. They want to see the image through the glass. The purpose of the window is the view, not the frame.

HippsieGypsie said:

The purpose of the window is the view, not the frame.

I like how you said that

It would make a good epitaph for the older Windows OS versions.

Just for you @HippsieGypsie, I was kicked in the butt by a muse:

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fredc said:

I tried using backups and complete system images, no can do . I have no idea why it doesn't work because it worked when i tried it during the 30 day period but it hasn't since going more than 30 days.

Did you have a instillation DVD for your previous OS?? If not then why didn't you??

Mystere said:

The fact of the matter is, you wrote your first post pretending to speak for the masses... you don't. Everyone has a different opinion.

I think I heard that there are now about 50 million computers running Windows 10 now.

But... I guess they all must hate working with it since it's not the royal Windows 7, or maybe, just maybe they can accept change.

*Cough* Unlike the OP *Cough*

By the way, anyone else pissed that Windows 10 doesn't look and feel like Windows 3.0?