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  1. Posts : 480
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       #50

    Thanks Mystere, you've said it a lot more eloquently than I could. I just wish people would be more open minded about Microsofts attempts at trying to unify these OSs. Sure there are plenty of things you'll never be able to do on a phone or tablet, but there are plenty that can be done.

    After clean installing 10041 I'm starting to feel more confident about Microsofts attempts.
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  2. Posts : 605
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       #51

    unifex said:
    As to the App Store - I've never used it and I doubt I will in foreseeable future.
    So you never plan on using MS Office newer than Office 2013? Or much of (if not most) future software?
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  3. Posts : 406
    Windows 10 21H1
       #52

    fracking4oil said:
    So you never plan on using MS Office newer than Office 2013? Or much of (if not most) future software?
    Are you telling me that Microsoft Office is going to be a Metro App only? So far all Office versions I've got were not limited to (or even unavailable in) the Metro UI.
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  4. Posts : 3,257
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       #53

    unifex said:
    Are you telling me that Microsoft Office is going to be a Metro App only? So far all Office versions I've got were not limited to (or even unavailable in) the Metro UI.
    The new Office 2016 includes both Desktop and Universal versions of the apps.
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  5. Posts : 406
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       #54

    Mystere said:
    The new Office 2016 includes both Desktop and Universal versions of the apps.
    Can you point out to any advantages of using the Universal version?
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  6. Posts : 406
    Windows 10 21H1
       #55

    I'm not sure where this discussion is going, but it seems strange to me that people are arguing about the "advantages" of the Metro UI, whereas I only see restrictions. Please, enlighten me if I'm wrong, but it seems that

    1. with Metro apps I cannot choose a window size and position as freely as in the usual interface. If that's true, then I don't see what's so good about it.

    2. replacing menus with big tile-like buttons makes sense on a phone or tablet, but a desktop is neither. Why should a desktop look like a phone is not clear to me.

    3. there is a difference between an OS and a GUI. Why not make Windows skinnable, so that anyone who cares can make it look whatever pleases them?
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  7. Posts : 27,165
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       #56

    with Metro apps I cannot choose a window size and position as freely as in the usual interface. If that's true, then I don't see what's so good about it.
    That is the one big advantage of 10 over 8.1--you can, even a specific desktop if you so wish.
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  8. Posts : 406
    Windows 10 21H1
       #57

    Cliff S said:
    That is the one big advantage of 10 over 8.1--you can, even a specific desktop if you so wish.
    Then what's the difference between these apps and normal windows? Say on the example of the two versions of Office 2016: why bother with two versions on the same desktop?
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  9. Posts : 27,165
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       #58

    One is just an interface to the internet(modern app) like OneNote, and the other is "installed" and can be used offline like OneNote 2013.
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  10. Posts : 27,165
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       #59

    A little more info you can find at 7tutorials and How-to-Geek.
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