Lets hope they rethink there approach and bring back the start menu and the option to boot straight to desktop without any third party stuff needed. Windows 8 is a failure. Also there Surface tablet is not selling well.
The Financial Times is very creditable for this type of information. When it comes to business, they know what they are talking about. So when the Financial Times says "Microsoft prepares rethink on Windows 8 flagship software" it should say something.
It says they want page hits.
There's nothing nearing the level of "admission of failure" from any on-record MS person, or from any insider sources from any respected technology journalists.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/10/4...-windows-8-criticism-defends-upcoming-changes
Never heard of this site until you liked me to it. So I consider the Financial Times and the Economist to be more creditable then they are.
It's not foisted on them, I use my desktop with Windows 8 in exactly the same way as I used it with Windows 7.
(Actually, at the moment, I'm using a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop plugged into 3 external monitors, with the laptop lid closed, because I don't care about touch.)
If you don't care about touch, why did you buy a laptop with a touch screen?
The fact that MS considers the desktop "legacy" is how I drew my conclusion that the new metro UI is being imposed on users. Atm it's not mandatory like you pointed out but only time will tell which direction MS takes.
Never heard of this site until you liked me to it. So I consider the Financial Times and the Economist to be more creditable then they are.
If you don't care about touch, why did you buy a laptop with a touch screen?
The fact that MS considers the desktop "legacy" is how I drew my conclusion that the new metro UI is being imposed on users. Atm it's not mandatory like you pointed out but only time will tell which direction MS takes.