Post#5
I should have written about Windows 8 interface design long time ago. In my opinion, Microsoft lost many customers along with their confidence in many Microsoft products when it first introduced Windows 8. Beside the hardware/software problems W8 introduced, its interface changes were dramatic to the point that any dedicated microsoft user (including myself) felt stupid using the product and not only lost interest in the product, but also started disliking all other products offered by the company as well. vast number of UI changes decreased learnability, increased confusion, and annoyed the users. Huge icon-based tiles with small text, colorful boxes and lack of intuition for performing simple tasks caused me to put aside Microsoft products since then. One of the most annoying UI features was “which corner should i point to get to search?” or “Where do i configure my network settings?” The interface is so badly designed that much of the core functionality i liked and needed were buried deep within unnecessary tile boxes and transitions that i eventually became tired and switched to Apple products.