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| Samsung adds start menu to its Windows 8 PCs |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-28 18:18:38 |
| "Windows 8 changes a lot of things about how the operating system works, but one of the features Windows traditionalists will find jarring is the lack of a Start button. Although the button's functions are still present in various places, users may miss its easy click-and-start-typing familiarity. Well, Samsung's bringing it back. The all-in-one PCs Samsung unveiled this morning are the first Windows machines to sport the S Launcher, a simple widget that acts just like the old start button." This is not from The Onion. I repeat, this is not from The Onion. |
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| RE[5]: Oh dear |
| By BallmerKnowsBest on 2012-08-28 21:13:41 |
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> Not according to the dictionary, but as usually you have your own set of definitions. :-p Right, because the more relevant definition here would obviously be "a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats" or "the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened". > Let's leave it at that, because it so meaningless that Apple probably won't put any time in it. Ahahahaha, when has that ever stopped them before? |
 - Score: 5 |
| RE: It's in the wrong place |
| By Verunks on 2012-08-28 21:15:12 |
| it's not clear from the screenshots but it looks like the dock is not on top of other windows, so if you want to access it you have to show the desktop first, kinda pointless imho if it's not something that you can access fast enough since that's the main problem with using metro instead of the the windows 7 start menu for launching programs or search for files |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE[3]: Oh dear |
| By Mellin on 2012-08-28 22:25:52 |
| Apple doesn't own the dock |
| - Score: 2 |
| This doesn't surprise me |
| By Luke McCarthy on 2012-08-29 00:06:06 |
| Vendors will see removing the Start button as too big of a risk. Microsoft have really jumped the shark this time. |
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| And again Samsung layers crap on top of a decent base |
| By leos on 2012-08-29 02:19:07 |
| Just like they layer their crap on top of Android, they are now layering crap on top of Windows. They should stick to making hardware. Their software is just atrociously bad. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: Open source does one better |
| By Dr.Mabuse on 2012-08-29 04:32:17 |
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I just tried this application on Windows 8 and it really is fantastic, thanks for the tip! Actually, it's really good for Windows 7 too. Maybe I am morphing into a luddite, but the classic Start Menu really is much nicer (and intuitive) for me to use. *shrugs* Tip: Now add "7+ Taskbar Tweaker" to really make it feel like home. http://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-... |
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| RE[6]: Oh dear |
| By MOS6510 on 2012-08-29 06:32:34 |
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I just don't think "a row of icons" defines what people refer to as the/a dock. If that was the case you'd have a lot of docks and a useless dock process running. |
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| RE[4]: Oh dear |
| By MOS6510 on 2012-08-29 06:37:07 |
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Well, it's hard to tell who owns what these days. For company image I don't think it's wise after getting countless accusations of copying Apple and loosing a court case about it to come up with a Windows launcher that looks like the OS X dock. They're are creating an image that they copy Apple which will cause people to point to Apple on any new Samsung product even when the resemblance is so remote that it should requires a lot if imagination. http://t.co/8vwbEycd |
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| RE[5]: Oh dear |
| By Mellin on 2012-08-29 08:39:59 |
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so it's the apple have used it now no one else can use it! Edited 2012-08-29 08:40 UTC |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE[3]: Oh dear |
| By Mellin on 2012-08-29 08:42:13 |
| they could have looked at project looking glass (predates the dock) |
| - Score: 1 |
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