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You may not be a fan of the new Windows 8 UI, but is it too complicated for everyday consumers? If you answered yes then I think you need to take it up with this adorable little three year old. Adam Desrosiers has posted a YouTube video of his son performing basic everyday tasks common to the average Windows 8 user, and he does so with little to no difficulty or coaching.
Of course you could always make the argument that a three year old doesn’t have decades of built up muscle memory interacting with a desktop environment, or more damning yet, that the new Windows 8 UI is so overly basic, that it’s best relegated to the tasks of a precocious toddler. Both of these are valid points of view of course, but it’s hard to argue with the reality that Windows 8, ecosystem issues aside, is already far more powerful and advanced than iOS.
So are tech pundits treating Windows 8 unfairly? Or is the new UI just too basic and underpowered for the average desktop user? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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kevaskous
October 21, 2012 at 11:13am
Nah it does exactly the same job as start did with more features, hard to say it's "basic". Wish i had more editing power over it and a built in peek function so it doesn't always have to take up my whole screen, outside that. Win8 is leaner and faster, and they redid many old -OLD- UI elements that desperately needed it. Winner for me.
Zedro
October 22, 2012 at 2:06pm
"...and built in peek function so it doesn't always have to take up my whole screen..."
Don't worry. By Windows 9, they should have a new and improved start screen the only takes a fraction of the space letting users quickly execute the most common tasks. You know... Something like a menu. But what will they call it? Start… something… /sarcasm
