Utente:Luca Ghio/Sandbox/Windows 8: differenze tra le versioni

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====Critiche====

Siccome l'interfaccia delle [[stile delle app di Windows Store|app di Windows Store]] introdotta in Windows 8 è stata progettata per essere user-friendly sugli schermi sensibili al tocco, risulta spesso più scomoda su un computer da scrivania tradizionale.<!--

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--> Gli utenti hanno disapprovato in particolare la rimozione del [[menu Start]] a cui erano abituati poiché nelle precedenti versioni di Windows a partire da [[Windows 95]] forniva agli utenti sia principianti sia esperti un modo più conveniente per avviare le applicazioni.<!--

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--> In addition to removing the Start Menu, Windows 8 takes a more modal approach with its use of full-screen apps that steer away from reliance on the icon-based desktop interface. In doing so; however, Microsoft has shifted its

focus away from multitasking and business productivity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redmondmag.com/blogs/doug-barney/2012/08/windows-8s-done.aspx |title=Windows 8's Done, Time To Worry |publisher=Redmondmag |date=08/17/2012 |accessdate=10/8/2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Uk/uk.politics.misc/2012-06/msg00279.html |title=windows 8 - bigger failure than vista - microsoft regress the desktop - the verdict |date=06/05/2012 |accessdate=10/8/2012}}</ref>

Many users and designers have criticized Microsoft for dropping [[Windows Aero|Aero]], which has been regarded as a comparatively modern, clean design. In preview releases of [[Windows 8]], the Metro-style UI has been criticized for being bland and visually unattractive as well as its stripped-down features for customization. Furthermore, early previews have been admonished for mixing minimalistic Metro style design principals with aspects of the [[Windows Aero|Aero UI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsdeveloperpreviewgeneral/thread/9f496b3a-8c0a-420f-b6fa-33ff3f1b44a8/ |title=Windows Developer Preview: General OS questions > Microsoft has made Windows 8 desktop UI ugly |date=November 16, 2011 |accessdate=10/8/2012}}</ref> Some reviews argue that Microsoft's decision to ditch Aero is the result of a conscious effort to reduce usage of system [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] resources<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/05/19/

microsoft-to-drop-aero-from-windows-8-user-interface/ |title=Microsoft To Drop Aero From Windows 8 User Interface |publisher=Forbes |date=5/19/2012 |accessdate=10/10/2012}}</ref> and to prolong battery life, in order to target tablet market rather than its traditional desktop user base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-release-preview-rip-aero-20032012-143133 |title=Windows 8 Release Preview: RIP, Aero (2003-2012) |publisher=Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows |date=May 19, 2012 |accessdate=10/10/2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/microsoft-drops-aero-glass-ui-in-windows-8/ |title=Microsoft Drops ‘Aero Glass’ User Interface in Windows 8 |publisher=Wired |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=10/10/2012}}</ref>