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Good and Bad: Update on My Experience Using Two Windows 8.1 Machines
There are just too many variations in the basic user interaction experience that aren’t being easily handled in a unified fashion by Windows 8.1. That’s a serious issue that goes back to basic design decisions regarding the relationship between software functionality and physical delivery platform.
The Fundamental Problem with Windows 8: One Non-User's Perspective
James Kendrick really nails one of the biggest problems with Windows 8 in The disconnect with Windows 8.1: Hiding the Utility. His summary:
Using Ubuntu Linux Instead of a Windows 8 Upgrade
Earlier this year I started thinking about what to do about my aging desktop machine and it’s Windows 7 install. My trusty Sony VAIO laptop running Windows 7 Professional had finally died. I cannibalized its hard drive for external storage. Should I now upgrade my workhorse HP desktop machine to Windows 8?