Windows 10: View Poll Results: Do you want the Charms Bar back?

Snippet, Robot? I don't see a hamburger bun.

 

Guess what, Jimbo! Microsoft is working on Windows for Android tablets as we type!

They're coming to get us haha, they're coming to get us . . .

 

I have been wishing for this for years, but MS doesn't seem to be very forthcoming. *Sad

 

I have been wishing for this for years, but MS doesn't seem to be very forthcoming. *Sad Y'know, with the advent of Office for Windows 10, we may be a little closer to your wish then we think.

Then again, how many of us would actually buy and expand a lightweight OS? Not moi, cuz I'd have the most gosh awful mess on my hands that gramma's lye soap wouldn't take off! I'd say, though, that at least 90% of the guys and gals here would take it on. The rest of the world? Who knows!

Those like me would give up on their mess and just go out and get a full version of the OS. So it could be a win-win situation for Microsoft.

 

I have been wishing for this for years, but MS doesn't seem to be very forthcoming. *Sad Y'know, with the advent of Office for Windows 10, we may be a little closer to your wish then we think.

Then again, how many of us would actually buy and expand a lightweight OS? Not moi, cuz I'd have the most gosh awful mess on my hands that gramma's lye soap wouldn't take off! I'd say, though, that at least 90% of the guys and gals here would take it on. The rest of the world? Who knows!

Those like me would give up on their mess and just go out and get a full version of the OS. So it could be a win-win situation for Microsoft. That's probably what I would do, then I could pick and choose what I want to use or not. OEMs would probably be the ones determining what modules to add to a machine or device they are manufacturing.

 

Good analogy, Lady Fitzgerald. Not really. The analogy is flawed because we're not talking about the difference between a car, truck, bus, semi-truck, etc.. we're talking about the *INTERFACE* used to control each.

Each of those vehicles has a similar interface. They have a wheel, a gas pedal, a brake, in similar positions. They have other similarities as well, although they may have things that are unique to their specific modes. Now, a motorcycle has a VERY different interface than anything else, but this is because it has to be driven by your hands primarily to leave your feet free for stopping and balancing. It's not really the same argument for touch vs mouse as they are actually very similar.

As I said, just because it hasn't worked so far doesn't mean it can never work. You are letting your past influence your future. You cannot predict what will be invented (or won't be). Maybe you're right.. but you may also be wrong. It would be wise to understand that you don't know what the future holds.

 

Good analogy, . Not really. The analogy is flawed because we're not talking about the difference between a car, truck, bus, semi-truck, etc.. we're talking about the *INTERFACE* used to control each.

Each of those vehicles has a similar interface. They have a wheel, a gas pedal, a brake, in similar positions. They have other similarities as well, although they may have things that are unique to their specific modes. Now, a motorcycle has a VERY different interface than anything else, but this is because it has to be driven by your hands primarily to leave your feet free for stopping and balancing. It's not really the same argument for touch vs mouse as they are actually very similar.

As I said, just because it hasn't worked so far doesn't mean it can never work. You are letting your past influence your future. You cannot predict what will be invented (or won't be). Maybe you're right.. but you may also be wrong. It would be wise to understand that you don't know what the future holds. I swear if someone said the sky was blue, you would argue it was green.

 

How we perceive colors is specific to any individual person, so I can't comment one way or the other.

You started the argument by insisting that my claim was invalid, then used an invalid comparison to support it. If you don't want me to respond to that, then perhaps you should use an argument that is more valid. A UI is an interface and must be compared to other interfaces to be a valid argument.. you can't compare the hauling capacities of vehicles and expect it to be any kind of apples to apples comparison. I'm sorry, but it's just not.

 

I have been wishing for this for years, but MS doesn't seem to be very forthcoming. *Sad Hi there

I shouldn't really say this on a Windows Forum but there is a popular readily available version of that type of OS -- It's called LINUX !!!!

You can run from a Command line, run it Headless or add whatever GUI you like - KDE, GNOME, Cinnamon, LXDE are just some of the popular options. You have a VIDEO server (used to be called the X-Server) and then you just add the GUI you want.

However I agree with your sentiment - Windows GUI should be a lot more flexible.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Coming from win7, the charms bar was something of an anomaly to me anyhow. I just got a Surface Pro 3 for Christmas, and the only thing I've used charms bar for, rarely, is get to settings. So, no great loss here. You can't miss something you really never had. The vast majority of upgraders, IMO, will be from 7 and the rest from 8.1 (a splatter from XP). But not to worry, somebody will aftermarket a gadget/widget/whatever to do the same thing! Probably as bloatware! LOL...

Still waiting for 99xx........ *Sleepy

 

How we perceive colors is specific to any individual person, so I can't comment one way or the other.

You started the argument by insisting that my claim was invalid, then used an invalid comparison to support it. If you don't want me to respond to that, then perhaps you should use an argument that is more valid. A UI is an interface and must be compared to other interfaces to be a valid argument.. you can't compare the hauling capacities of vehicles and expect it to be any kind of apples to apples comparison. I'm sorry, but it's just not. *Roflmao2 How is life under the bridge?

 

Seriously? What kind of response do you expect?

 

Seriously? What kind of response do you expect? *Thumbs Oh, you're doing just fine!

 

Wait. . .what is the Charms Bar. . .is it something important. . .OMG I hope not. . .*Eek

 

The thing I want to see in Windos 10 is just a simple checkbox in setting/properties of tray/somewhere else
"Enable charms bar"
And I'm not even a touch PC user