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[–] Veneroso@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

The en-metro-ification continues.

I mean, sticking with a paradigm that existed at least since windows 3.11 (my first version of windows) isn't exactly ideal, entire software stacks are built around it existing.

It's really too bad that Microsoft abandoned Windows Phone, because that is where this UI makes sense. But shoehorning the mistake of windows 8 into everything seems like doubling down on failure.

It would be nice if a competitor entered the space where usability is the goal and be an open source solution.

[–] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps this is the year of the Linux desktop?

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Turns out the year of the Linux desktop will not be heralded by making Linux better, but by making Windows worse.

[–] madis@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It would be nice if a competitor entered the space where usability is the goal and be an open source solution.

ReactOS?

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

If usability is the goal, then ReactOS is not the answer.

[–] Veneroso@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The hero we didn't know we needed.

But have you heard of TempleOS my son?

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have two perfect logo ideas. One with a cute little penguin, the other with smirking gnu. Just spitballing here

E: corrected pitballing to spitballing, which my phone thought was the correct autocorrect...