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Fix 'em up
Here are some things Microsoft needs to fix in Windows 8
The tech giant is updating its much-criticised Windows 8 software next month, here’s a few things we’re hoping to see.
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IN JUNE, Microsoft will release its next big update to Windows 8 called Windows Blue. With this update, Microsoft will hopefully fix a lot of things that have annoyed people about Microsoft’s new touch-friendly operating system.
A lot is riding on this.
Windows 8 has been widely criticised as being too hard to learn. One report after another has shown that initial demand has not been good for new Windows 8 devices, including Microsoft’s own Surface tablets.
But Microsoft still has a chance to bounce back, just like it bounced back from the poorly recieved Vista version of Windows when it launched Windows 7.
To do that, it needs to fix a lot of important, and sometimes basic, things with Windows 8:
A touch-friendly File Explorer
Adjustable Charm bar
Better gesture hints and training
Better gestures for switching between apps
Boot to desktop mode on laptops and regular desktop computers
Bring back the Start button
Improvements in Windows 8 apps
Make it easier to close apps
Make Windows tablets more affordable
More Windows 8 apps
One Internet Explorer, not two
Play nicely with third-party browsers
Put the date and time tile on the Start menu.
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