Introducing the new Windows from Microsoft: A tragedy due to over- “simplifying” and “re-imagining”

Microsoft: “We have re-imagined Windows 8 so we can bug you, rob you of features and cheat you, and “simplify” your user experience” and “re-imagine your world”.

 

 
The chart below shows a proper break-up of features:

Feature	Windows XP	Windows 7	Windows 8	Windows RT
Re-imagined for no reason on the desktop	‒	‒	●	‒
Can run your existing Windows programs	●	●	●	‒
New Metro WinRT-apps so more Windows copies can be sold	‒	‒	●	●
Developers need to share paid app revenue with Microsoft	‒	‒	‒	●
Run Android apps with Bluestacks or YouWave	●	●	●	●
Customization and choice	●	‒	‒	‒
Productive user interface and best shell features	●	‒	‒	‒
Usable user experience	●	●	‒	‒
Start Menu	●	●	‒	‒
Taskbar	●	“Simplified”	Covered by Start	Covered by Start
Decent file management	●	‒	‒	‒
Flexible file type associations	●	“Simplified”	Restricted	Restricted
File search that works	●	‒	‒	‒
Dumbed down “simplified” User Experience	‒	● (Dumb)	● (Dumber)	● (Dumbest)
Audio acceleration	●	‒	‒	‒
Tailored for audio pros and musicians	●	‒	‒	‒
Fast and reliable servicing which doesn’t take hours	●	‒	‒	‒
Needs to "configure updates" on startup and shutdown	‒	●	●	●
Disk footprint increases to unacceptable levels after applying updates	‒	●	●	●
Service packs can be slipstreamed	●	‒	‒	‒
Backward compatibility of of system features and design	●	‒	‒	‒
Compatibility for the most part of older programs	●	●	●	‒
Perfect 100% compatibility of older programs and games	●	‒	‒	‒
Serious workhorse computing	●	●	‒	‒
Is missing features from previous versions	‒	● (List 1)   (List 2)	● (List)	● (List)
No compromise experience (just kidding)	‒	●	●	●
True no compromise experience	●	‒	‒	‒
Customizable logon features	●	● (somewhat)	‒	‒
Ruined and buggy Task Manager	‒	‒	●	●
Ruined Windows Media Player	‒	●	●	No Windows Media Player
Ruined Internet Explorer user experience	‒	●	●	●
Design changes in hotfixes & service packs	●	‒	‒	‒
Bugs are “by design” & persist throughout lifecycle	‒	●	●	●
You control the operating system UI	●	‒	‒	‒
The operating system UI controls you	‒	●	●	●
Incomplete/half-baked experience	‒	●	●	●
Design aesthetics	Fair but customizable	Beautiful	Ugly	Ugly
Security	Secure enough	Highly secure	More secure	More secure
Graphics	GDI, DirectX 9	GDI, Composited DWM, DirectX 11	GDI, Composited DWM, DirectX 11.1	GDI, Composited DWM, DirectX 11.1
Networking	SMB	SMB 2, Better discovery	SMB 3	SMB 3
OS Image Deployment	Slow, HAL-dependent	Fast, HAL-independent	Fast, HAL-independent	Fast, HAL-independent

Microsoft: “Please “upgrade” as Windows XP support ends in April 2014 and Windows 7 support ends in January 2020. Eventually, you will be forced to upgrade anyways.”

Joe Average who owns iDevices: “Oh wow, this is awesome. Take my money, Microsoft”.

The conscious user: “Nice try but epic fail Microsoft. Next time, get someone back in the company, who actually understands first what software usability, consistent interface design, backward compatible design and power user experience mean.”