Author Topic: Windows 8 metro apps are actually pretty loving cool. (Read 1878 times)

Subpixel · July 19, 2013, 06:38:03 PM

Now when i'm waiting for games or whatever to load I can play with Microsoft's little gravity simulator and have it snapped to the side. Or if you're a friend, you can put twitter there or something...

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Marcem · July 19, 2013, 06:41:53 PM

you could always do this with other windows.

Subpixel · July 19, 2013, 06:45:10 PM

Quote from: Marcem on July 19, 2013, 06:41:53 PM

you could always do this with other windows.

Yeah, I guess. But imo metro apps look nicer (some look like stuff though), and you can also get this neat little overview of all the open windows:

Trogtor · July 19, 2013, 06:46:05 PM

Quote from: Marcem on July 19, 2013, 06:41:53 PM

you could always do this with other windows.

ooooo

Marcem · July 20, 2013, 03:35:21 AM

Quote from: Subpixel on July 19, 2013, 06:45:10 PM

Yeah, I guess. But imo metro apps look nicer (some look like stuff though), and you can also get this neat little overview of all the open windows:

Yeah, and you still have a taskbar and alt-tab (provided you're on vista or up).

Crispy_ · July 20, 2013, 05:14:23 AM

Quote from: Marcem on July 20, 2013, 03:35:21 AM

Yeah, and you still have a taskbar and alt-tab (provided you're on vista or up).

butthurt because windows 8 changes something

just
loving
deal
with
change

besides, nobody is forcing you to use windows 8 so just shut up

Marcem · July 20, 2013, 05:49:43 AM

Quote from: Crispy_ on July 20, 2013, 05:14:23 AM

butthurt because windows 8 changes something

just
loving
deal
with
change

besides, nobody is forcing you to use windows 8 so just shut up

forget you, I wasn't even complaining about anything, I was just saying that it's nothing new. Stop being an starfish.

tails · July 20, 2013, 11:28:22 AM

Quote from: Subpixel on July 19, 2013, 06:45:10 PM

and you can also get this neat little overview of all the open windows:

Windows 7 sorta has something like that too.

Boink! · July 20, 2013, 11:33:00 AM

Quote from: tails on July 20, 2013, 11:28:22 AM

Windows 7 sorta has something like that too.

um
what
I HAD NO IDEA

RagnaTheBroedge · July 20, 2013, 11:40:56 AM

seriously, it was pretty much the most advertising aspect
how do people not know these things

DrenDran · July 20, 2013, 11:48:10 AM

Quote from: Crispy_ on July 20, 2013, 05:14:23 AM

butthurt because windows 8 changes something

just
loving
deal
with
change

besides, nobody is forcing you to use windows 8 so just shut up

Can you not be so inappropriately hostile?

Snuffers_ · July 20, 2013, 12:52:38 PM

Quote from: tails on July 20, 2013, 11:28:22 AM

Windows 7 sorta has something like that too.
-slab-

how do you do that? I used to know but i forgot

Legodude77 · July 20, 2013, 01:42:03 PM

Quote from: Snuffers_ on July 20, 2013, 12:52:38 PM

how do you do that? I used to know but i forgot

Windows button + tab

Port · July 20, 2013, 02:52:58 PM

yeah, win8 is amazing