In the view of the former Sun Microsystems engineer, the user usability guru Jakob Nielsen, Windows 8
most prominent problem is that it uses two different sets of interface
at the same time, multi-window function missing, and flat visual style
lead discoverability declined. He even asserted: Microsoft has committed
a decision-making error by trying to integrate tablet and desktop sets
interface into an operating system.
Nielsen made a further expression on his viewpoint when accepted the
U.S. IT website Computerworld interview and in the renowned usability
Blog Use It. He said, Microsoft has insufficient understanding in Tablet PC
and desktop computer operating system, Microsoft’s decision is a pure
and pute decision-making mistake, they can not use the same Windows in
both tablet and PC. Windows 8 user availability is poor, extremely poor. ”
Nielsen also said, Windows 8 should not be forced to abandon the
operation elements that users become accustomed to. Nielsen also does
not agree on Metro style, as well as the low information density the
style brings. Nielsen gave the following assessment on the Metro-style
Bing Finance and the Los Angeles Times application using in Windows 8
platform :
“Even in a 10.6-inch tablet, Bing Finance Home can only accommodate a
report and three share price. Nor is the Los Angeles Times, its home
has only three headlines and an ad, in fact the headline news title can
not be displayed in full, the summary has only seven words space. ”
Although Windows 8 is just released, the above questions Nelson
mentioned are unable to be resolved through Service Pack or platform
update. For application developers, they still have chance to adjust,
improve and further innovation.
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