http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/21/7133863-apple-microsoft-upgrades-risk-tablet-overdoseIronically this is from one of Microsoft's news services.
Guess what boys and girls? It looks like OS GUIs are getting simplified-that is,
oversimplified.
Microsoft will be following a similar path with the next version of Windows, overhauling the default interface in a nod to the rise of tablet computers and mobile devices. Windows 8 is a big gamble, with the risk of alienating or at least shocking longtime Windows users, even though the traditional desktop will still be an option.
No doubt this is part Apple’s plan to simplify the way we interact with devices, creating a common way of navigating content on our many machines. Possibly it will make more sense in the long run, as the lines blur between different forms of operating systems and devices.
But in the meantime, this is all starting to feel a little too trendy — and maybe a little too much.
Mmm yea. Discuss.
