How Windows 8 ruined my work

Computer store news: Microsoft Windows8 system has been launched for a while, its biggest breakthrough is to use the Metro UI main screen instead of the traditional start menu, although the evaluation is mixed, but it is indeed Traditional PC products have brought a breakthrough, and the better touch experience and App applications are undoubtedly more in line with the current development trend of mobile Internet. For hardware manufacturers, the characteristics of Windows 8 make the product design more diversified. The appearance of large-size desktop tablet, slide-type touch tablet, deformed notebook and even dual-screen notebook, the traditional PC market has never been so diverse and individual. Turn.

However, this is just some of the changes that Win8 brings in the consumer product arena, in fact it is not popular among business users. According to relevant survey data, only 30% of companies are willing to try to upgrade Windows 8 system, and most of them are still using Windows XP, or just upgraded to Windows 7 system. In addition to Windows 8's overly portable interface and operational changes that are of little value to business users, some of the uncertainty of the new system has prevented its promotion among enterprise users. Recently, foreign technology media published invariably published articles about Windows 8 that are not suitable for work and business users, and described in detail the problems they encountered during their use. The following are related content: How Windows 8 ruined my work This weekend, I need to complete a project at work, and the final report must be burned to a DVD copy. After I clicked the "burn" button, my Windows 8 computer popped up a notification telling me that the computer will restart and update the system later. At first, I thought that the Windows 8 system was smart enough to at least ensure that the update was completed after the burn was completed, but it didn't: after burning to about 90%, the system restarted the computer, and my DVD content was naturally incomplete; more sad. Yes, this is the last blank DVD I have left. A few minutes later, a friend around me brought a blank CD to solve my urgent needs. When I told him about my experience, his reaction was: “Do you still use Windows? & rdquo; I have to answer "yes", in exchange for his bursts of laughter. Although my situation is not too serious, I can imagine that the instability of the Windows system and the various bugs ruined the work and life of many people, causing them to lose money, work and customers. And when it comes back to my experience, I am still very surprised that this 25-year-old, global load reaches 130 million units, "NO.1 desktop operating system", why there are many low-level mistakes, so that users love and hate . Why does Microsoft set the priority of the "stupid" update to be more important than the user's current operation. If this phenomenon is only my personal problem, then you will not see many complaints in various forums or even Microsoft's official website; for a new system that is only launched soon, some performance of Windows 8 may make Users are increasingly disgusted with Microsoft and its Windows. Why do companies avoid using Windows 8 systems? Although Microsoft claims to have sold 100 million copies of Windows 8, it is still in the cold of business users, so what is the reason for this? Forrester Research market research firm David · Johnson believes that the problem is that Windows 8 does not actually bring real value to business users: "Enterprise users just don't see the practical value of Windows 8 changes." . "Johnson listed many reasons why enterprise users shun Windows 8, mainly because of its touch-based Merto interface, which may bring huge training and technical support burden, far less convenient than Windows 7 similar to Windows XP. Another reason cited by Johnson is that Windows 8.1, code-named "Blue", will be officially released later this year. “Blue brings a better opportunity to Windows 8” Johnson said, “but whether this strategy depends on whether the company is willing to accept the new elements in each update. ” Although Forrester's report details the difficulties that Windows 8 faces in the enterprise market, there are several key issues that are not mentioned. By talking to the heads of several corporate IT departments, I found that one of the main obstacles to Windows 8 in corporate promotion is that it gives users an extreme impression, either "full upgrade" (interface aspect) Either “no change” (enterprise function, security upgrade); no matter what kind of impression, it will not let business users choose it. Windows 8's touch interface and home screen app are a big change, but they are basically unattractive to business users, because these new features seem to be more entertainment-oriented, and rushing upgrades may cause some troubles in the work environment, especially Has adapted to the case of Windows 7. In addition, if it is a PC that does not support touch screen, the effect of running Windows 8 is actually not good. If you choose Windows 8, it is necessary to make some investment in this part, such as equipped with touchpad or input board, no doubt to improve The cost. Another issue is uncertainty. Although Windows 8.1 Blue is a major upgrade, the direction of this update is not clear. Is it just the return of the start menu? The start screen can be displayed in the background or the app is still displayed in the center of the screen? These uncertainties mean that business users may not want to waste time and money to choose Windows 8, because it is likely to have just completed support for the new platform and staff training, and have to face these new elements when upgrading at the end of the year, before The efforts will be completely lost. More importantly, the major annual upgrades will make the IT department of the enterprise busy and turn around, just to work for these uncertain upgrades. This situation will continue until Windows 8 is completely eliminated. It may take a few Years will become a nightmare for the IT part.