- I've just watched the linked demo video and was amazed by how much in common with the PBOS Windows 8 will have in terms of the UI, specifically bezel control:
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Product Demo - YouTube
Great to see that somebody else (besides webOS) is using bezel gestures as extensively as the Playbook. Bezel gestures are indeed a great idea.02-29-12 11:38 PMLike 0 - Once again RIM needs to get the message out about the innovations that they have brought to mobile/Tablet. I can see it now RIM drags their feet and the common consumer believes Apple or now Microsoft has invented a groundbreaking intuitive platform. It's almost as if execs that left RIM took what RIM was working on shared intell with Microsoft. The messaging is almost a carbon copy of the 2.0 messaging UI. One of the coolest things about PBOS is the Bezel. I have had people that don't know any better tell me "what's with the big black boarder around the screen? But once I show them that the entire device is active, they absolutely love it. PLEASE RIM DON'T LET MICROSOFT TAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR THIS AND STEAL YOUR THUNDER. Or more than that, not get your own due credit or recognition.
Funny how the slogan for Windows 7 was people thinking they invented it. I guess the big trick is to get people to think windows 8 invented the bezel gesture.
C'mon RIM....MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING!!!!03-01-12 01:14 AMLike 0 - Once again RIM needs to get the message out about the innovations that they have brought to mobile/Tablet. I can see it now RIM drags their feet and the common consumer believes Apple or now Microsoft has invented a groundbreaking intuitive platform. It's almost as if execs that left RIM took what RIM was working on shared intell with Microsoft. The messaging is almost a carbon copy of the 2.0 messaging UI. One of the coolest things about PBOS is the Bezel. I have had people that don't know any better tell me "what's with the big black boarder around the screen? But once I show them that the entire device is active, they absolutely love it. PLEASE RIM DON'T LET MICROSOFT TAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR THIS AND STEAL YOUR THUNDER. Or more than that, not get your own due credit or recognition.
Funny how the slogan for Windows 7 was people thinking they invented it. I guess the big trick is to get people to think windows 8 invented the bezel gesture.
C'mon RIM....MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING!!!!
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03-01-12 01:18 AMLike 0 - Once again RIM needs to get the message out about the innovations that they have brought to mobile/Tablet. I can see it now RIM drags their feet and the common consumer believes Apple or now Microsoft has invented a groundbreaking intuitive platform. It's almost as if execs that left RIM took what RIM was working on shared intell with Microsoft. The messaging is almost a carbon copy of the 2.0 messaging UI. One of the coolest things about PBOS is the Bezel. I have had people that don't know any better tell me "what's with the big black boarder around the screen? But once I show them that the entire device is active, they absolutely love it. PLEASE RIM DON'T LET MICROSOFT TAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR THIS AND STEAL YOUR THUNDER. Or more than that, not get your own due credit or recognition.
Funny how the slogan for Windows 7 was people thinking they invented it. I guess the big trick is to get people to think windows 8 invented the bezel gesture.
C'mon RIM....MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING!!!!
Like that is not enough, now you also want RIM to take credit for "innovations"
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- So I watched the video. I don't see it as that similar to PlayBook. It doesn't appear to even use the "bezel" as much as it uses the extreme edge of the screen. Especially on the PC desktop. As long as RIMM maintains the fluid interface we already see today, I don't see Microsoft winning the ease of use battle.thymaster likes this.03-01-12 02:11 AMLike 1
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- never said it was RIM, im just saying that if someone copies something it is because it works. other people made 7 inchers before RIM. Im just saying that the main complaints against PB are that it is too small and 'not ios' yet apple is trying to get smaller (maybe) and microsoft is going the bezel route... so obviously those two arguments are irrelevant.03-01-12 02:21 AMLike 0
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"well... its a good thing that RIM isnt relevant to the market anymore because they dont innovate anymore..."
You are confusing me even more. One of the main complaints is that the PB is 'not ios' and microsoft is going the bezel route????????????????03-01-12 02:27 AMLike 0 - Dual booted this thing on my laptop and after playing with Win 8 Preview for a couple hours, I am appalled
Maybe this will make a good tablet OS, but as a desktop OS it's just horrendous. It's just plain counter-intuitive and unusable IMO.
I am sticking to Windows 7, which probably is the the best desktop OS outthere and will remain such for a few more years.03-01-12 03:48 AMLike 0 - So I watched the video. I don't see it as that similar to PlayBook. It doesn't appear to even use the "bezel" as much as it uses the extreme edge of the screen. Especially on the PC desktop. As long as RIMM maintains the fluid interface we already see today, I don't see Microsoft winning the ease of use battle.03-01-12 03:56 AMLike 0
- I've just watched the linked demo video and was amazed by how much in common with the PBOS Windows 8 will have in terms of the UI, specifically bezel control:
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Product Demo - YouTube
Great to see that somebody else (besides webOS) is using bezel gestures as extensively as the Playbook. Bezel gestures are indeed a great idea.
Just don't forget who brought the whole multi touch gesture along with capacitive touch screen to smartphones and tablets.03-01-12 07:37 AMLike 0 - Dual booted this thing on my laptop and after playing with Win 8 Preview for a couple hours, I am appalled
Maybe this will make a good tablet OS, but as a desktop OS it's just horrendous. It's just plain counter-intuitive and unusable IMO.
I am sticking to Windows 7, which probably is the the best desktop OS outthere and will remain such for a few more years.03-01-12 07:39 AMLike 0 - Dual booted this thing on my laptop and after playing with Win 8 Preview for a couple hours, I am appalled
Maybe this will make a good tablet OS, but as a desktop OS it's just horrendous. It's just plain counter-intuitive and unusable IMO.
I am sticking to Windows 7, which probably is the the best desktop OS outthere and will remain such for a few more years.
I'm afraid (for RIM's sake) you're right. Right now, I have a PB because I have a BB. They combine well together. My PC(s), however, is/are where the beef is. With a Windows 8 tab and phone, that would be the combination of choice. Unless, of course, they suck, but from what I see, it looks like the user experience will be just the opposite. We'll see . . .03-01-12 07:56 AMLike 0 - Once again? lol, Did you already forgot how RIM "totally rip off" webOS flick gesture and bezel swipe?03-01-12 09:21 AMLike 0
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In summary, everything has been designed for touch interaction and not for mouse and keyboard input.
I am really hoping that Microsoft will let those who do not want a "tablet OS" disable all this metro nonsense.03-01-12 01:09 PMLike 0
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