Windows 9 u-turns — some initial thoughts

The rumour runs that in Windows 9 (aka “Threshold”), the Start menu is coming back, and you’ll be able to run Metro-style apps in popup windows.

Really, you could file this one under “what else could they do?”

I’ve written a lot about Windows 8. I’ve covered being from being positive about it, to being negative about it, to everything in-between. What I’ve learned over the period is that that there is one one thing that matters: “people don’t like it”.

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