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Follow on Google News | Windows 8 vs. Photoshop ArtistAn artist's redesign of Windows 8, showing how it could bypass all the controversy, and still hit all the marks that Microsoft wants to hit.
By: Dario D. To see the images, visit: http://www.alphaila.com/ - Dario D. says much about the potential dangers that Windows 8 poses to the psychology of computer users, because of its insistence on what he calls "antifunctional" From the project: "Looking at Windows 8 so far, I feel that most people new to computers will be trained to feel that most tasks should be overly simple, as in dumb, without much to expect out of anything. Unfortunately, I think that would make people lazy, and less willing to use computers as anything more than enlarged smartphones (not in a good, convenience way, but like a candy-store app station way). The whole Start Screen / Metro interface is presented in this visually drained, educational- There are GOOD ways to simplify, and I don’t mind the idea of simple, tablet-like apps on the PC, but I think this system-wide dumbing down will cultivate a laxy-lazy view of technology, more than anything. That overall scent of overbearing simplicity works on small convenience devices, like smartphones (and, to a degree, tablets), but I think this is a dangerous mentality to water down the mighty PC with. For one, think about human progress in the upcoming times, and how reliant it will be on technology… Now, what do you think will happen if you tell people to start thinking of man’s best workhorse as a pony? The point: I believe you can still get EVERYONE on board here, without going the pony route…" End
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