I honestly cannot believe how bad the new UI feels. It's like they just flattened all elements and reduce information density by increasing whitespace, followed by a shrug and no additional thought into what was lost and what should be added. Which... now that I think about it, is Windows 8. hmm.

I was talking about the Windows UI on Mastodon the other day, particularly in reference to how I have it set to dark mode on my PC at work, but when I hit Send/Receive in Outlook I get a bright white, XP-ass-looking box pop up. Someone replied, "the older the settings boxes look, the more useful they are". And I can't disagree.

I think we're already at the point where Linux is more compatible with Windows software than Windows itself is.

We're what, 14 years past when they should have done that? Windows 8 introduced the new UI style, and then Windows 10 was their chance to cement it. You can't even blame compatibility, Microsoft's own controls were all behind the legacy UIs. You can tell they were pushed and rushed out the door when nothing was ready.

At this point their UI has been so hacked and slashed that the fact that it compiles is a shock to me.

It feels stupid to say, but of all the things that got me to move to Linux and never even install Windows 11, it was that stupid Start menu. Windows 10 was kind of perfect. You had your full list of alphabetical apps if you needed it, but you also had the ability to pin nicely sized tiles for frequently used apps, sort them into groups, and even make folders. Windows 11 gives you a little grid of icons. Just a huge step back.

I don't have the energy to rice my desktop anymore and KDE has been perfect.

The thing is, though, is that Microsoft is literally incapable of solving this problem when you think about it. So much of Microsoft's current business model is centered around being able to subtly direct you and your actions and maintaining tight control over the UI experience is key to that. People aren't stupid and they'll always feel that friction, so it's just a push-pull of how much they think they can get away with at any point and slowly nudging it until it pisses you off again.

Months of work to redo one super basic dialog box.

It blows my mind how slow large companies are.

Great. How about stop spying on us first?

I see the authors have a sense of humor

And still Control Center will survive somehow like an undead cockroach.

How difficult it is to create an UI framework and stick with it?

Can't wait to laugh at all the problems this will cause

I recently HAD to switch to Win11, and it looks like a child's toy. I cannot express how much I hate its look. It feels like a 30-year step backwards.

Sooner or later, I will be able to 100% leave the Microsoft (Microslop/Enshitifiaction environment.) On that day, I will be a lovable and righteous mother fucker.

Laughs in gnu

I hope they actually follow through and start making the OS less a gallery of 2 decades worth of half-assed redesigns and more a cohesive, responsive design. Dare I say their last actually decent UI update may have been Windows 8 which was also half-assed but at least it worked well from what I hear. Windows being a centrally controlled OS should be better at this than Linux and yet they aren't!

WinUI? Their new toy app shop thing?

They've decided their AI shit hasn't fucked up enough of the program, and found more spots for it to trash

Time to give the Windows 8 "Metro" UI another shot, after all the only reason it wasn't accepted (according to numerous Microsoft employees) is "People are afraid of change."

Oh no

Windows ~~11~~ ~~10~~ ~~8~~ ~~7~~ ~~Vista~~ xp has felt inconsistent for a while now.

Honestly I'm not even sure if I should stop at xp, even then it had UI elements from the 90s.