ohsweetbasilOct 29

Fever dream phone. Also, no apps.

https://lemmy.world/post/38028727

Show threadprotistOct 29
I had a Windows Phone and I loved it. Fight me.
Show threadunexposedhazardOct 29

Fight me.

No, you already have some strange inner demons you apparently need to fight.

Show threadprotistOct 29
Counterpoint: Windows back then wasn’t as reviled as it is now. I also wonder how many of the people upvoting you ever even put their hands on one
Show threadmagic_lobster_partyOct 29
Counter counterpoint: Windows back then was Windows 8.
Show threadFedizen

I think windows 8 got more hate than it deserved. Having cross platform metro apps was a genuinely good idea. Smaller OS size was a genuinely good idea.

Windows store and a bunch of changes to settings menus fucked it up along with questionable aesthetic changes.

Oct 29 at 2:57pmWeb
Show threadmagic_lobster_partyOct 29

Removing the start button was a bad idea.

It had an interface that was supposed to be compatible with desktop and tablets at the same time, and as a result it wasn’t good at either.

The power off button was hidden behind the settings menu, which in turn was hidden behind some corner gesture menu. They seem to have taken the wrong lessons from Vim.

Eventually the worst things were fixed with 8.1, but that was too late to repair the reputation.