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Was Windows 8 really that bad? I gave it another shot 13 years later

I found Windows 8 installed in minutes, unlike Windows 11's lengthy, online, ad-filled install. I saw Windows 8 mash Windows 7's visuals with Metro, creating an awkward, incohesive UI. I found many ...
Windows Latest

Windows 8 had a 30-second ad with more creativity than all of Microsoft’s Copilot-heavy Windows 11 marketing

Looking back at Windows 8 and Surface promos shows how creative Microsoft once was with promotions and why it may need a ...
Digital Trends

I hope these 3 long-lost Microsoft Windows 8 features stay gone forever

If you used a Windows computer in the early 2010s, chances are you experienced Windows 8. Whether it was a good experience is another matter entirely, though. If you ask me, it was a bit of a disaster ...
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Love it or hate it, Windows 8's controversial UI just landed on Linux

It's full Windows 8-style shell for Linux ...