24 Sep
2011
24 Sep
'11
7:22 p.m.
On 24 September 2011 20:01, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 09/24/2011 09:48 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
Well, implemented, anyway, yes.
Actually, it's quite innovative - it's significantly unlike the Apple
iOS/Google Android/Palm WebOS type of touch-driven interface.
It's based on and looks much like the interface of Windows Phone 7. It
doesn't have icons and scrollbars and widgets like the others - it's
based on sliding "tiles" which can both launch apps and display
information.
In Win8 there is a whole new programming model for creating apps with
the new interface, which will coexist with the existing "desktop"
interface. Win32 and .NET are effectively deprecated from Win8 on.
It's a very big deal in the PC world. A preview release has been
available since the MICROS~1 "BUILD" conference, about a week ago.
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Yeah, me too. It might be of use come Windows 8, which supports
multitouch throughout the new Metro interface. :?)
?Oh neat, Microsoft has now "invented" a multi-touch user interface? ?Wow!