Microsoft’s Windows 8 and its Metro UI has sparked extreme reactions and there appears to be little middle ground. Windows 8 will either be a hit or the next Vista. But let’s give Microsoft credit for making one gutsy bet.
In short, Microsoft is looking to unify its phone, desktop and tablet interfaces. That move alone is pretty ballsy. Even more ballsy is that Microsoft is upending years of user habits and offering a UI that reshapes the software vendor’s approach to computing. Microsoft is trying to make its customers think different.
Yes, Microsoft is still trying to appeal to multiple devices. But the software giant is essentially ripping up a UI that we’re all used to. Some customers will like it and adapt. Others will complain—loudly. And given the relatively weak uptake of Windows Phone, consumers don’t have a lot of experience with the Metro UI.
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