Apps (among other things) in Windows 8. So let's take a look at one:
This is the Map App, and I've dragged it around (Yes, your mouse can do that!) to show us parts of Vancouver, B.C., which it does quite well - but wait......
It lets me zoom in on my own neighborhood's six residential high-rises until I can practically smell the flowers and count the branches on the trees! And critics be damned, I think that's something pretty spectacular. I like it - a lot!
Most of those who are throwing criticisms at this unfinished beta program are being both premature and unkind, and doing that probably because they haven't really got into it deeply enough to understand what it's trying to do for us. And what it's trying to do for us is drag us into the 21st century and let your fingers do the walking, so to speak. Let's give it a fair trial before we try to shoot it at sunrise, shall we? It just might surprise the hell out of all of us. This ain't your Mom's Windows 95, Kiddies. It's 'way beyond that.... and you really ought to try it.
Please Note:
Re: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Apps -
If you have tried using an app and you received an error message, such as one that says Account/Location Mismatch - C00D1353, here's what Microsoft says: "Typically, this error occurs for one of the following reasons:
* You're trying to sign in to the app in countries or regions where the service is unavailable, or -
* The computer that you're trying to sign in on is in a different Windows region than where your account is based."
More Information:
The Apps affected by this issue include XBox Companion, XBox LIVE Games, Music, and Video. Note that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Apps are only available in the following locations: United States, Japan, Germany, and France.
(This would seem to eliminate most of the civilized world! I wonder why???)
I stumbled onto this juicy little tidbit after I had written that glowing report above, suggesting that perhaps being impulsive isn't one of my best qualities.
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