abarbarian Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Mozilla has bad news for Firefox users who are fans of Windows 8 and its new, touch-centric UI – all 1,000 of you, worldwide. Got that? To put that figure into perspective, there are nearly six times as many people living on Easter Island (or Rapa Nui, if you prefer) than were actively testing the Windows 8 version of Firefox. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/15/metro_firefox_canceled/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Not surprised. I find using a browser sucks on a 7 inch Android tablet. A lot of sites have their own native apps now anyway. That said, give me the big iron and a general purpose browser any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Another blow for Metro.... sad. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 ps nice find, abarbarian! am glad my initial observations have been vindicated for over a year now... Did you tell the other 999 users ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 it's not sad, adam, metro is all but useless, except, of course, as the childish toy it is. Do you think the interface has any potential at all? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Totally agree about Metro, Temmu. Of course for some, that don't do more than email, facebook and search, it might just be enough. Of course, you can make the Desktop the main fair on Windows 8, but even that is pretty lame. Windows 8 has power, but to get to all the power, you have to go to the metro side and search to thin air (read: go to Metro, then literally start typing and results will just start appearing) to find what you want. It works quite well, but not very intuitive for the new user. It is, by the way, one of the most important tools on Windows 8, IMHO. But the Windows 7 Start Menu search box did much the same thing for files and programs, and you didn't have to leave the Desktop. To search things that occur in the Control Panel, you would search within the search box on the right in the control panel. Such as searching for features to turn on/off a feature like the Gadget Platform when Microsoft said to turn it off because it's dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 metro remains an email, facebook & google checker. - just as i wrote a ms access form to check my data using an ipad, so metro apps work - they are there to observe things, not create them. That's the point. It is a content consumption platform, unlike the desktop. It was not designed for youSimply writing it off because it does not meet your needs does not make any sense. Plenty of folks just want to check their email, weather, and browse a little bit on the Internet. I am not one of those people. You are not those people. Metro was not made for us. Also, it is a 1st-gen effort by Microsoft. It will be refined and tweaked over time. It also requires a touch interface to be useful. If anyone buys a computer with the intention to use Metro, I will harass them to the point of getting a touch screen at the very least, so they can use Metro as intended. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Definitely different and not at all expected by many users. And you are right Adam, it was a 1st-gen effort by the guy in Microsoft that felt it was important. If I remember correctly, that guy, Bill Flora (I had to look that up) is now gone from Microsoft after 19 yrs. For many who have never used a computer, or have only been used to tablets (a growing number of users), this may well be a good transition for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 http://www.brianbond...-is-in-trouble/ I believe that the Modern UI Firefox usage was low for 2 specific reasons: Microsoft doesn't allow your browser to run in Modern UI unless you are the default browser. Several people could have had a Modern UI capable Firefox pre-releases installed, but just never knew it. Microsoft makes it a lot harder to set your browser as the default in Windows 8. Before Windows 8, each browser could prompt you, and then they could set your default for you. As of Windows 8 you need to ask first, then tell Microsoft to show a prompt that shows a list of browsers (confusing). And that only sets the HTTP default. If you want all defaults, such as HTML and HTTP, then you have to send the user to control panel, make them search for the browser, then make them select your browser and set all defaults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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