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[Get Real!]

My reaction would be: "WTF??!!??"

Even if I look past the primitive graphics,

You should know better than judge something from a JPG demo snapshot Sotos!

this looks more like "Windows for Dummies" than "Windows Quantum".

Precisely! I believe that's what 95% of users want!

It would be like taking Windows OS and downgrading it to a mobile hone functionality (not even smart phone).

However, don’t let the initial basic interface fool you! You can get things done very quickly if you are non-technical and user-data oriented, but you would also be able to go deeper… much deeper if you wanted.

[supporttheunderdog]

The thing about the current versions of windows is that it is programs or applications based, rather than data based:

That's precisely the problem with everything they've come up with so far... instead of writing OSs for PEOPLE they're writing them for themselves!

What I'd like to see how applications are accessed: are for example, different photo editing programs accessed through the Pictures icon or word processors through the documents icon?

In an environment like this you'd first click on “Pictures” where you'd see them all as thumbnails and a row of tools at the top or the bottom of the dialog box like… [View] [Edit] [Delete] [Send] would appear. Once “Edit” is clicked a choice of available image editing programs would be offered.

I like it: with a few refinements it could be good.

[bill cobbett]

The thing about the current versions of windows is that it is programs or applications based, rather than data based:

That's precisely the problem with everything they've come up with so far... instead of writing OSs for PEOPLE they're writing them for themselves!

What I'd like to see how applications are accessed: are for example, different photo editing programs accessed through the Pictures icon or word processors through the documents icon?

In an environment like this you'd first click on “Pictures” where you'd see them all as thumbnails and a row of tools at the top or the bottom of the dialog box like… [View] [Edit] [Delete] [Send] would appear. Once “Edit” is clicked a choice of available image editing programs would be offered.

I like it: with a few refinements it could be good.

Was in a few stores in Central London yesterday looking at phones, laptops etc... and what impressed me was the number of windows pcs that are using a touch screen interface on the monitor, diff from the usual windows desktop.... not too dis-similar from the layout in the OP.

[cyprusgrump]

The thing about the current versions of windows is that it is programs or applications based, rather than data based:

That's precisely the problem with everything they've come up with so far... instead of writing OSs for PEOPLE they're writing them for themselves!

What I'd like to see how applications are accessed: are for example, different photo editing programs accessed through the Pictures icon or word processors through the documents icon?

In an environment like this you'd first click on “Pictures” where you'd see them all as thumbnails and a row of tools at the top or the bottom of the dialog box like… [View] [Edit] [Delete] [Send] would appear. Once “Edit” is clicked a choice of available image editing programs would be offered.

I like it: with a few refinements it could be good.

Was in a few stores in Central London yesterday looking at phones, laptops etc... and what impressed me was the number of windows pcs that are using a touch screen interface on the monitor, diff from the usual windows desktop.... not too dis-similar from the layout in the OP.

Touch screen eh...?

I remember making a living selling such a thing in 1983!

[SpartanGamer]

In an environment like this you'd first click on “Pictures” where you'd see them all as thumbnails and a row of tools at the top or the bottom of the dialog box like… [View] [Edit] [Delete] [Send] would appear. Once “Edit” is clicked a choice of available image editing programs would be offered.

useful functions for a CF app.