The Metro mistake !

Let me start by saying that I like Metro and I understand its value, specifically for consumer oriented use on tablet PC’s. I personally feel that it is a mistake to treat Metro as the sole solution for future Windows computers and here is why. If you read the more current API docs on MSDN they now refer to such graphic

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“Too much, too soon and too expensive” less likely to work in Tech !

I just spent some time reading an article with an interview with John Sculley, who once was the CEO of Apple, and I have to say I was impressed. His insights into Apple were enlightening and I felt so surprised to see someone which such common sense. You can read the interview here:   http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/john_sculley_the_full_transcript_part1/ It was the underlying lessons I

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Windows 8 – Desktop vs Metro

I have had a chance to play with the Windows 8 preview and so far I am impressed. The Metro part is really nice for tablets and is well suited to touch. The question arises though, should one write Metro style applications or desktop style applications ? Metro applications have many advantages, such as always full screen, multiplatform (x86 and

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