Windows 9 - Just one thing...

Reading my PC Pro this morning, I was exhorted to write to the magazine and suggest things which Microsoft MUST get right when they move to the inevitable next OS, Windows 9 (or whatever it is they decide to call it). 

As I browsed, I was trying to think about things in Windows 8 I truly can't work with (someone having already addressed the idiocy of sideways scrolling on a machine with no touch-screen), and I came across mention of full-screen apps. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not completely against full-screen apps. Far from it! Let's face it, on the preciously tiny (HA!) screen of the Samsung S3 (all 4.8" of it), a full-screen app is, I'd say, a must. While I DO have the option to have multi-windows open, this isn't an option I've ever even attempted to use. But let's start getting to bigger devices.

My 7" tablet? I'm not THAT bothered by full-screen apps. It still seems logical to fill that small space with the whole of an app. At this size I'm still struggling with the relative sizes of some web sites.

My 10" tablet? At this screen size, I'm actually happy with most of the web sites I visit, and don't feel that the full-screen apps provided for Android are onerous. I'm still happy. There are a couple of apps which seem specifically designed for phones, and appear a little silly on such a HUGE screen, but by and large, I'm happy.

My 17" laptop? At this point it's moronic to have full-screen apps. I can think of a whole lot better use for the screen than filling it with ONE single thing.

My glorious, technicolor, 24" desktop monitor? Absolutely NOT. I run with NOTHING maximised at this size. Nothing at all. Oh yes, sorry - if I'm watching something on Netflix, LoveFilm or YouTube, then I'll maximise it. But none of the programs/games/other web sites fill my entire screen. I don't even like to run with Minecraft maximised.

Can you imagine all that real-estate for just one program? I love to have my windows overlapping, so I can see what's going on in various places - after all, I've got 24 glorious inches! And Oh! That's it, "I love to have my WINDOWS overlapping..." The clue's in the name. Windows.

So, to sum it up, Windows is going to have to be WINDOWS for me. And yeah, I DO like the Aero interface...