People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole.
> People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole.
I think the whole thing is very subjective. I have a way better UX with Windows 8/8.1 that I had with Win7 and with OSX.
The change resistance effect should not be dismissed too, people tend to be scared when a change is dramatic.
> "possible to make a UI that works for both use cases!"
"People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same"
Isn't that more 'multiple similar UIs in a single executable' than 'same UI on tablet and desktop'?
If so, it seems the only difference with OS X/iOS is that Microsoft thinks a tablet now is powerful enough for desktop applications. Looking at size and weight of the latest MacBook, they probably are right.
That was what Windows 8/8.1 tried to do, but apparently people didn't like at all ( never understood that, to me is a fine OS)