{"id":3638,"date":"2013-04-19T12:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2015-06-03T13:34:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T17:34:01","slug":"will-microsoft-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/will-microsoft-surrender\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Microsoft Surrender?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Win82.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3646 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Win82-300x54.jpg\" alt=\"Win82\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Win82-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Win82-250x45.jpg 250w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Win82.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The innovative plan for Windows 8 was to connect the mature personal computer generation with the prospering one of\u00a0smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n<p>Many users are finding difficulty with adapting to the new Operating System. \u00a0Two major requests for Windows 8.1 (code-named \u201cBlue\u201d) is to bring back the Start button and boot-to-desktop feature. \u00a0Currently, the Start button is located in &#8220;Charms&#8221; which is a secondary taskbar set on the right-side of the screen. \u00a0The\u00a0initial boot screen has much larger icons with live tiles.\u00a0 Live tiles are software widgets that present dynamic content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Windows_Start_Button.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3639 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Windows_Start_Button.png\" alt=\"Windows_Start_Button\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Windows_Start_Button.png 256w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Windows_Start_Button-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Windows_Start_Button-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a>Microsoft is considering allowing users to restore the Start button and initially boot to the traditional desktop with Windows 8.1 (code-named &#8220;Blue&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>If Microsoft decides to add the Start button or boot-to-desktop feature to Blue, it will not be the first time a Windows Operating System has changed the user interface backwards to satisfy the users.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has still not announced a release date for Windows Blue. \u00a0Likely, more information will arise from the\u00a0Microsoft Build\u00a0Developer\u00a0Conference on June 26 \u2013 28,\u00a02013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The innovative plan for Windows 8 was to connect the mature personal computer generation with the prospering one of\u00a0smartphones and tablets. 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