Actually my dear sir, your original question was about apps that didn't seem to be compatible with MUI, hence the example of the Logitech software (and yes, this was designed for Windows7, so I'm a bit confused why it does what it does)
THIS - FFS. As has been stated time and time again, MUI is brilliant with a touchscreen (or LeapMotion), but outside that use case it's an undoubted retrograde step. Yes, it's "split milk", but what Redmond should have done was evolve the 7 UI - i.e. add in those great ideas that 8 has, but DON'T INSIST ON MUI. A colleague of mine reminded me of that other "great idea" - Active Desktop - remember that? This time we got "revolution" instead of "evolution" - sort of a software "collective farm".
Not quite sure what you mean "do something on the rest of the screen". I've certainly used 7's "recent docs" feature to dive directly into a particular Excel I'm working on this morning. Just about to click that taskbar icon to open my virtual PC instance on the customer network, all stuff that's not nearly as easy to do in Windows 8.
If MUI works well for you then obviously I'm pleased. Just don't make the mistake of accusing those for whom it's demonstrably a step back of being neo-luddites. Apart from anything else I severely doubt that a desire to participate in/on Hexus and a luddite streak are compatible.
And I mean no disrespect to anyone by that "Shockwave Rider" quote - it just seemed apt to this discussion.Originally Posted by JohnBrunner