Windows 8 to depend heavily on touch gestures?

Asked By larryiresto 30 points N/A Posted on - 06/09/2012

How true that Windows 8 will depend heavily on touch gestures? Does this mean that this OS is not backwards compatible? 

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Answered By Deepakkrs 210 points N/A #136402

Windows 8 to depend heavily on touch gestures?

Actually, the Windows 8 user interface is basically designed for the touch gesture user interface. But Microsoft has said that they have made some changes in the window 8 user interface for not touch gesture supported laptop and pcs. It will work smooth also with the help of mouse. Therefore don't get disappointed the pcs and laptop users it will also work smoothly on your laptops and pcs. And also, don't miss to see the hardware requirement of your pcs and laptops before purchase.

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Answered By Aguilar Wulff 25 points N/A #136403

Windows 8 to depend heavily on touch gestures?

Hi Larryiresto,

 

Windows 8 works very well on touch-based devices like smartphones and tablets. Since it was released last year, its efficiency of use has been observed to lean more on smartphones and tablets or other touch-based devices. However, this does not mean that desktop computers are not compatible with Windows 8. In fact, Windows 8 works just as well on desktop computers. It has been noticed, however, that Windows 7 still is the better choice of operating system when it comes to desktops. Microsoft will be releasing enhancements to Windows 8 this summer to improve the non-touch users’ experience when using Windows 8. 

Windows 8 is also backward compatible so your devices should work just the same.

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