Computer Store News Microsoft has officially released a preview preview of
Windows 8
, which has improved some issues in the previous version. However, such improvements have not yet been fully completed. For example, the Windows Store app store is still cluttered and the user experience is not friendly.
Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview in the App Store Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview in the App Store Beijing time on June 2 morning news, Microsoft has officially released the Windows 8 release preview version, some questions about this previous version Made improvements. However, such improvements have not yet been fully completed. For example, the Windows Store app store is still cluttered and the user experience is not friendly. In the Windows 8 release preview, the Windows Store has made some adjustments, with the most obvious changes to the navigation features. In previous versions of the Windows Store app store, Microsoft provided a navigation bar to help users understand where they are and to return users to the previous directory. However, Microsoft found that the user may not have seen or used the navigation bar, so the navigation bar was replaced with a new utility bar. Right click on any area of the Windows Store and users can see the new toolbar at the top of the page. It will provide a link to help users return to the Windows Store home page. Another link will show a list of apps that users have downloaded, either locally or on other Windows 8 computers. The application download method has also been adjusted. Clicking on the link that is downloading the app will open another page with an image of the app. When right clicking on the image, the user can pause or cancel the download. The industry believes that this idea is very good, but the mechanism designed by Microsoft is not very useful, at least not to meet the expectations of Microsoft. In fact, most Metro interface applications are small and can be downloaded in just a few seconds. When the user considers whether a pause or cancellation is required, the application has been downloaded. Therefore, Microsoft should implement a pause or cancellation of the download in a more intuitive way. In addition, the Windows Store currently supports sharing apps via email, Facebook and Twitter. But despite these adjustments, there are still some issues with the Windows Store. This part is due to the overall experience of the Metro interface. The Metro interface uses a horizontal layout instead of a traditional vertical layout. This design is good for tablets, but it is not smooth on traditional PCs, and there are also many blank spaces that are wasted. On the other hand, the division of application categories is also confusing. Every category offers “All Stars”, popular free apps, and the latest release apps, but users may want the Windows Store to showcase the various apps in a unified manner, and the user decides which app to download. Windows Store makes users feel lost. While browsing, users feel like they are in a huge virtual store, but don't know what they need or what they are looking for. For example, when a user wants to search or browse a desktop application, they don't know what to do. Microsoft also does not offer this category of desktop applications. Currently, the availability of the Windows Store is far from the level of Apple's Mac Store and App Store. However, this status quo can be understood, because Microsoft is still working on the development of Windows 8. It is expected that the final version of Windows 8 released by Microsoft later this year will solve many of these problems. In addition, Microsoft is also pushing developers to develop applications for the Windows Store. This is also understandable. But Microsoft may need to pay more attention to the quality of the Windows Store, not just the number of applications.