Did anyone else try this? What were your impressions?
First, a word of caution. Only install it on a system that has no data that you can afford to lose. One installed, you cannot remove it. I was expecting this, and took precautions. If past experience is any guideline, when the release version is available you may not be able to install it over the preview.
My initial reaction was underwhelming. Logically, when using a smartphone or tablet you expect to see some loss of functionality due to the small screen. Migrating the same limited functionality to the large screen seems counteproductive. I fail to see the advantage of having to scroll across the screen to find an icon.
Because it was installed on a clean system, there were no third part applications to try, but the supplied apps seem to have the same 'menu free' philosophy. I'll be playing with it some more to see if there is a hidden advantage I'm missing, but so far it eludes me.
PlainBill
First, a word of caution. Only install it on a system that has no data that you can afford to lose. One installed, you cannot remove it. I was expecting this, and took precautions. If past experience is any guideline, when the release version is available you may not be able to install it over the preview.
My initial reaction was underwhelming. Logically, when using a smartphone or tablet you expect to see some loss of functionality due to the small screen. Migrating the same limited functionality to the large screen seems counteproductive. I fail to see the advantage of having to scroll across the screen to find an icon.
Because it was installed on a clean system, there were no third part applications to try, but the supplied apps seem to have the same 'menu free' philosophy. I'll be playing with it some more to see if there is a hidden advantage I'm missing, but so far it eludes me.
PlainBill
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