Amon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat if Metro was done by anyone other than Microsoft?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat if Metro was done by anyone other than Microsoft?Amon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoWorse, they even forced it on Windows Server 2008 (and 2008R2). That interface had no business being on servers which many times only were only accessible by narrow higher latency remote links and many times without mice.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoIt is argued by “some” that a GUI has no business being on a server.
minus-squareWordBox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago2012, 2012r2* 2008 was “vista”, r2 was 7.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoWhy would you even consider using Windows without a mouse, though?
Worse, they even forced it on Windows Server 2008 (and 2008R2). That interface had no business being on servers which many times only were only accessible by narrow higher latency remote links and many times without mice.
It is argued by “some” that a GUI has no business being on a server.
2012, 2012r2*
2008 was “vista”, r2 was 7.
Why would you even consider using Windows without a mouse, though?