Windows 8 closes feature gap with Mac OSX

Apple gained an operability and interface edge over Windows with the introduction and refinement of the OS X operating system and that continues with the impending release of the Mountain Lion OS. Before anyone debates Apple?s advantage, know that Microsoft looks to be working to include several innovations already present in OS X within its new Windows 8 operating system. These are some of the new-to-Windows-8 features helping Windows narrow OS X?s lead.

No Start button

Rumors and pre-release builds suggest Microsoft is eliminating the Start button in Windows 8. That?s because few really use the antiquated launch button anymore. Just as Apple discovered long ago, a dock of commonly used icons (the taskbar in Windows) and popular, customizable desktop items (Windows 8?s new Start screen) are what users really want. Microsoft, finally, is catching up with the elimination of the tired Start button, originally introduced in Windows 95.

New Start screen

Windows 8 prelease builds include a new Start screen. The innovative Metro style element essentially mimics OS X?s Launchpad feature (introduced in Lion and continuing in Mountain Lion), in which installed apps appear as window icons that can be accessed quickly. Thankfully, the Windows 8 Start screen looks to be easily customizable, which means users will be able to tweak the apps and programs to appear as desired. The Start menu is, in fact, a key component of the Windows 8 Metro interface. Unfortunately, Microsoft?s implementation design is proving unpopular to some.

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