Windows 8.1 won't save Windows 8

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Who cares? I have 4 windows boxes with xp through 8 and...

a Nook reader and an android phone. Thanks to Evernote, Dropbox, and Opera Unite it's all under control. Sorta.

The Nook like any other tablet, is excellent for carrying around, reading today's Times and this week's New Yorker along with a hundred or so books. It's also much easier for email, twitter, and other modern annoyances than lugging around a laptop. But usually not as convenient as a phone.

The desktops, two of which run Win8, are vastly better for extended typing or data entry then the other stuff. I have things set up to where I see almost no difference between 8 and 7, except 8 is noticeably faster. The laptop is Win7 and doesn't get that much use any more.

I hate my Android phone with the fire of a thousand blazing suns. Nothing is documented, no help files for the myriad apps and bullshit it runs whether I want them or not, and it resets settings at its demented will. I had a Blackberry that worked well, it just didn't do a few things I needed, had too small a screen, and the new one wasn't available for my service. Ugh. The Android does usually work for the essentials, though, and the price was right. If I could get a Windows phone that integrated well with my other computers, I would be happy and not mind the tiles. The Nook will still be an outlier, but it's quite useful, nonetheless.

It's not Win8 that's the problem, it's just that most people want something to do a quick search, tweet, or check out Facebook, and tablets are great for that. Microsoft's belated dream of integrating phones, tablets, laptops and desktops (and soon to come-- watches) under one system is a great idea (ask Apple, and now Google) it's just that everything else got there first.