As we are only five days away from the official end to support for Windows XP it will be interesting to see how Microsoft tweaks the end of life for that platform compared to 8.1. With moves like concessions to the banks that still use XP for their ATMs, and other corporate users still on XP, you'd have to wonder if Microsoft might decide it is not wise to lower the ax in one blow and maybe offer a staged demise. But anyway. back to 8.1, Microsoft said that with the update, "Navigating with the mouse and keyboard will feel more familiar and intuitive because there's more consistency with where controls are and how they work" which sounds a bit like a corporate yell of "Uncle."
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Microsoft this week rolled out its Windows 8.1 Update. And the headline for the part of the press release that announces the changes says a lot about the issues the Windows 8 series has face: "easier to use, runs great on more devices." I suppose that's as opposed to not so easy to run and running OK on some devices. A big concession is the continuing acknowledgment that not everybody wants a touch screen interface. In the official words, "Key features of the update include user interface improvements for mouse and keyboard users, the ability to access the taskbar from any screen and pin Windows Store apps to the taskbar."
