nsane.forums Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 In a recent Twitter message, Microsoft says that 22.3 percent of users of the Windows 8 Consumer Edition keep their normally closed Explorer ribbon user interface expanded. When Microsoft first announced several months ago that the Explorer feature in Windows 8 would have a "ribbon" user interface on top that would allow people to see and access more features, the reaction was decidedly mixed. Some Windows fans felt that the ribbon UI made Explorer look and feel "bloated" while others welcomed the idea of having more access to features that normally would be hidden. However users might feel about the Explorer ribbon, the release of the Consumer Preview version of Windows 8 a month ago exposed the new design to a much bigger audience. While the final verdict is still to be determined, the official Microsoft Build Windows 8 Twitter page posted up an interesting statistic about how Consumer Preview users interact with the ribbon UI. The message states, "Windows 8 CP usage stat -- in 22.5% the Explorer ribbon is expanded (closed was the default) and kept that way." So what does this mean? It would appear that a sizable fraction of Windows 8 Consumer Preview users actually like the ribbon UI so much they want to keep it exposed all the time rather than hide it. It will be interesting to see how more users react to the interface when the final version of Windows 8 is released later this year. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paquini Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I do it and is easier for me to manage files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 23, 2012 Administrator Share Posted March 23, 2012 I don't mind ribon in explorer. A good, required changed IMO. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 So what does this mean? It mean 77.8% of users close it.............my how facts can be distorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 23, 2012 Administrator Share Posted March 23, 2012 So what does this mean? It mean 77.8% of users close it.............my how facts can be distorted Nope. That's incorrect. Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Beta) has ribbon disabled by default. A normal user won't even be knowing that there's a ribbon until he clicks on the down arrow. :) What it means is that 22% are already using the Ribbon inspite of it being disabled by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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