{"id":12643,"date":"2012-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=12643"},"modified":"2012-08-05T12:57:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T19:57:45","slug":"newsletter-issue-662-how-would-windows-8-do-on-rotten-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2012\/08\/newsletter-issue-662-how-would-windows-8-do-on-rotten-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #662: How Would Windows 8 Do on Rotten Tomatoes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to get the early buzz about a new movie from both audiences and critics, you might pay a visit to Rotten Tomatoes. The site&#8217;s name is based on the old practice of people throwing rotten tomatoes or vegetables at the stage during a bad performance, and earning a green or rotten tomato is the unkindest cut of all for a new movie.<\/p>\n<p>An especially low rating from critics may not keep the audiences away, but if the people who actually see the movie agree, you can bet it will fade fast from the multiplexes.<\/p>\n<p>Now when you look at the reviews of the public beta releases of Windows 8, you can really see that Microsoft may be in a heap of trouble. Even reviewers who tend to give Microsoft a pass are very skeptical, reminiscent of a bad Rotten Tomatoes rating. Yes, the Metro look and feel may seem attractive and responsive at first brush, but actually getting work done, and coping with the abrupt transition between Metro and a slimmed down traditional Windows interface, can be downright annoying, not to mention confusing.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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