will spybot be made metro for windows 8 or will it stay as it is?
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will spybot be made metro for windows 8 or will it stay as it is?
would be as simple as a yes, no or maybe. it is a very simple question.
We have not decided on this yet, so the answer is maybe.
ok thanks for the reply
The strict separation of function and user interface, which currently makes Spybot look like "what are all these files" should allow a metro interface without having to maintain two completely separated code bases. Which means: if we create a metro interface, that won't mean we would drop support for any older OS (bad enough we had to drop 9x/ME).
good news!Quote:
Originally Posted by PepiMK
im not very happy with the current non-metro interface of spybot2. A new modern interface like in aviras antivir would be cool.
that's great, can't wait for a could be metro interface.Quote:
Originally Posted by PepiMK
what u think about a new modern interface like used in avira 12 for spybot?
it should work with win 7 too.
it looks very plain and simple to use, as i don't personally use Avira i cant say how well it would actually be with more options.
i dont use AVIRA too,atleast not as my AV (i use KIS 2012) but i like the plain and simple style of AVIRA (same style is used in Vodafon Mobile Connect Software) and i think it would look good in Spybot too.
it might have a simplistic user interface but in spybots case it might not be the best as spybot has many setting/features and that would end up with the user scrolling down for a long period of time to find what they are looking for but the look would benefit spybot if it could be done correctly.
A Metro UI would definitely make me never use SBS&D ever again.
Metro UI on Windows 8 is the main reason I would never buy it, regardless of other 'improvements'.
lol yea i m testing win 8 now for a while and the metro design is trully not a big plus and the on going changing from metro to default dont make it better
as windows 8 metro is the new it would be good for them to start making changes to have support for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbnetwork
New does not mean better.
Metro is OK for touch screen devices, nor otherwise.
maybe spybot should atleast have a app for the metro-screen which shows status of the spybot services and so. i guess if u perform a scan or so, it will have to change to non-metro at all, but an app would ne nice
yes that is exactly what i was thinking it would be rather simple to do just show the status on what the non metro is doing and maybe have a few simple things it could do. this of course could be expanded on if users like.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbnetwork
that would be nice for Windows 8 users for Spybot 2.0 to have Metro UI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yodama
btw, Windows 8 will be finalized (aka. reach "RTM") in early August and general availability of Win8 final will occur October 26, 2012 as I read here.
perhaps when Windows 8 is released to the public this late October (let's remember that Windows 7 was released to the public in late October 2009), Spybot 2.0 will be finalized by then, hopefully :)