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Microsoft defends Windows 8 from customers who don’t like change

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Responding to complaints over the Metro-based Windows 8 Start screen, Microsoft is still trying to defend the new user interface but has promised to make some tweaks to appease unhappy users.

In the company’s latest Building Windows 8 blog, Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky admitted that Microsoft has received some harsh criticism from people who just don’t like the new Metro UI Start screen.

“We’ve seen some small amount of visceral feedback focused on ‘choice’ or ‘disable’–a natural reaction to change, but perhaps not the best way to have a dialogue leading to a new product,” Sinofsky said.

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