Wrap-Up
Although there are some significant improvements and new features in Windows 8 geared toward the enterprise and traditional desktop user, some of Windows 8’s biggest impact will be in the tablet and handheld market. Windows 8 and its new UI are clearly designed to tackle that market. The clean Windows 8 look is well suited to tablets and smaller devices, uncluttering the display.
While some of the gestures and actions you use to work in the Windows 8 interface aren’t exactly intuitive, most of them are, and you should have little trouble getting the hang of the new interface. To learn more about Windows 8 on handheld devices, read through Chapter 3. If you are new to Windows, turn to Chapter 4 to learn how to navigate through the desktop and work with desktop apps.
Get Windows 8 Bible now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
