Designer Kamer Kaan Avdan, the undisputed king among creators of operating system ‘concepts’, has published a new development called Windows 8 2023 Edition that shows us what it would look like today “mosaic system”.

Microsoft has built a reputation for production “good” and “bad” operating systems in a repeated cycle that has been fulfilled with great precision since Windows 95. Windows 8 came after Windows 7 and had to be “bad” according to the norm. From the beginning, Windows 8 was predestined and focused on providing touch screen support that Windows 7 did not have.

The goal was to provide a unified operating system that offered seamless operation across all devices, but the focus on touch interactions was too much. With a new interface and modern UI applications (in its early days Metro), the change from Windows 7 was too revolutionaryThe system was considered the “second Vista” and critics were furious, especially users and companies that worked with non-touch screen desktops.

Faced with the disaster that befell IT manager Steven Sinoskfy, Microsoft acted quickly. In just four years, it discontinued Windows 8 and released Windows 8.1 as a free upgrade and reference system for pre-installs on new PCs. A partial return that brought back the Start menu, created a user menu, included jumping directly to the desktop without going through the start screen, and generally offered more flexibility, customization, and integration between the classic desktop and Modern UI. Windows 10 was created on this basis.

Windows 8 2023 Edition, redefined

Windows 8 went down in history as an ambitious attempt but a failure to redefine the user experience in the era of portable computing that began at the beginning of the last decade. But if he was ahead of his time, would he have a place today?

It is the idea of ​​Kamera designer Kaan Avdan when creating this concept, of course, that brings back the components that were inexplicably missing from the official Windows 8, such as the start button and taskbar. And yes, the device can be easily rebooted/shut down…

Live Tiles, the interactive tiles that were a flagship addition to the Metro UI, look great here, there’s a new way to launch your favorite games, and the Charm Bar, shortcuts to common tasks like search, sharing or access settings, that’s a lot . stronger. The Clipboard can also be accessed (cut, copy and paste) from the control panel, including access to recent and pinned items.

It looks great, really, but we can’t guarantee that Windows 8 would succeed anyway. Microsoft’s general strategy was flawed from the start. Forced by the growth of cell phone and tablet sales (ultimately a losing battle), was too focused on forgetting their core market segment (PC). We leave you with this Windows 8 2023 Edition, Windows 8 that looks great but is still a proof of concept.