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@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ especially on high-resolution monitors.[#]_ [#]_
.. [#] http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/cannot-resize-small-windows/160862cf-6e52-4a99-9365-d380491a067d
The usual solution to this problem is to download and run a third-party background process
that tracks every single attempt to resize any window. [#]_ [#]_ [#]_
that tracks every single time a window is resized. [#]_ [#]_ [#]_
.. [#] http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-non-resizable-windows
.. [#] http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11799/turn-non-resizeable-windows-into-rezieable-windows/
@@ -569,16 +569,39 @@ There are some drawbacks to this approach::
codebase and reinvent the wheel. And people wonder why their applications are so big..
As another example,
the transition from Windows 7's desktop environment to Windows 8's was controversial,
because the user interface departed substantially from the historical one.
Of course, users had little choice besides downgrading to Windows 7.
the transition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 was controversial,
because the Metro user interface departed substantially from the historical Windows desktop. [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_ [#]_
When similarly controversial change happened in GNOME 3,
several developers forked GNOME 2 to become `MATE`_,
.. [#] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/14/8-things-i-hate-about-windows-8-1/
.. [#] http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/03/19/im-sorry-the-windows-8-hate-just-doesnt-make-sense/
.. [#] http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/hate-windows-8-microsoft-replacing-it-with-windows-9-20140122-317fo.html
.. [#] http://bgr.com/2013/12/04/windows-8-hatred-explained/
.. [#] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/8_things_we_hate_about_windows_841
.. [#] http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/i-hate-windows-8/cd2d9fec-9d95-42ba-9e41-727419459465
Enterprise customers, in particular,
refused to upgrade from Windows 7,
citing usability problems. [#]_ [#]_
.. [#] http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2013/05/19/why-enterprise-is-avoiding-windows-8/
.. [#] http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/
These incidents are relevant not because they show that Microsoft makes occasional mistakes,
but to highlight the risks of monoculture and vendor lock-in
and to provide contrast to the way that the Linux ecosystem maintains checks and balances.
When the GNOME developers made controversial changes for GNOME 3,
a team forked GNOME 2 to become `MATE`_,
which retained the "traditional desktop metaphor".
This would be impossibly difficult if GNOME 2 were the desktop environment of any OS but Linux.
.. _MATE: http://mate-desktop.org/
Such forks will either eventually fade away,
continue to coexist in perpetuity,
or even overtake their parent project,
depending on the needs of the users.
Because Linux is multi-user by design, `multiple local instances of the X server`_ are not unusual,
even with different desktop environments (e.g. GNOME and KDE can coexist on the same Linux box).
X sessions can be accessed remotely using e.g. `VNC`_ or `X over SSH`_.