Windows 8 finally getting cleaner

For those that use a computer with windows 8 the new update just made Windows Store Apps much more integrated.  It looks to me like Microsoft finally realised that people that use computers work differently to those that use a tablet.  For the first 18 months of its life Windows 8 has had a split personality, now that disorder is showing signs of clearing up.

The update added some simple features but these make using it with a mouse much more simple.  For example if you now open a Windows Store App it will still cover the whole of your screen.  If you move your mouse to the top of the screen though a bar appears at the top of it that has the familiar System, Minimise and close buttons.  This acts to make the WSA feel much more a part of the computing experience.  In addition to this you can also pin the windows store apps to the taskbar so they become more integrated in the desktop experience as a whole.

With the ability to run these apps in a window following along shortly and a rumoured start button that allows access to the combined WSA/Legacy portfolio windows is starting to feel a lot more like windows again.  This has strangely meant that I am using more windows store apps.  Undoubtedly what Microsoft has wanted to achieve, a shame that it took this long to get here but this is now starting to work quite well.  Give it a try if you have been avoiding windows 8.