Features Wishlist for Windows

Overall, Windows is a pretty decent operating system. While hardcore Turbo-nerds will complain about it endlessly (and often with good reason), it still manages to get the job done for most users. However, those complaints the nerds bring up do bring up good points. And I have a few questions/concerns/complaints of my own. So, without further ado, i NOW PRESENT...

Things that I wish Windows had that are already in Linux
(And a few other things...)

1.) Free AV editing program

We're not talking about something as fancy as Adobe's After Effects and Premiere programs. It only needs to be as good as a combination of VLC Media player and Windows Movie Maker, which you can still download for free from M$. Just a little something that can help me make a few quick and dirty vlogs for YouTube. That's all I ask. Being able to output to a video file besides .wmv would also be nice. There's nothing wrong with supporting a universal format like .mpg, Microsoft.

2.) Free HTML editor/Web development tool

And I don't mean Notepad. I mean something that has a few professional-looking HTML templates that I can use. Something like Dreamweaver, even if it's a stripped-down version, would be nice to have.

3.) Tabbed browsing in Windows Explorer windows

Linux has been doing it for years. Why does Microsoft NOT rip off this idea like they did with so many others over the years? (UNIX pipes architecture, et al.)

4.) Multiple desktops

This is already being done with a 3rd party software source called 'Go Screen' but, why is Microsoft themselves NOT doing this right now? Also, why has Apple never done that with MacOS, either? The idea isn't really all that radical or new. Linux has been doing it for MANY years and it certainly wouldn't be the first idea that M$ got from the world of Unix-derivatives.

5.) NOT freezing up or slowing down when I just simply right-clicked on the fucking icon for the Recycle Bin!!!

Seriously, why does Windows do that, man?! I'm trying to get some work done here!!!

6.) A web browser that I can use for downloads/updates from M$ that isn't Internet Explorer.

There is a new one code-named 'Spartan' in development for the upcoming Windows 10 right now. Let's hope it lives up to all the hype. I can understand why they don't want to support Firefox and other browsers at their download sites. Why support someone else's web browser when there is no financial incentive to do so?

That being said, the ONLY reason I use Internet Explorer is to download updates, patches and security fixes from Microsoft's website. That's a pretty sad commentary on the overall usefulness of a piece of software that is just as widespread as Windows itself.

7.) A legit copy of DOS in the system

Since Windows 2000, The OS has no longer been a GUI shell sitting on top of DOS. That is good for a lot of reasons but, there are some of us who are still using DOS programs. (Gaming, controller programs for machines in a factory, et al.) I'd rather have an *actual* copy of the last version of DOS that M$ made (v6.22 in 1992) rather than use a 3rd party program like DOSBox. DOSBox is a good program but, it will never work 100%. Actual DOS would. That OS is small enough to fit on a single floppy disk! There is no reason why you can't at least make it a free download from your website, Microsoft.


- Lord Publius