It stands out to me every time someone brings up their opinion that Metro is awful. It stands out to me every time because that opinion is expressed so rarely, and is a very unpopular opinion. Almost universally, people love Metro [1]. The most criticism I hear is that people don't like Metro on their desktop; this is sometimes expanded by those people saying then that Metro is awful in any circumstance. The first statement is common, but it's rare that the expanded opinion is any more than a childish backlash against a new interface. There's nothing better on phones and tablets.
Regardless, Metro is the idea that the interface should not distract you from the information, that the GUI doesn't overshadow the content. At a quick glance, you can easily tell exactly what you want to know. You might call it boring, others call it useful.
What would have been more boring in my opinion? Another interface full of static icons aligned to a static grid. What's a little different, a little more exciting? Dynamic icons that don't make me enter the app to know what the weather forecast will be, that don't make me open Facebook to see what someone wrote on my wall, that show random pictures from my phone in a slideshow, that show me my stock performance without needing to open the app.
Desktop shortcuts circa 1994 are boring. Metro is far from boring.
I use a WP7. I like it, its quick and usable. Some parts of the OS really work - eg the messaging app. But generally it is quite boring and visually sparse. On top of that the interface has a lot of rough edges. Simply, it needs a more polished visual style, with more colour, detail, and life.
Regardless, Metro is the idea that the interface should not distract you from the information, that the GUI doesn't overshadow the content. At a quick glance, you can easily tell exactly what you want to know. You might call it boring, others call it useful.
What would have been more boring in my opinion? Another interface full of static icons aligned to a static grid. What's a little different, a little more exciting? Dynamic icons that don't make me enter the app to know what the weather forecast will be, that don't make me open Facebook to see what someone wrote on my wall, that show random pictures from my phone in a slideshow, that show me my stock performance without needing to open the app.
Desktop shortcuts circa 1994 are boring. Metro is far from boring.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29#Re...