17 years .. not a bad run for a Start Menu

So i've had the latest Windows 8 release on my laptop for about 2 weeks now .. perhaps longer. I've come directly from Mac OSX and was determined to show that I could work as efficiently and effectively on Windows as I could on the Mac.

Sorry, but I can't.

For those of you who don't know (or who have a normal job), Windows 8 is Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system - one which builds on the success of such noble predecessors as Windows 3.1 and Windows 7. And, given the underwhelming releases which were Windows 98, Windows Me (remember that?) and Windows Vista, I was pleasantly surprised to see some radical changes.

The Close

There's an art in 'the close'. Ask anyone in the sales profession, or used to pitching ideas and they'll tell you all about how a brilliant demonstration or tangible rapport with your customer is worth nothing unless you can close the deal. Infact it's worse than that - you've probably burned a fair few dollars in the process.

Yep, closing a sale is critical; much like closing a film I think. Sure, I can accept a few duffers where the whole thing is a dream sequence or the saga is 'to be continued' but 90% of the time I'm sorry but I need a proper ending. It doesn't have to be happy, but if you're going to tell a story, write a book or make a movie please please PLEASE can you make sure you finish it off.

Cutting the film as you prepare to fight a wolf single-handed is not what i call an ending. Joe Carnahan please take note.