Attempt to be interactive meets cries of ‘Someone dumped a text box right in the center of my desktop!’
Microsoft has rolled out an Insider Build threatening « interactive content on the Windows desktop. »
The update arrived in build 25120 on the Windows Insider Dev Channel in the form of a search box on the desktop. Tap in a query, select from the drop-down list of (Bing-powered) results and a browser fires up with the requested content. It’s a slightly odd little feature. Windows already has a built-in system search lurking in the Start Menu and not all users are going to be pleased about having a web search box plastered over their desktop of choice. Thankfully, it is possible to turn off the text box, and not all Insiders will get access to the new functionality while Microsoft plays with the concept.
