I like Win31 UI. Sure MDI was an error and hot corners would be very useful but I like how unclutered it looks and the absence of a taskbar and other always-there elements is positive. I dislike the idea of a taskbar. It takes screen real estate that would be better used by apps and when I do need the taskbar's features, those are all cramped at the bottom of the screen. Give me a hot-corner-activated win31-style program manager over a win95-style start button please.
Arainach|2 years ago
Since the very beginning in Windows 95 the taskbar has had an "auto hide" mode if that is your concern. For the vast majority of users, having a consistent present launcher and switcher is important, as seeing a screen with no button to switch apps would be incredibly confusing.