This Linux project proves you can bring back Windows 8 - but not why you should

The new project not only proves that there's little you can't do with Linux, but might also make you question why someone would want to do this.

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ZDNET key takeaways

• A Linux developer has created a Windows 8 DE.
• Win8DE looks very much like Windows 8.
• This new desktop is still in alpha stages.

Remember Windows 8? I'm sure I can guess what you remember from that less-than-ideal iteration of Windows. The UI.

Microsoft decided that a "card-based" interface was the way to go. At the time, they were also leveraging the Windows Phone, and when you compare them side-by-side, you start to understand why they went this route. 

Microsoft wanted to outdo Apple.

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