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I don't want a wallpaper on a login screen, I see it just for a seconds (or never if I use autolog), and I never use lock screen, it's not a phone and I've got screensavers
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The lock screen is going to become very useful very quickly, I think. Apps can hook into it to provide notifications (e.g. unread email count, calendar events, etc.), so it’s likely to become a very useful “at a glance” overview of the PC.
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If I was you I wouldn't compare desktop to mobile solutions, you use PC in many more ways than you'll ever with your mobile phone. And MS had some ideas which turned out to be failures...
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I use my phone to check emails, browse the internet, check Twitter, listen to music, watch videos, play games.
I use my computer to check emails, browse the internet, check Twitter, listen to music, watch videos, play games, and do work.
In case you hadn’t noticed, the gap between a modern PC and a phone is shrinking rapidly. We already have devices with full operating systems, installable apps, multitasking, fast internet connections, dual-core processors; we see hardware like laptops and touch monitors blurring the line; and lastly the huge growth in tablet and smartphone market share.
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I guess you're right, that surely makes it up for me 
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Do you honestly expect to be spending a lot of time admiring your Start screen background? Because I don’t, it’s pretty clearly designed as a springboard into the computer. The focus is on the apps, the tiles. Again, no Start screen wallpaper is the approach used in Windows Phone, and I don’t want or need a background there.
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Yet the wallpaper solution works in previous Windows and countless Linux dists (i'd much rather go with app filter solution in Ubuntu's Unity/Gnome3)
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The problem here is that those are very different UI paradigms. Metro is very clearly designed as a move away from the traditional desktop, so it’s important not to think of it in the same terms.
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It's true, but other UIs do leave some freedom for user without hacks
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How? Give me some examples, beyond color scheme and window size.