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SteveG

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49. win8

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 12:43 AM

Jan 2013

sucks. Sorry, but it does. It's a touch screen oriented OS, and most desktop monitors are not touchscreen, and most corporate users aren't going to shell out the bucks for new monitors when the old ones do 99.9% of what they need to do.

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Windows 8 [View all] undeterred Jan 2013 OP

When Windows XXIV arrives I might consider giving it a whirl. n/t 2on2u Jan 2013 #1

I registered for the $14 Win8 update with a windows 7 laptop purchase... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #2

I found a lot to like about Windows 7 once I got used to it. undeterred Jan 2013 #4

+1......they should have at least given you the option to run in "Windows 7" mode that..... yourout Jan 2013 #5

I agree cilla4progress Jan 2013 #14

I haven't used it. HappyMe Jan 2013 #3

I used windows 8 for a grand total of 20 minutes Science Geek Jan 2013 #6

I like it, you just need to figure out (once again) where everything is. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #7

And it's fast! Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #11

Remember when they used to give you the OS disk undeterred Jan 2013 #12

thing is cilla4progress Jan 2013 #15

And this is why I'm running Kubuntu Linux on my system. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #8

Mac rule nmbluesky Jan 2013 #9

Wasn't in my price range. Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #13

My laptop (XP) had died recently and I bought a new laptop in December GObamaGO Jan 2013 #10

it seems like every 2nd one kinda sucks Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #16

Forgot the wonderful Windows Millennium - WinMe... nc4bo Jan 2013 #18

WinME was an abomination. GObamaGO Jan 2013 #24

Windows 8 Aerows Jan 2013 #84

HAHAHAHA GObamaGO Jan 2013 #91

You've got it right. undeterred Jan 2013 #25

speaking of DOS, I still use lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet the way I learned it, DOS commands graham4anything Jan 2013 #76

Quite fond of it. Just need to learn the basics to see all the good things it's capable of doing. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #17

I find Windows 8 brutally non-intuitive. A person that has work to do and don't bluestate10 Jan 2013 #22

I agree but for me, it's rather fun learning all the differences. It's also like... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #32

I imagine that it is a monster on a tablet sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #57

It's really made to be used with a touch screen monitor. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #83

"brutally non-intuitive" undeterred Jan 2013 #80

Navigating from one application to another is difficult in Windows 8. I figured out bluestate10 Jan 2013 #19

I have just moved from XP to 7 GObamaGO Jan 2013 #23

W7 makes it MUCH harder to organize things on menus. randome Jan 2013 #45

I like it fine. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #20

Tanking faster than they can load the lifeboats..... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #21

Classic Shell Makes Windows 8 The Best Microsoft Operating System To Date cantbeserious Jan 2013 #26

you are wonderful undeterred Jan 2013 #30

You Are Welcome - Thanks For The Hug - Enjoy cantbeserious Jan 2013 #39

Well I appreciate the link undeterred Jan 2013 #75

You have to sign into Windows with a Microsoft account? drm604 Jan 2013 #77

Yes. undeterred Jan 2013 #79

That would be a deal killer for me if I had any other choice. drm604 Jan 2013 #88

You have to log in to the machine to have a profile. undeterred Jan 2013 #90

Other- i'd be fine with it except for its visually & functionally cluttered desktop. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #27

That's the start page. Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #33

Very good to know. It'd be ideal if one could customize what those boxes look like. And put them on KittyWampus Jan 2013 #92

I bought a copy of Windows 7 for my new pc. bluerum Jan 2013 #28

Gave my daughter a new laptop for Christmas... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #29

Not user friendly, but maybe they will keep some idiots off the Internet. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #31

The internets. undeterred Jan 2013 #36

pandering to idiots and their hand-helds Skittles Jan 2013 #34

It's a fine operating system mythology Jan 2013 #35

I'd like to love it and buy a new computer, but Win 8 looks like a disaster. Owl Jan 2013 #37

Try to find some discounted old stock with Windows 7 on it. undeterred Jan 2013 #81

Other: More of the same. eom RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #38

Need to specify whether first option is snarky or non-snarky. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #40

Non Snarky undeterred Jan 2013 #86

Wow ... I guess it really does take all types ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #96

Stick with 7 until 8 SE is released... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #41

Using windows 7 xoom Jan 2013 #42

Other: It is the first two simultaneously MattBaggins Jan 2013 #43

Sweet Jesus, did they really do that? That sounds unbelievably class-less. randome Jan 2013 #46

Yes it is true MattBaggins Jan 2013 #47

UEFI! It's ****ing evil! Recursion Jan 2013 #50

RIAA, MPAA.. Fucking Lars Ulrich MattBaggins Jan 2013 #51

And another thing MattBaggins Jan 2013 #58

Best. Movie. Ever. Recursion Jan 2013 #60

Well Hans has a lot of free time to work on it now... MattBaggins Jan 2013 #63

I have it on my phone and I like it XRubicon Jan 2013 #44

It's my least favorite operating system yet for downloading Linux Recursion Jan 2013 #48

The proper way to download linux is MattBaggins Jan 2013 #53

Nano? Ha! It's ed or nothing. Recursion Jan 2013 #56

I have no idea why it's nano for me MattBaggins Jan 2013 #59

I use vi on phones and very very dumb terminals; otherwise I'm an Emacs guy Recursion Jan 2013 #61

Not anymore MattBaggins Jan 2013 #65

emacs -nw thank-you-very-much.sh Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #72

win8 SteveG Jan 2013 #49

I hate touchscreens, especially when I eat peanut-butter sandwiches... Amonester Jan 2013 #52

Bought a new laptop with windows 8 a few days before Christmas 1KansasDem Jan 2013 #54

I hate polls, 5X Jan 2013 #55

At least Linux works. longship Jan 2013 #62

It seems daunting to pick up upi402 Jan 2013 #66

Honestly? It's less of a learning curve than Windows 8, probably Recursion Jan 2013 #67

Ubuntu collects your search data & IP address - and sells it! upi402 Jan 2013 #69

use linux mint instead. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #74

As dismaying as Ubuntu's move is, BadgerKid Jan 2013 #78

the learning curve is pretty much gone these days. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #73

and have never installed a virus detector flobee1 Jan 2013 #82

Well, you know what they say theKed Jan 2013 #64

let's put it this way quinnox Jan 2013 #68

I bought a new computer last summer BuelahWitch Jan 2013 #70

thank you for reminding me to get mac. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #71

My new computer, which just arrived, is a Mac. tblue37 Jan 2013 #85

I thought about offering a Mac choice undeterred Jan 2013 #87

Well I did Poiuyt Jan 2013 #89

But I am not a "Mac type"--just someone who just got tblue37 Jan 2013 #93

I had considered an iMac this time IDemo Jan 2013 #94

I haven't used it yet as well Coolest Ranger Jan 2013 #95