Posted on 02/02/2015 9:11:15 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I was a Windows user for most of my life.
My family's first computer, which we got in 1991, ran Windows 3.0 and didn't come with a modem. (I remember helping my dad install one a few months later. We signed up for a Prodigy account, and I spent countless hours playing MadMaze after that.)
From then on we were a Windows family. In 1995 we bought a PC with Windows 95 and AOL. In 2000 we got a Dell that we'd eventually upgrade to Windows XP.
It wasn't until I joined the school paper my sophomore year in high school that I tried a Mac for the first time. I didn't look back after that. I declared myself a Mac user for life.
This was shortly after Apple released OS X, the same operating system Macs still use today. It looked better than Windows. It didn't get hammered with viruses and malware like Windows. The programs were more powerful for designing and publishing our school paper. The first thing I did with the truckload of money I got for graduation was buy a PowerBook for college.
Over the past 11 years or so, I barely paid attention to Windows in my personal life. I reviewed a bunch of Windows laptops, but none of them thrilled me. And Windows seemed to be getting clunkier and more complicated, while OS X kept getting cleaner and easier to use.
Windows Vista was a disaster. Windows 7 was better, but it wasn't good enough to make me want to switch. Windows 8 was a mess, and I'd argue that it was a mistake for Microsoft to release it.
But Microsoft's new version of Windows, Windows 10, is different, and I think it's the beginning of a fresh start for Microsoft's flagship operating system.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Anyone who is really familiar with Windows 10 should be able to answer this simple question;
I am very happy with Windows 8.1. Why should I upgrade to 10?
RE: I am very happy with Windows 8.1. Why should I upgrade to 10?
You don’t have to. Windows 10 was designed for those who complained about the limitations of Windows 8.1
You won’t need to initially, but like everything, 8 will eventually sunset.
Microsoft is pushing their EOL timelines to might tighter standards, so Win7 will likely fall off mainstream support quicker than previous operating systems with Windows 8 soon to follow.
Because it's supposedly going to be free for those who have Win 8 installed? That's the only reason I can imagine upgrading.
Don’t upgrade if you don’t want to. Or wait till some Freepers review it. I’ll be one.
What about Win7, with which I am very happy?
Thanks!
I’m still running Windows 3.1 and it’s fine.
Because MS needs money.
/johnny
Well there is only one that I have. The Apps are really designed for a tablet. But, OTOH, I don't use them much and wouldn't anyway so for me that is not a big deal. Plus it is not that hard to deal with them anyway.
But of course, as they say, YMMV.
I am running DOS 4.01 and I am perfectly fine.
You shouldn't.
Seriously. If you actually like Win-8.1, keep using it. When the real Win-10 gets out in the real world, take a look at it and see if there's anything in there that you like, that isn't in Win-8.1 ... then you can answer your question for yourself.
Supposedly it is to be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users.
I am running CPM and it’s perfectly fine.
I am running Commodore BASIC 2.0 for the VIC-20 and it’s fine.
I don’t know why they say Vista was “a disaster.” I’ve got one laptop that has been running it non-stop for seven years without a problem. Never seen a blue screen of death once.
I’m sure your abacus is workin’ swell too, Laz.
Don’t know anything about 10, but 8.1 IMHO is many times worse than Vista. I was happier with pre-windows DOS. BTW, did I tell you I hate 8.1? Please tell me I’ll be happier with 10. When will it be out? You say the upgrade from 8.1 is free?
1. Resistance is futile: You will be assimilated
2. From all indications, it will be an automatic upgrade via Windows Update. . .
Win-7 is sliding toward obsolescence ...
On identical hardware, I find that Win-10TP boots faster than Win-7. I find some aspects of the layout and organization of the interface to be improved over Win-7.
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