What Windows 8 woes? It is stable. It works well in “grumpy developer mode”. It handles exceptions better than 7 or XP.
April......2015. Misleading title
Windows 8, Vista.
Seems like every other Microsoft OS is a failure.
Win 8 doesn’t let people play DVD’s???
say what?
” - - - Microsoft might be ready to abandon Windows 8 earlier than it planned in an attempt to reverse the slide in its fortunes. - - - “
It also might be a good idea to change the name of this standard of the Computer Industry to a more realistic Company name.
My suggestion for a new Company name is MICROMUSH.
It makes a small contribution to Society, and always with an abundance of jumbled errors and glitches: MICRO + MUSH, MICROMUSH.
With Microsoft since ME ever other GUI os sucks
Window 8 sucks
Window 7 good
Windows Vista sucks
Window XP good
Window ME sucks
98 SE ok
98 ok
95 so so
My laptop got hacked & a virius was implanted causing it to crash [usb ports & audio systems] & they got in from a windows 8 or 8.1 hole. I had to go back to windows 7 in order to fix it.
They need to do a basic rethinking of their OS, which should really move to a “tailored fit”, with ala carte add ons.
To start with, MS would make “ideal” basic platforms for major end uses, stripped of everything not essential to those particular uses.
But users could also design their own out of major compatible pieces, like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, leaving it up to MS to troubleshoot their basic designs to show them any problems or gaps in their design. Users would tell MS all about their current hardware and software.
Then in either case, users would be able to add functionality on a sliding scale from free to large packages. There would be a running tally so they could add up to their budget limit.
Then finally, once a functional design was reached and troubleshot, MS would download it to them as well as send them reinstall disks in the mail.
It is also the gift that keeps on giving, as MS would sell a maintenance package that would not only optimize and protect their install, but upgrade it as needed, especially when new hardware or software was added.
>> The company might announce Windows 9 as early as April... work on Windows 9 has not yet begun
Gee... I can’t WAIT to try that exciting new Windows ‘17.
Bet it’s gonna be really cool, if I live long enough to see it released.
Wonder how much of what is announced in April will actually make it into the Win’17 product?
And Windows 9 won’t be able to run your legacy software, so get set to buy all new versions of your applications.
It’s a deal Microsoft makes with software developers in exchange for putting their logo on the products. Everybody gets rich and you pay.
Eschewing old Hardware and Software is a hugh seriesly looser for me.
I just love watching Microsoft bring out newer and newer versions of Yugos in the age of Lexus.
The odd-numbered Windoze OSes tend to be better than the even-numbered ones.
3 weeks ago I got my first Mac after 30 years in PC’s.
Impressions:
OSx connectivity is lightyears beyond MS.
Apple needs to fix its file viewing but makes more sense when you think of Unix.
Surprised that I love Thunderbolt. Next PC will have it.
Coding is easer on Mac.
PC’s used to be the Swiss Army knife of computers.
It seems now to be too burdened with legacy to move with the times.
Since Windows XP is at EOL (end of life April 2014) I just finally upgraded my mom to Windows 7 on a generic computer i built 10 years ago. Seems to run fine after i found a video driver that would work with my old Geforce2. Windows 7 EOL is Jan 2020 so I’m in no hurry to embrace any new MS OS.
If you have Windows XP there are no more security updates after April 2014 so get upgraded or you’ll be at risk of malware like the VERY bad Cryptolocker Ransomware with unpatched security vulnerabilities.
http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2013/10/cryptolocker-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know/
http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle
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