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To: kosciusko51

I’m just saying.

I had to upgrade by PC recently, it was just getting too slow on any site but FR. So I finally broke down and upgraded. Nothing too fancy, but it had the newer operating system.

I like it quite a bit, the interface seems much more like Linux, than traditional Windows.

All that said, I’m using Linux now, but I think Windows really hit a winner with 8.1.

It seems ... well I like it is all.

You are welcome to take issue with my experience, but I think it is a big step forward for Windows, and I compliment them.

YMMV.


12 posted on 12/18/2013 7:09:23 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
WinXP was a great OS. Win7 has been OK, and fairly stable. Win8/8.1 is for hobbyist who have one account per computer.

I find it frustrating to do anything serious with Win8, so it is just a web surfing/e-mail checking/game-playing toy. The real work gets done by my WinXP/Win7 machines.

What really ticks me off is that there is no way to configure Win8 to look/operate like Win7. Since Win95, there were always some options to have the look and feel of different versions. But now we are stuck with crappy phone OS overlayed on a crippled Win7 OS.

16 posted on 12/18/2013 7:16:05 AM PST by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

If you don’t mind me asking, what sort of programs do you run with Win8.1?


18 posted on 12/18/2013 7:21:53 AM PST by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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