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To: VanDeKoik

Are you one of the Microsoft idiots that was responsible for 8?

I’ve been driving for over 40 years, and driven cars decades older than that. I rent a car I’ve never seen before. Gas pedal on the right, brake in the middle, gearshift in one of two locations (except for the old ‘typewriter’ Dodges - how did that work out for Chrysler?) Turn signal on the left stalk; lights either on a stalk or on the left of the dashboard, key on the right. Steering wheel in front of me, radio to my right.

What company retards product development for a static car layout? Pretty much all the smart ones. (OK, there was that VW with paddle shifters (fine for F1, I suppose), and the keyless Nissan with a start button on the dash - add to the list of stupid innovations.)

When you have an easier switch from Windows to Linux than from Windows to Windows, you (Microsoft) are doing it wrong.


52 posted on 07/19/2015 7:41:15 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Like I said, entitled old people that think that computers are like their old car from 30 years ago, and therefore need to always look like their old care FOREVER, are the last people tech companies need to cater to.

What happened when your TV lost the UHF and VHF knobs? Did people demand TV companies put them back because that’s the way it’s always been?

“When you have an easier switch from Windows to Linux... “

Go and do so. I’ve seen it multiple times, only to see the same people be just as clueless over even how to even change the wallpaper because it wasn’t in the same exact place as Windows.


58 posted on 07/20/2015 4:03:13 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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