Posted on 01/08/2014 12:30:34 PM PST by SeekAndFind
See also here:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/end-windows-xp-has-beg
TITLE: The end of Windows XP has begun: It’s all over for Windows XP soon, and the rush to migrate appears to be on.
In 7 you can’t search like you could in XP. Does 8 allow you to search like you could with XP or do they still deny that for anti-virus reasons?
Had 8 for a year now and wish to switch to 7.
When I need a computer, if there isn’t something a hellova lot better than windows 8, I will be an Apple user.
Windows 8 is a lot like Obamacare. A useless piece of crap that they think they can BS people into liking.
The wife and I have Windows, Apple, and Unix machines networked. They all play well with each other.
When we want to do real work, we use the Apples or Unix machines.
When we want to....uh....er...battle Outlook or twaddle, we (reluctantly) engage the Windows units.
Oh, forgot, Microsoft’s Solitaire still rules.
I want my XP back.
I like 8.
8.1 is a fairly decent upgrade from 8.0 over all.
I only had the new computer and Windows 8 for about 3 days before the 8.1 upgrade appeared.
Personally I think people just like to whine for no apparent reason. (Vista users had a good reason to complain in my opinion)
Did I make it in before the usual guys extolling the virtues of XP, and bragging about their inability of learning how to use Windows 8?
I’m sure there will be some guy claiming that it’s unusable without a touch screen, or something about it being “shoved down their throats” within the next hour.
Why to avoid Windows 8:
https://www.fsf.org/windows8
I’ll keep my Windows XP computers until they crumble. For current/supported operating systems I have Win 7 and Linux.
7 is the end of the Windows line for me.
I like 7 and my current PC just fine. By the time I upgrade, they’ll be up to 10 or 11.
The search in 7 is significantly better than the search in XP.
I’m going to upgrade from XP to Vista. I hear Vista is really awesome. You know, Windows Vista. What do you mean you’ve never heard of it? It’s going to be the biggest thing since ....... Windows Me? Never heard of that one either?
Linux. There is no substitute.
I know the feeling, I hate my 7 so bad I’m thinking of looking for a used/rebuilt XP. I got an Ipad just to eliminate 80 percent of my 7 needs.
I’ll NEVER run Win 8 and most businesses will not. I am migrating to WIN 7 and I like it... to me... 8 sucks. YMMV.
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