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.
Bragging about their inability to learn Windows 8, or something about it being shoved down their throats????
I like to compare computers to other common goodies we all buy like cars. We still own and drive a 1999 Geo Metro. The steering wheel is on the left side, the gas pedal is on the right side of the floor board. The windshield is in front of us, the shifter is on the floor in the center.
Last year we bought a 2013 Subaru Legacy. And to our surprise the controls layout is identical to our Geo. The steering wheel, shifter, gas pedal, etc are all in the same locations and we do not have to learn how to drive it.
My point is just why should Microsoft change the way something is operated or controlled? Yes, I can see new features that make an operating system either more secure or more efficient. Just like our new Subaru, a far superior vehicle compared to the Geo, but we just got in the Subaru and safely drove it off at highway speeds.
There is no practical reason to change how something is operated or controlled.
Now for things being shoved down our throats. By making XP obsolete, they are indeed attempting to get people to move on to something else. Many people, such as the elderly living on a fixed income cannot afford this switcherroo BS.
We are one of the ones moving to Win7. Our install discs will be here in a few days.