The Win 8 bandwagon? Get off your high horse, if you love XP so much then why are you even in a tech enthusiast website? XP was built more than 12 years ago in a completely different time, so many tech generations have passed and the internet is now ubiquitous; back then people were just about getting broadband but 56k was still the majority. XP is MS' best OS, I used it till Win 7 was released but that doesn't mean people who don't have to continue using it I.e. those who don't depend on Bespoke software.
What the hell does internet speed have to do with the need to upgrade to Windows 8? AFAIK, XP works just dandy with any ISP. If you want to argue, I'm good with that. In fact, it's said I welcome it. Just don't cite examples which have nothing to do with the XP's capability.
The truth is, none of M$ operating systems are truly secure without aftermarket software. In fact, M$ goes as far as releasing their own, 'aftermarket security software', exactly to that purpose. (
Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows Defender, and the monthly malware thing which I forget the name of ATM, in case you missed any of those)
I paid just 25 quid to upgrade to Win 8 on launch and again, there is no need to install any add ons to go back to the start menu. You will spend 99% of your time on the desktop mode so who gives a crap that you have to launch your applications differently?
Well, I'm sure you've heard the old adage, "a fool and his money are soon parted company". But more importantly, M$ has retrofitted Windows 8, to work like Windows 7. Why is that, you've conveniently forgotten to ask?
Because they couldn't get Windows 8 out the door when you couldn't.
Additionally, you've conveniently forgotten the fact that they had to launch Windows 8, twice, because nobody was buying it, at least not in the quantities their delusional marketing department hallucinated they would.
just click and icon or the task It takes just a few seconds to hit start and then type the first letter of what you want...
Here you're advocating spending extra time to perform an operation which takes more time, than with previous Windows variants. With all the fools, noobs, and trolls, that pass through here spouting the virtues of SSD, and its blinding boot performance, you wouldn't think you'd be so quick to overlook those couple of seconds of lost you time. Again I'd wager, another convenient lapse of memory.
But, at the same time, I agree with your point, since I'm still muddling around with Velociraptors as my system drives. Should I quit the forum because of that?
As I said, I gave Ubuntu and variants a good go but the huge driver support that Window makes it so much easier to use.
Well, every time M$ releases a new OS, the hardware manufactures smell consumer blood in the water, and expect to sell tonnage of new, higher performance hardware to meet the demands of the new OS. And lest we forget, the considerable populations that simply have to be the first kid on the block to have it.
And I don't know what you're preaching but never for a second did I say someone on Win 7 should move to Win 8 but merely that all those who bash Win 8 have never truly used it but repeat the same pack of crap over and over.
Well, I've used Windows 7, and it works just fine.
You know, a large percentage of new car buyers, don't buy a new car every year. People who grab one every other year, are even a bit snobby.
So, I think I can safely skip this version of Windows.
As far as you personally, I thought my response was broad based and multi-personal enough, to allow a person to pick and choose the part he or she was most offended by, and respond to that section, or talking point alone.
As far as a 66 post wonder demanding to know why I'm at this website, I'll tell you. I like to involve myself with the news, social implication, and psychological impacts of computers. However, I truly, and abundantly don't give a rat's a**, whether someone broke their little toy, or got said godhead of a little toy infected, trying to steal software, movies, or whatever.
Moving on, people often have remarked, "I see why you call yourself "captaincranky", your screen name fits you.
And now, I see why you call yourself, "ultraman". Pretty darn high opinion of yourself,wouldn't you say? "Ultraman", "uberman", what ever. So, I've read Nietzsche, and now I've read you. And well, "meh", on both counts.