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emilyg

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Fri Aug 17, 2012, 12:49 AM

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Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance [View all] DainBramaged Aug 2012 OP

As someone said "Vista with a cellphone interface" hobbit709 Aug 2012 #1

I've been saying that for a while. Initech Aug 2012 #21

Wow. Occulus Aug 2012 #2

Cue the smug a-hole, er, Linux brigade...nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #3

The smug ones are the Mac fanboys and girls. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #4

Nah those are just the millions of bots whistler162 Aug 2012 #52

Don't hate us because our computers work as they are supposed to. nt Bonobo Aug 2012 #69

At what they charge for one of those overpriced things, they'd better. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #74

Not everyone has the time to geek out. Bonobo Aug 2012 #82

Once I get a machine set up, the software takes care of the bug zapping. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #101

...smug for so many undeniably damn good reasons... Berlum Aug 2012 #99

If that is a reason, you can have it. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #102

"It's not a real computer unless it was written in FORTRAN" Taverner Aug 2012 #118

Yea like MS needs you to shill for them with your anti alternate OS. L0oniX Aug 2012 #5

I wasn't going to say anything TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #9

God I LOVE tweaking Linux users Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #10

Since you admitted to trolling, I'll accept the implied apology. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #19

Limbaugh or the canadian band? octothorpe Aug 2012 #29

made me laugh independentpiney Aug 2012 #32

Too funny to laugh, too sad to cry DainBramaged Aug 2012 #40

I've used Linux for almost 2 months straight..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #42

.....but you're USING linux right now. Occulus Aug 2012 #43

Give up. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #72

I'm sorry, did I miss something? TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #70

As long as you limit the comparison of M$ bloatware to more M$ bloatware they Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #108

It's just that our altruistic nature gets the better of us. We know that you don't understand Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #39

They piss on every Windows thread like Fundies and Freepers DainBramaged Aug 2012 #54

When Dreamer Tatum posted that attack on Linux users, not a single one had "pissed" on the thread. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #73

This is why I only run an OS I've written myself Ezlivin Aug 2012 #6

LOL, this is silly. Who does that really? n-t Logical Aug 2012 #7

Impressive. randome Aug 2012 #8

Or you can download the new release of Damn Small Linux. FarCenter Aug 2012 #14

You're slow, I wrote the new Gettysburgher Address and modified Moore's Law last weekend DainBramaged Aug 2012 #15

LOL, good one. n-t Logical Aug 2012 #75

?!? Bosonic Aug 2012 #18

Probably lordsummerisle Aug 2012 #27

Really? Ezlivin Aug 2012 #106

You could make a bit of money off of that, if it's decent enough. =) AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #44

Wow Hugabear Aug 2012 #93

I am so elite Ezlivin Aug 2012 #107

My apologies then. Hugabear Aug 2012 #115

Windows releases: A bad one, a good one, a bad one, a good one... hughee99 Aug 2012 #11

Close... TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #20

Windows "8"? Yavapai Aug 2012 #31

XP actually changed the code big time Taverner Aug 2012 #114

It's all still DOS malokvale77 Aug 2012 #116

It's actually older than that - It's VMS Taverner Aug 2012 #117

winNT shell... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #121

Win 95 wasn't all that bad, actually..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #55

Yep: 95 Bad, 98 Good. WinMe VERY BAD, XP good. Vista Bad, Win7 Good Taverner Aug 2012 #113

I am behind the times Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #12

i don't really care what the number is, i just want the damn thing to work dembotoz Aug 2012 #13

I don't intend on upgrading. Windows 7 is the highest quality thing Microsoft has ever put out, IMO. phleshdef Aug 2012 #16

The Windows 8 objective is battery life and fitting onto phones and pads FarCenter Aug 2012 #17

further increments in desktop CPU and GPU processing power are mainly of interest for gaming and DainBramaged Aug 2012 #23

I've had a proper corporate IT job -- we used servers, not desktops, for accounting. FarCenter Aug 2012 #24

It was a waste of time replying, everyone uses a server in the corporate environment DainBramaged Aug 2012 #25

With Steam becoming available on Ubuntu later this year there won't be any more reason to buy Windows. Initech Aug 2012 #22

what's that? i like linux except i don't understand it. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #28

oh my Deputy Dawg eShirl Aug 2012 #30

Its supposedly this December according to Valve. Initech Aug 2012 #56

Why isn't Linux used in the classrooms? Tablets? Notebooks? PC's at retailers? Hospitals? DainBramaged Aug 2012 #36

Linux users will settle for CERN, FermiLab, etc. longship Aug 2012 #48

You didn't answer the question, but you never will, next DainBramaged Aug 2012 #51

*sigh* Occulus Aug 2012 #60

You just pulled shit ot of the gutter, NONE of those are relevant DainBramaged Aug 2012 #63

If it's irrelevant, why did you ask? Do you make a habit of asking irrelevant questions? Occulus Aug 2012 #67

That's fucking hilarious. longship Aug 2012 #71

Where do I begin? TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #79

Two reasons; $ and monopoly. BTW, before M$ was granted immunity from anti-trust Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #110

LOL, want to make a large wager on that? Logical Aug 2012 #76

Why yes I would. Initech Aug 2012 #90

I'm looking to upgrade my laptop lordsummerisle Aug 2012 #26

Whomever told you to wait is clueless. Or tryng to sell PC's. DainBramaged Aug 2012 #37

Fifteen year Linux user here longship Aug 2012 #33

I've yet to get any malware, virus or any of that crap on my linux machine madokie Aug 2012 #35

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww aren't you just special... DainBramaged Aug 2012 #38

The command line is used pretty much constantly *right now*. Occulus Aug 2012 #47

I don't give a shit DainBramaged Aug 2012 #50

I have helped out enough Windows users throughout the years. longship Aug 2012 #58

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #59

Then this thread is about very little Occulus Aug 2012 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #84

Your willingness to reduce Linux to just the command line is telling. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #83

First, you forgot Tux's beer glass. longship Aug 2012 #87

Are you familiar with WINE? NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #45

LOL, maybe for some home hacker. Not for general public. Wow, some people do not know IT. Logical Aug 2012 #78

Well, I would put my IT resume against anybody's. longship Aug 2012 #91

You have to know for most Moms and Dads Linux is not easy. This is the issue... Logical Aug 2012 #95

Ubuntu install is simple. longship Aug 2012 #96

I didn't get a computer 'til I was 50 yrs old... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #120

It seems that every other version sucks. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #34

What's that I see on the horizon? Why, it's the next Vista! Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #41

I liked Windows 3.1. kentuck Aug 2012 #46

One of the BIG storage companies STILL uses it DainBramaged Aug 2012 #61

Meh, my windows 7 looks like XP (which looked like win 95). X_Digger Aug 2012 #49

And btw Linux brigade, this thread isn't about you, or can't you understand the OP title? DainBramaged Aug 2012 #53

Tell it to dreamer tatum Occulus Aug 2012 #64

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #66

I second that emotion deaniac21 Aug 2012 #57

Comparing crap with crap... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #62

I want to know about the "Mozilla Kraken" Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #65

the Hour has come Berlum Aug 2012 #100

"Fuck Windows 8", Well If You Must, I Advise Wearing A Condom Yavin4 Aug 2012 #77

Why is this in GD? Isn't there a computer group? nt MADem Aug 2012 #80

Forget Windows. Forget Linux. Forget OSX. regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #81

I just upgraded to 7 from XP Blue_In_AK Aug 2012 #85

I remember getting a brand new, badass laptop loaded with Windows Vista right after it came out. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #88

Well, I'm somewhat computer illiterate Blue_In_AK Aug 2012 #94

Hahaha I'm afraid not TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #105

Thanks. Blue_In_AK Aug 2012 #111

Been running Ubuntu for years, this Acer starts up and is ready to go in about 2on2u Aug 2012 #104

DainBramaged TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #86

Windows XP has them both beat B Calm Aug 2012 #89

!00% agree. emilyg Aug 2012 #92

It's an even number Windows intaglio Aug 2012 #97

And then wait 9 months after release for most of the inevitable patches to be released. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #98

windows 8 is far better than 7. kraj8995 Aug 2012 #103

You really don't need Windows 8 unless you want some nice features for a touch screen. William769 Aug 2012 #109

F Win8 - stick to Win7 until it EOLs Taverner Aug 2012 #112

I always love these kind of threads steve2470 Aug 2012 #119