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17. Is there anything that Microsoft has ever done that was any good?

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:32 PM

Oct 2012

Windows XP was passable, and the Xbox is nice, but as far as software, have they ever really done anything outstanding?

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Microsoft spectacularly fails: Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers [View all] Poll_Blind Oct 2012 OP

It's supposed to be pretty good for touchscreen systems. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #1

And I'm sure it is, actually. The problem is the defacto standard they force on everyone else. Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #7

Ubuntu and Opera....a joy to use. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #19

Pity it's going to be the default on laptops and desktops too. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #66

It's a piece of garbage jsr Oct 2012 #2

LOL, MAC FAN BOY I ASSUME Logical Oct 2012 #4

Wrong. jsr Oct 2012 #5

It doesn't take a "Mac fanboy" to see that this is a colossal failure Hugabear Oct 2012 #11

No, it doesn't Aerows Oct 2012 #15

You should work for Microsoft since you seem smarter than them Logical Oct 2012 #36

You should work for Microsoft since you seem such a good kiss-ass Hugabear Oct 2012 #54

I write Mac, IOS and Windows code. They are not much different. And those like you who whine like... Logical Oct 2012 #57

Oh for fuck's sake Hugabear Oct 2012 #61

I would agree. Logical Oct 2012 #63

Surface tablets have built in keyboards and mouse ports tessar Oct 2012 #79

I'm a PC guy all the way and I think Windows 8 is a POS. Initech Oct 2012 #42

It could in the beta, but not in the RTM RomneyLies Oct 2012 #47

LOL AND CAPS? hoboken123 Oct 2012 #56

Actually it's more like The Apple Store, 2012. n/t tessar Oct 2012 #58

Ummm, burn? hoboken123 Oct 2012 #104

First time I read about Windows 8, I thought 'what the fuck is MS doing' Hugabear Oct 2012 #3

" It's like MS is determined to have every other system be a total flop." Too true. Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #9

Exactly my thoughts. Hav Oct 2012 #22

The screen shots I've seen of 8 looks like they got the look from Xbox 360 emulatorloo Oct 2012 #43

Yes, the XBox 360 adopted this long ago. That's exactly what Windows 8 is now. Bolo Boffin Oct 2012 #48

"Why would they go and mess with a good thing? " aletier_v Oct 2012 #72

It takes more effort to design a robust system than it does to change the interface. randome Oct 2012 #76

all the better to keep me employed, my pretties... heeheeheee aletier_v Oct 2012 #83

I'll stick with Win7. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #6

I'm with you. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #20

Same here! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #112

I still miss Windows XP Siwsan Oct 2012 #8

Wrong spot. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #30

Nice P-Bass!!! n/t winstars Oct 2012 #46

Still using XP at home, and we're still using it at work too arcane1 Oct 2012 #52

I have Vista (problems) and 7 Third Doctor Oct 2012 #10

Just because they won't support it doesn't mean it will magically stop working hobbit709 Oct 2012 #38

It's like making a Chevy Suburban with a 4cylinder to try to get 40 mpg out of it. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #12

LOL! Aerows Oct 2012 #16

Nah. I've had better. That's all I could think of in five seconds. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #64

That is a good analogy. RC Oct 2012 #21

Getting the GUI to work on ONE platform would be a nice start. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #65

Hear, Hear!! n/t Strelnikov_ Oct 2012 #40

LOL. spot on. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #50

All they need to do is make the desktop view option more prominent DJ13 Oct 2012 #13

I don't want my desktop or laptop pretending to be an oversized cellphone Silent3 Oct 2012 #14

I'm still running XP, and have it configured watrwefitinfor Oct 2012 #26

*fistbump* krispos42 Oct 2012 #90

Corporate isn't going to rush to Win8 SteveG Oct 2012 #91

Is there anything that Microsoft has ever done that was any good? begin_within Oct 2012 #17

its easy to avoid, you don't have to be forced to get it when buying a new pc quinnox Oct 2012 #18

The biggest problem is with laptops RomneyLies Oct 2012 #23

this is an independent company that makes laptops I'm going quinnox Oct 2012 #29

THANKS! RomneyLies Oct 2012 #32

you are welcome quinnox Oct 2012 #34

The problem with that is that too many people are just computer literate enough to kinda surf RC Oct 2012 #25

you are right, but it really isn't hard to do quinnox Oct 2012 #31

I know how easy it is. RC Oct 2012 #41

Except I don't get to choose which OS I use at work. wickerwoman Oct 2012 #51

I'm shocked. They've never done this before. Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #24

WTF is Ubuntu? nt. Hutzpa Oct 2012 #27

It's a Linux distribution RomneyLies Oct 2012 #28

Why are people living windows? Hutzpa Oct 2012 #37

Well, Windows 8 sucks hard. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #39

Ubuntu is awesome for me. aletier_v Oct 2012 #86

Windows is going the way of the IBM Selectric typewriter. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #33

I've been using it in testing for awhile IDemo Oct 2012 #35

Win 7 could NOT transfer files from Vista upi402 Oct 2012 #44

Been using the "preview" (Beta) version on my laptop War Horse Oct 2012 #45

Just great. AngryOldDem Oct 2012 #49

ditched M$ for linux ropercarmine Oct 2012 #53

I'm a gamer, so I must have Windows on my gaming box RomneyLies Oct 2012 #55

It wasnt made for desktops... the trend is moving away from desktops Egnever Oct 2012 #59

Exactly. Portable hybrids will replace them for the most part. tessar Oct 2012 #60

Yup and for a tablet win 8 makes a lot of sense Egnever Oct 2012 #78

"Microsoft spectacularly fails" is spam. It is NOT in the original AP article. n/t tessar Oct 2012 #62

it is not required to post the exact title in general discussion quinnox Oct 2012 #67

But, it's true. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #68

No it is not close to true Egnever Oct 2012 #84

I see EXACTLY what it was designed for RomneyLies Oct 2012 #85

As an IT guy you should know better Egnever Oct 2012 #93

As an IT guy, I don't buy crap. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #94

LOL Egnever Oct 2012 #96

Wow you explain it yourself in your own post but cant see the forest for the trees Egnever Oct 2012 #95

There is zero benefit to Windows 8 RomneyLies Oct 2012 #98

So the OP is false? Hugabear Oct 2012 #102

"Spam" != "non-verbatim headline in a forum which doesn't require them." (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #69

As a web developer and Mac user, I just want Microsoft to make a good browser justiceischeap Oct 2012 #70

I switched to Ubuntu over two years ago. aletier_v Oct 2012 #71

Oh, screw Ubuntu. randome Oct 2012 #77

that's what solid Windows users said about Vista RomneyLies Oct 2012 #82

too true. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #114

ha. I spent far far less time on ubuntu than I ever did with Windows. aletier_v Oct 2012 #89

Maybe it's as easy as you say. I haven't bothered to try. randome Oct 2012 #99

not true. aletier_v Oct 2012 #101

" Oh, screw Ubuntu.", " I haven't bothered to try." Another missive from the giant intellect set.n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #111

Bingo. TroglodyteScholar Oct 2012 #117

I installed ubuntu on an old computer, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2012 #88

This is baffling. Microsoft has such a great track record of producing intuitive, user-friendly, Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #73

I love good snark Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #74

. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #75

SP1 will fix it. dionysus Oct 2012 #80

Then SP2 will fix SP1. SP3 will fix SP2. And so on and so on... randome Oct 2012 #81

It's like they're trying to imitate all the awful things in the Apple world... 2ndAmForComputers Oct 2012 #87

You should try the Mac UI hoboken123 Oct 2012 #105

I was in a pre-release demo a while back Gore1FL Oct 2012 #92

I think Microsoft is doing this to push more Windows Phones LTR Oct 2012 #97

The Nokia Lumia 920 will catch fire. It's outselling iphone in Europe tessar Oct 2012 #109

Works just fine for me jrandom421 Oct 2012 #100

Are you praising Ubuntu's Unity desktop? midnight armadillo Oct 2012 #103

Sure, but only compared to Windows 8 and that whole paradigm- which is similar, IMO. Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #106

I only tried Windows8 develoment preview for a few days gvstn Oct 2012 #107

People don't like change... jackbenimble Oct 2012 #108

I think you left out the qualifier "Microsoft OS release". And in each case the built-in idiocy Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #113

As a person who has used Microsoft Windows since it came out, I agree. Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #116

"Computer companies will make Windows 8 standard on practically all PCs that are sold to consumers." Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #110

One culprit could be stack ranking. factsarenotfair Oct 2012 #115