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Old Codger

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6. Beta tested 8

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:39 PM

Dec 2012

Not a lot different from 7 if you get rid of the metro desk top and use the traditional, it is supposed to be optimized for touch screen but most of us don't use touch on a desktop computer...still like 7 better and have no plans to (upgrade?) in any future I can see.

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