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Zorra

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83. When my old laptop crashed, my computer dude told me not to buy a new one with Windows 8.

Sat May 25, 2013, 09:35 AM

May 2013

My old machine had Vista, and Vista was an absolutely horrible POS operating system, and after the frustration of VIsta, I wasn't about to buy, and be driven insane by, a new machine with another Microsoft experiment in customer torture and planned obsolescence.

In two days he rebuilt my laptop for 2/3 the cost of a decent new machine. He tripled my memory and installed Windows 7 Ultimate, and it's like he turned my 68 VW Beetle into the Starship Enterprise.

I'm hopelessly technologically challenged, so I'm really, really glad I listened to computer dude, after hearing all these complaints about Windows 8, and now watching this video. Microsoft deserves whatever losses they incur for selling deliberately defectively engineered products.

Beam me up, Scotty.

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Microsoft FAIL, Microsoft to reverse course on Windows 8 [View all] DainBramaged May 2013 OP

well duh...... madrchsod May 2013 #1

Two words DainBramaged May 2013 #2

2 more words WestStar May 2013 #42

between that and the xbox one reveal fiasco... 0rganism May 2013 #3

What's wrong with the xbox? Renew Deal May 2013 #4

DRM KILLED SimCity it will kill XBox DainBramaged May 2013 #5

What DRM? n-t Logical May 2013 #8

No resale market for next gen games bobduca May 2013 #10

Just as they've done with PC games (key codes) they are doing with consoles DainBramaged May 2013 #12

I will not purchase this piece of crap. Initech May 2013 #23

What DRM? n-t Logical May 2013 #9

Digital Rights Management Aerows May 2013 #28

I didn't know the new Xbox was going to do that. That sucks. n-t Logical May 2013 #34

DRM is something to avoid! lhooq May 2013 #73

the DRM? the non-reusable install media? the Kinect surveillance state? the silly tie-in with TV? 0rganism May 2013 #13

Thanks Renew Deal May 2013 #15

... so that dog will get shot to pieces in a cut scene REP May 2013 #17

How many people want the camera on while their kids play in their underwear? DainBramaged May 2013 #18

Camera hacking is already possible with laptops and I've rarely heard a complaint Renew Deal May 2013 #80

What made the reveal even more of a disaster Chisox08 May 2013 #20

hahaha i didn't know that! 0rganism May 2013 #24

This. Apophis May 2013 #88

One a day check-ins required. Dash87 May 2013 #35

I agree that it's a dumb idea Renew Deal May 2013 #79

Nothing, this thread is about a few people with an unhealthy hate for Microsoft. tridim May 2013 #77

Saw that. Xbox One looks like it will sell like DirkGently May 2013 #46

forget rental of games too Rise Rebel Resist May 2013 #68

There's an 8, who knew?! n/t PoliticAverse May 2013 #6

Other than the start menu, Windows 8 is OK Renew Deal May 2013 #7

The start menus and navigation. Microsoft made bone headed decisions with each bluestate10 May 2013 #38

meh, they should just start on windows 9 and change it back to how it was before quinnox May 2013 #11

Windows 8 Aerows May 2013 #27

yup, I think so too quinnox May 2013 #33

That's a good comparison davidpdx May 2013 #62

Windows 8 does every right except being user friendly. It's so atrociously non-user friendly. Dash87 May 2013 #36

Been following windows weekly (leo laporte's podcast) bobduca May 2013 #14

GM has announced they will NOT make their Global Connect software compatible with WIN 8 or IE10 DainBramaged May 2013 #16

There's nothing wrong with Vista....n/t Junkdrawer May 2013 #19

And Office 95 is GREAT!!!n/t Junkdrawer May 2013 #21

Neither of those Aerows May 2013 #26

It's even worse than Windows ME Paulie May 2013 #32

Wow...THAT is bad. Junkdrawer May 2013 #37

Other than it uses a rediculous amount of memory Drale May 2013 #31

At least it ran...somewhat.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #40

Can't we just make this an XP appreciation thread. The only version that has madinmaryland May 2013 #41

XP is what I'm running this second.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #45

Yay XP. Newest Reality May 2013 #52

XP was their best system, period Warpy May 2013 #55

Windows 2000 was their best. riqster May 2013 #56

Win 7 burnodo May 2013 #66

WinXP downloaded an update to .NET that made my PC unusable, forever Kolesar May 2013 #81

windows is a virus datasuspect May 2013 #22

... im1013 May 2013 #67

!!! PD Turk May 2013 #84

Uh, no surprise there Aerows May 2013 #25

BFD-- "Consumers" aren't buying shit but phones and tablets... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #29

The Start button used to house many of the frequently used APPs, that is why some people bluestate10 May 2013 #43

I don't use the Start button because I have dozens of... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #49

You mean other than Aerows May 2013 #72

Haven't had the flying windows problem, and organizing... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #89

I'm very tidy with the desktop Aerows May 2013 #91

Not eveyone can work with a cluttered desktop. Some of us want to organize things our way. randome May 2013 #78

I don't have a cluttered desktop, and if you mean... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #90

Just "apps"... it's not an acronym or initialism for anything. Silent3 May 2013 #53

Win 8 was made pretty much for tablets sakabatou May 2013 #30

Microsoft was trying to maximize profits by squeezing as many users into one box as possible. bluestate10 May 2013 #44

I was one. Chan790 May 2013 #82

My thoughts exactly RedCappedBandit May 2013 #50

Yeah, well nobody was ready for Windows 8, since most had just switched to Windows 7 Up2Late May 2013 #39

Your last sentence touches on where Microsoft failed. They were so arrogant that they bluestate10 May 2013 #47

Microsoft is a very insular world. riqster May 2013 #57

The UI for the desktop is a nightmare Aerows May 2013 #74

That makes sense about a different platform for tablets and mobile phones davidpdx May 2013 #63

Mine too, Windows 7 is a little slow to boot on my 2009 Toshiba Laptop, but... Up2Late May 2013 #64

Vista 2.0 davidpdx May 2013 #71

It seems that Microsoft failed to realize the following: krispos42 May 2013 #70

Did they not do focus groups on 8? Incitatus May 2013 #48

Honestly, I think I'm done with Microsoft AND Apple RedCappedBandit May 2013 #51

Between Windows 8 and the "Launchpad" feature added to OS X Mountain Lion... Silent3 May 2013 #54

Oh, I wouldn't count on Apple being that smart, did you see what they did to Final Cut Pro? Up2Late May 2013 #65

Wow. But if true, it's good that they're cutting their losses now ecstatic May 2013 #58

...... ohheckyeah May 2013 #59

I gave up on Windows 8 because defacto7 May 2013 #60

One last thing, NO ONE is buying Microsoft equipped phones or tablets DainBramaged May 2013 #61

Why would you Aerows May 2013 #75

I was in the local Blue Box peacefreak May 2013 #69

I bought a touchscreen laptop last winter, and I like it. knitter4democracy May 2013 #76

When my old laptop crashed, my computer dude told me not to buy a new one with Windows 8. Zorra May 2013 #83

THIS is why I don't want Bill Gates anywhere near a public school. Rex May 2013 #85

Bill Gates doesn't work for Microsoft. tridim May 2013 #86

So he doesn't make any revenue off of his products? Rex May 2013 #87