Windows 8.1 Announced.

[stinkoman]

Sticking with Ubuntu until Windows 9.

 

[Skelletonike]

Currently at the place I'm having the internship all the Pc's have windows 8 and programs like inventor seem to work better on it.
Windows xp is way outdated, why do people still use it anyway (well, some programs need windows xp just like some need windows 3.1)

 

[Kouen Hasuki]

I'm sticking with 7 as my main OS for now, I dont feel like paying for 8 when I am happy with 7

 

[FAST6191]

Windows xp is way outdated, why do people still use it anyway (well, some programs need windows xp just like some need windows 3.1)

Because without any real hassle it goes on the internet, plays videos/music, manages phones/media players and such like, types documents/office stuff, can open pictures from a camera and fires things across to the printer which is all 90% of people do? That and a lot of stuff is coded badly and needs Windows XP but you already mentioned that.

 

[raulpica]

Because without any real hassle it goes on the internet, plays videos/music, manages phones/media players and such like, types documents/office stuff, can open pictures from a camera and fires things across to the printer which is all 90% of people do? That and a lot of stuff is coded badly and needs Windows XP but you already mentioned that.

XP is just a malware magnet. There are known exploits in it EVERYWHERE.

I see craploads of PCs with 4GBs of RAM on them having WinXP which just uses 3GBs (wasting one perfectly good GB of RAM) just because "hurr, but XP roxxx". Then they get their PC invaded by malware and viruses and have to re-format once a month.

Everybody should drop it right NOW. (except computers that can't run Win7)

 

[JoostinOnline]

I see craploads of PCs with 4GBs of RAM on them having WinXP which just uses 3GBs (wasting one perfectly good GB of RAM) just because "hurr, but XP roxxx". Then they get their PC invaded by malware and viruses and have to re-format once a month

And where do you see these resource sucking PC's? I never even had Vista go over 2.5GB.

 

[raulpica]

And where do you see these resource sucking PC's? I never even had Vista go over 2.5GB.

People opening 25 tabs in Firefox while listening to music on Youtube

 

[JoostinOnline]

People opening 25 tabs in Firefox while listening to music on Youtube

So that's not really XP. Any OS would do that long before reaching 25 tabs.

 

[raulpica]

So that's not really XP. Any OS would do that long before reaching 25 tabs.

Meh, still not a good reason to stay on an insecure, old, resource-wasting OS.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Meh, still not a good reason to stay on an insecure, old, resource-wasting OS.

Honestly, I liked Vista POST-SP1* a lot, and would probably take that over XP now.

*Don't go flaming me, I know Vista was terrible when it came out, but if you didn't see the huge improvement after SP1 then you've got problems

 

[Arras]

Sticking with Ubuntu until Windows 9.

IIRC the later versions of Ubuntu have a full screen start menu as well...

 

[Tigran]

And history repeats itself once again..


Seriously.. Ths is the -same- thing every new release... 3.1 to 95.. 95 to XP, XP to Vista, Or Xp to 7... same damn shit... different names.

I could probably go find an article from 95 to XP and copy it word for word, except change it to 7 and 8... and it would be the exact same as you see in any new article.

 

[JoostinOnline]

And history repeats itself once again..


Seriously.. Ths is the -same- thing every new release... 3.1 to 95.. 95 to XP, XP to Vista, Or Xp to 7... same damn shit... different names.

I could probably go find an article from 95 to XP and copy it word for word, except change it to 7 and 8... and it would be the exact same as you see in any new article.

Example of when this happened before please? In the past it's always been up to hacks and third party apps to restore old functionality.


PS: You missed quite a few releases, lol.

 

[Minox]

IIRC the later versions of Ubuntu have a full screen start menu as well...

Switching desktop manager in Ubuntu is a whole lot easier than in Windows though.

 

[raulpica]

And history repeats itself once again..


Seriously.. Ths is the -same- thing every new release... 3.1 to 95.. 95 to XP, XP to Vista, Or Xp to 7... same damn shit... different names.

I could probably go find an article from 95 to XP and copy it word for word, except change it to 7 and 8... and it would be the exact same as you see in any new article.

Indeed, I remember when first switching from 98 to XP, BSODs everywhere. I didn't actually touch XP before SP1, IIRC.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Indeed, I remember when first switching from 98 to XP, BSODs everywhere. I didn't actually touch XP before SP1, IIRC.

That's got nothing to do with the article though. I don't think he even read it.

 

[raulpica]

That's got nothing to do with the article though. I don't think he even read it.

Well, yeah. True. But it's kinda on-topic since he's talking about how everyone trashes a new OS just because it's the new one (which is terribly on-topic, reading the reactions in the past three pages).

 

[JoostinOnline]

Well, yeah. True. But it's kinda on-topic since he's talking about how everyone trashes a new OS just because it's the new one (which is terribly on-topic, reading the reactions in the past three pages).

He said he could find an old article, swap the Windows versions, and match it up word for word.

 

[shakirmoledina]

or maybe people want a trio-os (trios ?) w/ windows, linux and android?

 

[JoostinOnline]

or maybe people want a trio-os (trios ?) w/ windows, linux and android?

Everybody loves a threesome.