Windows 10

[VMM]

Unless this is a free update I couldn't care less.
I don't even remember the last time I booted into Windows.
Also, there are things there are new in this Windows and have been on Linux so long I don't even know when they started:
Multiple Desktops
Copy and pasting on cmd(in linux we do it on terminal)

 

[Foxi4]

You can copy-paste in CMD - you always could.

 

[Arras]

Unless this is a free update I couldn't care less.
I don't even remember the last time I booted into Windows.
Also, there are things there are new in this Windows and have been on Linux so long I don't even know when they started:
Multiple Desktops
Copy and pasting on cmd(in linux we do it on terminal)

I think I read somewhere that it is a free upgrade from 8.1, yes. Not 100% sure though. And really, these may be features other OSes had for much longer, but they're still really good to have.

You can copy-paste in CMD - you always could.

Yes, but you couldn't do so with Ctrl-C Ctrl-V etc before - you had to manually go into edit mode first.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I haven't used AV since the infamous '08 wipe of every crack/keygen in my archive. At the time I believed that AV software was for finding viruses. I had no idea that software companies issued fake reports against cracked executables. The end result was the system kindly auto-deleted my cracks right out of their compressed archives and recompressed them and the final report simply stated that it took care of it, Avast Antivirus. No pool, no safe storage, and no recovery. Ever since then I've been leery of AV software. It's like closet DRM.

AV's target cracked EXEs because they're modified in some way shape or form in order to...well, use cracked apps, not because "companies issued fake reports". The reason they target EXEs like that is because that's also how some viruses and trojans are introduced into systems, it's simply identifying an EXE that's been modified from outside of the company.

But regardless, I can't think of any AV automatically removing programs without first notifying the user about it, unless it's specifically set to do so. So maybe next time, you should set your AV to just delete every single "virus".


EDIT:

You can copy-paste in CMD - you always could.

Only via right clicking and using context menus, not via CTRL+V/CTRL+C

 

[Foxi4]

Yes, but you couldn't do so with Ctrl-C Ctrl-V etc before - you had to manually go into edit mode first.

...right-click -> Paste?

 

[VMM]

I think I read somewhere that it is a free upgrade from 8.1, yes. Not 100% sure though. And really, these may be features other OSes had for much longer, but they're still really good to have.

Yes, but you couldn't do so with Ctrl-C Ctrl-V etc before - you had to manually go into edit mode first.

I've read that MS was thinking about giving Windows 9 free to users of Windows 8/8.1 and 7.
But that was long ago and there was no confirmation from MS.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

...right-click -> Paste?

But Foxi how can I keep doing my super cool m@5t3r h@xs when I can't CTRL+C/CTRL+V

 

[Arras]

...right-click -> Paste?

Yes, that works. It's an annoyance when the same shortcut keys work pretty much everywhere else though, and copying is just vague (right click -> Mark -> select something -> hit Enter to copy)

 

[Foxi4]

But Foxi how can I keep doing my super cool m@5t3r h@xs when I can't CTRL+C/CTRL+V

All I'm saying is that the functionality was there all along.

 

[YayMii]

Because Microsoft pretty much said so in their Windows 8 marketing materials.

The promo material emphasized that the Metro interface was an interface designed with a touch-first focus. Nowhere did they say that it was the only way you should use Windows.
In fact, Microsoft still continues to develop desktop apps for Windows. Office 2013 was made for the desktop, not Metro.

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

every single linux distro is worse than windows me usability wise, maybe not if you include osx.
Windows 7 is the best end user personal computer operating system ever conceived, doesn't mean im not gonna try 10 though.

If you know what you're doing, its far superior to anything that windows will ever provide, but I agree with you that usability is low (for those who aren't tech savvy)

 

[lampdemon]

I see where they're going with this...

> Use X instead of 10
> Release a Pro version and call it Windows XP for short
> ???
> Profit.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

The only instance I'd use Windows XP ever again would be to simply play retro emulators and nothing else, which could very well work out.

 

[nl255]

Windows 8 wasn't great, mostly due to driver issues. 8.1 on the other hand is amazeballs and I highly recommend it. Love the system, love the UI. Give it another go in your spare time.

Yes, I loved having to go through a screen of useless crap like sports and weather whenever I wanted to start an app.

 

[Foxi4]

Yes, I loved having to go through a screen of useless crap like sports and weather whenever I wanted to start an app.

Spoiler: 'nough said

You're completely missing the point of Metro. The whole idea of live tiles is that you install the ones that are relevant to you. Most of them are free in the Windows Store, you can get 24/7 updates on your favourite services without having to browse the web or launching any application, they're right there, in Metro. Want news? Use a news tile. Want weather? Use a weather tile. Don't want anything? Well, turn them off then. You can unpin whatever you don't like from the menu, the tiles are not cemented into the OS. They're just like Windows Gadgets, except they're organized more neatly and have their own framework.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

^ That looks something ideal for a touchscreen not for a desktop PC, so a more traditional UI is ideal.

 

[Foxi4]

^ That looks something ideal for a touchscreen not for a desktop PC, so a more traditional UI is ideal.

I never understood that argument. How are tiles updated live any less useful without touchscreen? Is using the mouse somehow harder now? They're clearly made to be more comfortable on touchscreens than normal icons, but they're not less useful with a mouse. The old UI was hard to use on touchscreens so it was adjusted to be easy to use on touch and non-touch devices, that's all there is to it.

 

[Shuny]

Yes, I loved having to go through a screen of useless crap like sports and weather whenever I wanted to start an app.

These apps are indeed bad for desktop usage. But it takes seconds, *literally* seconds, to right click them and detach them from the main screen and never see them again.

Windows 8.1 was a great OS once you started using the main screen as a large start menu, but I guess the Windows hate-train cannot be stopped.

And for people recommending Linux distributions over Windows ... please. Linux distributions are great for a number of usages, but for an end-user the Linux ecosystem is definitively not ready. MacOSX and Windows are both far ahead of these systems.

 

[nando]

i guess windows 7 8 9


or maybe this

http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-may-have-gotten-its-name-because-of-lazy-cod-1641383218

 

[Foxi4]

i guess windows 7 8 9

This must be at least the third time I'm reading this one. It's clever, but it's still not funny. ;O;