Windows 11: Just say no
computerworld.com
Windows 11: Just say no
1–10 of 539 posts
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#2I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed up.
This fits really well to all the horror stories about date driven software release, like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613
Even the market leader is apparently doing it wrong.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#3I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed up. This fits really well to all the horror stories about date driven software release, like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613 Even the market leader is apparently doing it wrong.
It isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#4I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed up. This fits really well to all the horror stories about date driven software release, like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613 Even the market leader is apparently doing it wrong.
It isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
I think they're referring to the subhead, "In a few weeks, Windows 11 will arrive. Should you upgrade to it? Let me answer with a question: 'Should you stop hitting your head against the wall?'" which is not only challenging to parse but (as I read it) contradicts the headline.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#5I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed up. This fits really well to all the horror stories about date driven software release, like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613 Even the market leader is apparently doing it wrong.
It isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
[deleted]
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
It isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
I think they're referring to the subhead, "In a few weeks, Windows 11 will arrive. Should you upgrade to it? Let me answer with a question: 'Should you stop hitting your head against the wall?'" which is not only challenging to parse but (as I read it) contradicts the headline.
That's what i meant, thanks.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#7I have to agree, even though I have plenty of pro-Windows comments.
To me Windows 11 feels like Vista, and to everyone that got burned with the rewrites on the WinRT side, just using plain Win32/MFC/Forms/WPF feels liberating.
Multiple teams are fighting UI politics over WinUI, MAUI on top of WinUI, React Native with WinUI, and classical UWP is not going away (Windows 11 Store is written in it), then ASP.NET team is pushing Blazor everywhere including on Web Widgets.
I will just wait for Windows 12, whenever it comes up, the UI war will be settled by then.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
It isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
I think they're referring to the subhead, "In a few weeks, Windows 11 will arrive. Should you upgrade to it? Let me answer with a question: 'Should you stop hitting your head against the wall?'" which is not only challenging to parse but (as I read it) contradicts the headline.
Ah, that makes sense.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#9Maybe it has better security, but it has worse privacy. Windows 10 is my last MS OS. Heading back to Linux as my daily driver with a System 76 machine.
Re: Windows 11: Just say no
#10Am I alone in assuming they'll just do the Windows 10 unwanted upgrade, again, when 11 adoption rate isn't where they want it to be? Choice doesn't matter to these mega corps, so long as we use their stores and view their ads. Thank god for Gnu and Linux!