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Windows 10, eh? I refuse to use anything past Windows 7. (When I have to use Windows, that is.)
Then, the same thing happened with Windows 98SE.
And Windows 2000.
And Windows XP.
And...
Keep in mind this wasn't a real scientific analysis or anything.
Windows 10, eh? I refuse to use anything past Windows 7. (When I have to use Windows, that is.)
Man. I remember people saying the same thing about Windows for Workgroups 3.11, before they eventually moved into the Windows 95/98 era, abandoned Windows (or computing in general) altogether, or died or something. Then, the same thing happened with Windows 98SE. And Windows 2000. And Windows XP. And...
lol. J/k
For real tho, every Windows version after 3.x was bad at first. Then people moved, and then the next one was worse.
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Man. I remember people saying the same thing about Windows for Workgroups 3.11, before they eventually moved into the Windows 95/98 era, abandoned Windows (or computing in general) altogether, or died or something. Then, the same thing happened with Windows 98SE. And Windows 2000. And Windows XP. And...
Heresy. 2K was never a bad choice. lol. J/k For real tho, every Windows version after 3.x was bad at first. Then people moved, and then the next one was worse.
(I liked the look of Vista, and it ran OK on my machine; but I still went with 7)
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Heresy. 2K was never a bad choice. lol. J/k For real tho, every Windows version after 3.x was bad at first. Then people moved, and then the next one was worse.
Except for Vista. People hated vista but everyone I encountered seemed to love the next one ...windows 7. (I liked the look of Vista, and it ran OK on my machine; but I still went with 7)
It was my experience that it was mostly fine. It had teething problems, as many things do. It had lasting quirks that were frustrating.
But generally, it worked well enough for me -- given other options. I never once said to myself "Self, this particular version of Windows is repugnant and filthy, and I want to go back to Windows XP now!!!"
(...because, as any Win2k fanboy would heartily remind anyone at the least-significent mention: Windows XP was a Skittles-colored turd. But Win2k was really old in computer-years by the time Vista came 'round, so that wasn't very viable either.)
Year of the Linux Desktop hopefully coming soon
Windows 10, eh? I refuse to use anything past Windows 7. (When I have to use Windows, that is.)
Man. I remember people saying the same thing about Windows for Workgroups 3.11, before they eventually moved into the Windows 95/98 era, abandoned Windows (or computing in general) altogether, or died or something. Then, the same thing happened with Windows 98SE. And Windows 2000. And Windows XP. And...
According to many, Windows UI/UX peaked in the Win2k/XP/Win7 era.
Among those, significant improvements: memory management, new/more stable drivers, 64-bit support, better use of multi-core cpu's, etc.
But since then: increased telem.. ehm, spying. Pushing ads everywhere. Mostly pointless UI overhauls again & again for little end-user benefit. If any.
It's sad that giants like MS seem so hell-bent on enshittifying their flagship products. Just imagine what could have been if MS had kept supporting, improving internals, and adding drivers to the 'oldie' OSes mentioned above. Or stick to minor upgrades leaving OS look & feel intact.
Sure there's tech limitations. But I dare you: name some application(s) that would be impossible on say, Win7 due to fundamental issues in its design (assuming MS & app developer were both on board to smooth out wrinkles). Anyone?