is the map half-user-localized ?
I get data for USA, Australia, China, Hungary and Romania, which seems like an example of "find the odd one" unless they detect my position somehow between HU and RO
The State of Windows 8
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Re: The State of Windows 8
#32...uhm, is it just me or is this just a very successful way for them to promote their products via publishing more or less relevant statistics to have something under a link bait title? (dunno how much traffic this brought to their product site but I think this little scheme really worked for them :) )
Re: The State of Windows 8
#33I am not sure how good this data might be, being that it originates from software that might not be widely deployed. That said, it is always prudent to look for other sources and compare: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_system... http://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.... http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php The most surp…
Vista got better right around the time W7 was released anyway, right? Both in terms of the OS itself as well as better support from third parties. I've always thought that W7, while a great operating system in its own right, also benefited from Vista acting as a sort of beta test for all the new shit they added like UAC and better separation of concerns. FWIW I had a Vista machine from a few months after release until W7 came out and I liked it well enough to consider it at least an improvement on XP.
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#34Interesting to see how vendor-provided files, drivers and utilities seems to be causing most problems across the line.
Also it seems that Windows 8 has a lot going for it stability-wise. The figures reported (if reliable) seems to indicate that Windows 8 is about 2-3 times more stable than Windows 7, which I already would consider pretty good. That's a remarkable improvement.
As for Windows 8 itself, I had a chance to fool around with it on a MS Surface tablet. Not saying I'm buying the tablet myself (I already have an Asus Transformer), but Windows 8 suddenly feels like it makes a lot more sense, once you are using it on a touch-enabled device.
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#35I don't use Windows and I also don't use Google Drive but why on earth does it crash so often?
I honestly have no idea, but I can confirm it. I uninstalled Google Drive on my Windows 7 machine and never bothered to install it on my Windows 8 machine since it was basically unusable. It worked fine for several month and then one day it just started crashing within minutes of me logging in.
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#36I find it really hard to believe average crashes is 7.1/month on Windows 7. I run Windows 24/7. It's never crashed. I have an overclocked 4.5Ghz i5 and have many VMware sessions running. Maybe it's because I have quality hardware? Same experience with OS X. Both are rock solid.
I have the same impression. Windows 7 is very solid. People still think that "windows is crashing", while the application is working incorrectly. Microsoft people do what they can ( http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/APIWar.html - The Two Forces at Microsoft part). I understand that "normal users" might not see the difference, but people who attempt to perform "statistical analysis" should do. BTW without knowing…
I just read this entire article on the way to work and I have to say it's one of the best written and most informative pieces I've had the luck to come across on here.
Personally, I'm ill informed with most "software" languages and mostly use web languages and some c++ in my spare time projects, but this gave me quite in depth knowledge without getting overly technical.
I would definitely recommend a read to everyone scrolling past this comment.
Re: The State of Windows 8
#37Interesting to see how vendor-provided files, drivers and utilities seems to be causing most problems across the line. Also it seems that Windows 8 has a lot going for it stability-wise. The figures reported (if reliable) seems to indicate that Windows 8 is about 2-3 times more stable than Windows 7, which I already would consider pretty good. That's a remarkable improvement. As for Windows 8 itself, I had a chance t…
Well it does until you fire up office, which appears to be glued on the side, badly.
Re: The State of Windows 8
#38My home PCs XP runs for years now. No crashes, no stuck "Apps", no demand for a change. My laptops 7 is a constant crash, constantly overloaded, reinstalled several times but I have to work on it. Did not even think about installing 8...
Maybe the problem lies with the laptop? I never have issues with 7, but my experience is just as anecdotal as yours. Have you tried XP on it to be sure?
Not XP (my private licence) but I have Ubuntu running parallel for my private stuff. Never had any problems with it.
Re: The State of Windows 8
#39Interesting, but I suspect that the reduction in crashes may simply be due to the fact that a majority of windows 8 installations are either on new computers or are clean installs. I will be curious to see how the "crashes/user" number trends over time.
I'd be more worried about what's crashing - Windows 8's Explorer is at the top, which is not a good thing...
Could some of these be caused by 3rd party in-process shell extensions? Especially ones that aren't compatible with Windows 8?
Re: The State of Windows 8
#40I find it really hard to believe average crashes is 7.1/month on Windows 7. I run Windows 24/7. It's never crashed. I have an overclocked 4.5Ghz i5 and have many VMware sessions running. Maybe it's because I have quality hardware? Same experience with OS X. Both are rock solid.
I've been running Windows 8 over a year, the only time I had "crashes" when was my SSD was going out. Can hardly blame that on the OS.
Windows Server 2012 is a whole other story for me though.