Posted on 06/03/2014 2:13:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I cut my teeth on DOS 4. I’ve worked in every major Windows revision since 95 and more recently with Linux. I don’t disagree with you. The large majority of changes between Win8 and 8.1 is aesthetic. They were responding to the Metro debacle.
Now you have 8.1 update 1 (8.1.1) that’s required by Microsoft or they won’t support you. It’s a debacle, I don’t disagree, but Windows 8, in general, is not a terrible OS. There’s a slight learning curve, but it’s much faster than 7 in most areas of performance.
I never had 7 and things improved when I installed the Windows Shell on 8. Downloading and saving files is a bear and “script quit” is a daily problem. I will try 8.1 but my past experience leaves me very cautious.
8.1 “fixes” a lot of the Metro failures that enraged the user community. I will say, however, that the “Modern” Start Menu, as MS now calls it, is actually VERY useful once you get it set up properly.
There are some little quirks, things that aren’t where they were in XP/Vista/7, but once you get past them or create PS scripts to do what you want to do, Win8 is actually a pretty badass OS.
The BIGGEST changes to Win8 happened in the kernel. The speed at which this OS operates is incredible. With an SSD and 1 GBps network connection, this OS is a powerhouse. Feed the beast!
He said “I went ..”
That means he went, not his computer. Your misreading of his post.
“ I am tired of the changes which I see as nothing more than marketing gemmics to sell products.”
You see no benefit of a windows-based system over having to machine-code?
I did not say that. I said I started way back when and that not all bells and whistles are understandable or useful.
I said I started way back when and that not all bells and whistles are understandable or useful.”
But most are.
True
Just got a popup to upgrade to 8.1. It did not work!
Just got a popup to upgrade to 8.1. It did not work”
I got an email from Nirobi. On my way to plck up 10.6 million.
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