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1 posted on
01/20/2014 12:35:23 PM PST by
dangerdoc
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To: dangerdoc
I’m there. W7 is fairly stable. As long as the drivers are available.
2 posted on
01/20/2014 12:37:01 PM PST by
cicero2k
To: dangerdoc
I recently bought a Lenovo laptop. One of the main selling points for me was it having Windows 7 installed. The Windows 8 upgrade disks were included, but no way they are going on my machine.
4 posted on
01/20/2014 12:41:35 PM PST by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: dangerdoc
It takes 2 minutes to install “classic shell” on windows 8, which bypasses metro on start and gives you a windows 7 interface.
That eliminates any reason I can see for preferring windows 7 over 8.
6 posted on
01/20/2014 12:42:25 PM PST by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: dangerdoc
That’s too bad, because an OEM can set up Win 8 to be just like Win 7, but better.
8 posted on
01/20/2014 12:42:49 PM PST by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: dangerdoc
I hate my HP windows 8. I have downloaded a program to make it palatable. My laptop is a warrantee replacement. It replaced a slightly different laptop that had the much better windows 7.
I need to call them about retro fitting it.
10 posted on
01/20/2014 12:43:48 PM PST by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: dangerdoc
I’ve less love for HP laptops than I do for Windows 8.
12 posted on
01/20/2014 12:44:32 PM PST by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: dangerdoc
Too many business have JUST upgraded to Win 7 from XP to make ending support in a year realistic.
14 posted on
01/20/2014 12:45:46 PM PST by
Dr. Sivana
(“The only thing that can save us is if Kerry wins the Nobel prize and leaves us alone.”-Moshe Yaal)
To: ShadowAce
19 posted on
01/20/2014 1:00:01 PM PST by
CedarDave
(Fox News - Obama couldn't sign up for healthcare because the system couldn't verify his identity!)
To: dangerdoc
HP is getting out of the consumer PC and laptop business.
Likely they are just trying to clear out remaining backstock of machines with Win 7 installed.
To: dangerdoc
select Windows 7 over Windows 8 with $150 of “savings,”
$150?
24 posted on
01/20/2014 1:14:21 PM PST by
McGruff
To: dangerdoc; ShadowAce; Utilizer
Wow... Windows 8 is the new WiiU apparently
25 posted on
01/20/2014 1:20:10 PM PST by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: dangerdoc
26 posted on
01/20/2014 1:21:05 PM PST by
clbiel
(Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being decapitated)
To: dangerdoc
I wish this had come out a few months ago.
27 posted on
01/20/2014 1:23:21 PM PST by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: dangerdoc
30 posted on
01/20/2014 1:25:29 PM PST by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: dangerdoc
Dell has been selling W7 all along. I have a W7 system laptop and just replaced my 8 year old XP lappy with a new DEll W8.1. There is a W8 learning curve.
31 posted on
01/20/2014 1:37:07 PM PST by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
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36 posted on
01/20/2014 2:31:05 PM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: dangerdoc
Android 4.3 update on my Note 2 broke tethering (provider approved) and wifi hotspot on Windows 8.1. It works perfectly on Windows 7 and Lubuntu.
38 posted on
01/20/2014 2:51:11 PM PST by
Stentor
To: dangerdoc
A new promotion, designed to entice people to select Windows 7 over Windows 8 with $150 of "savings," has launched on HP’s website with a "back by popular demand" slogan. The move is clearly designed to position Windows 7 over Microsoft’s touch-centric Windows 8 operating system. Hmmm ... I think it's less to do with positioning Windows 7 over Windows 8 and more to do with giving consumers an option to save $150. There's also the fact that many folks don't like Windows 8 for a plethora of reasons and this is a smart marketing move by HP to attract customers away from other PC vendors who may not be offering this option.
A fine example of Capitalism at work, IMO>
40 posted on
01/20/2014 3:35:38 PM PST by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: dangerdoc; zot; SeraphimApprentice; Interesting Times
yep, verrrrrry interrrressstingggg
42 posted on
01/20/2014 3:44:48 PM PST by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: dangerdoc
I upgraded to 8 about 2 months ago, and have actually come to like it. Very stable. It just takes some getting used to. But I would never go back.
43 posted on
01/20/2014 3:56:09 PM PST by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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