Windows Millenium Edition (ME) ( Really Windows 4 ) was a dud
Windows XP ( Really Windows 5 ) was a success
Windows Vista ( Really Windows 6 ) was a dud
Windows 7 was a huge success
Windows 8 looks like a dud
My conclusion —— Buy the odd numbered Windows version. Which means we have to wait for Windows 9.
In my experience Windows 8 IS Windows 7 - but with a surface layer of colorful Metro links to easily leverage common functions (camera, internet, etc).
I hated the look of the Metro links before I actually tried using them on a touch screen. That was a revelation.
Ah, the childlike pleasure of moving colored shapes and having useful stuff happen. And at the same time you’re able to run full Windows apps! Love it!
Windows 8 can do some cool stuff with Storage Spaces. That is until the OS or computer crashes. Then ~you~ must do some cool stuff to bring it back to life.
A quibble. There was a Windows 4.0, it was NT4.0 and it kicked butt. ME was still running on top of DOS, I think logo=0 boots 16/32 bit version of Windows into DOS. Not the NT version.
The rest made sense, what was the purpose to go to Vista when XP had 64bit support? Vista wasn’t that bad, it’s that it wasn’t that good.
I needed a computer immediately and in my area, Win 8 was the only option. Take my word for it, Win 8 is a dud. I liked Vista better.
ME wasn’t 4, 95 was 4. They’re just making up numbers at this point because there’s no way 8 is 8. ME was 5 (98 was a point release). XP was 6. Vista was 7. 7 was a point release, 7.5.