Windows 8

**Gerbil** · 08-12-2012, 07:59 PM

Win xp was good.

Vista was 'so-so' and not worth upgrading to for most users.

Transition from win xp (or vista) to win 7 was easy for most users as interface was basically the same and win 7 on the whole is much better than either.

Win 8 is a dogs fucking breakfast though.

I have it installed on a spare machine and it is just fucking horrible. I would have to make a conscious effort to learn to use it and the things I have discovered so far are just a huge step backwards.

There needs to be a clear separation between tablet and desktop interface. You need to be able to choose between one or the other as a default start up. Most importantly though, you should not *have* to switch between interfaces as you do now to control certain aspects of the system.

**Butterfly** · 09-12-2012, 07:43 PM

people upgrading to Win7 or Win8 for no real reasons deserve all the shit they get from it

**Neo** · 09-12-2012, 09:33 PM

people that upgraded to Win7 didn't get any shit.. that is the point that you continuously refuse to grasp.. yes you've got XP.. big fucking deal so has most of the rest of the planet.. so you're too tight to upgrade and you're scared of having to change because you can barely work out how to flick the switch that turns on your wi-fi let alone navigate your way around a new OS .. we know already ffs!

**Troy** · 10-12-2012, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

if users were given the choice between Win7 and WinXP, they would choose WinXP

No, I don't think that is true. One of the biggest differences is the User Account Control. Although you can set it to be the same as Win XP, you lose all the benefits by doing so. It bumps up the security of the machine to a level that I think makes it a worthwhile OS. Anyone who has had one of those wretched viruses attack their machine in some pathetic little way through a VB script will understand what I mean. It is more than just an admin rights blocker (similar to root access being blocked in Ubuntu) and to start with I found it a real pain in the neck....However, when you realise what is going on and play by the rules it is a hell of a lot better than the old XP model. Use the system like you would use /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin in unix and it works a dream....

**Anatidaephobia** · 10-12-2012, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by Troy

Originally Posted by Butterfly

if users were given the choice between Win7 and WinXP, they would choose WinXP

No, I don't think that is true. One of the biggest differences is the User Account Control. Although you can set it to be the same as Win XP, you lose all the benefits by doing so. It bumps up the security of the machine to a level that I think makes it a worthwhile OS. Anyone who has had one of those wretched viruses attack their machine in some pathetic little way through a VB script will understand what I mean. It is more than just an admin rights blocker (similar to root access being blocked in Ubuntu) and to start with I found it a real pain in the neck....However, when you realise what is going on and play by the rules it is a hell of a lot better than the old XP model. Use the system like you would use /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin in unix and it works a dream....

Don't confuse butterfly.

**Butterfly** · 10-12-2012, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Troy

Originally Posted by Butterfly

if users were given the choice between Win7 and WinXP, they would choose WinXP

No, I don't think that is true. One of the biggest differences is the User Account Control. Although you can set it to be the same as Win XP, you lose all the benefits by doing so. It bumps up the security of the machine to a level that I think makes it a worthwhile OS. Anyone who has had one of those wretched viruses attack their machine in some pathetic little way through a VB script will understand what I mean. It is more than just an admin rights blocker (similar to root access being blocked in Ubuntu) and to start with I found it a real pain in the neck....However, when you realise what is going on and play by the rules it is a hell of a lot better than the old XP model. Use the system like you would use /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin in unix and it works a dream....

nonsense, the admin rights thing is one thing,

the whole redesign of the UI ala Steve Jobs is what make this release complete worthless,

if I wanted real security and a real OS and a "fair" UI, I would switch to Ubuntu, not Win7

**Butterfly** · 10-12-2012, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by Anatidaephobia

Don't confuse butterfly.

you are the only to be confused, macboy

**baldrick** · 10-12-2012, 10:26 AM

I recently purchased an asus s400ca-ca012h , i5 14 inch touchscreen notebook for my mothers 65th birthday.

she is enjoying the touch interface.

previously she was using ubuntu on a dual atom machine attached to the television.

she can web browse , webmail , skype , print - all she needs to do

I think many of the gripes about win 8 come from users without the portable touch screen

**Boon Mee** · 10-12-2012, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

people upgrading to Win7 or Win8 for no real reasons deserve all the shit they get from it

Well, it's impossible to buy a machine with XP on it these days. This was true 2 years ago when I bought my last laptop with Windows 7. The entire Zeer complex selling mucho computers had no XP machines.

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