Re: Of Netbooks, Tablets And Linux's Revenge

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CylonRed Premium,MVM join:2000-07-06 Bloom County	reply to Snakeoil Re: Of Netbooks, Tablets And Linux's Revenge Some people like the tiles - those that likely use a smart phone with tiles or a tablet and those that hate the tiles (myself included) that primarily use a PC... I have seen the tiles on a laptop of a friends and I hate them. They guys wife - has had issues figuring out how to close programs - like Paint. The new Paint looks idiotic and I am not sure I can use it for what I currently use it for... She eventually found a way to close Paint - but it took several steps more than it should. Several programs they can't find anyway to close a program but by using Task Manager. I am one that I would prefer to not have to use external programs to get functionality I want - like the Start button. I am waiting for some time to load Win 7 Pro I bought just before Christmas... -- Brian "It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain
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FiReSTaRT Premium join:2010-02-26 Canada Reviews: ·Velcom	Windows 8 was impossible to do real work in. I know several users (not technophobic by any means) who ended up having to upgrade their new systems to 7 to be able to work (all using niche Windows-only packages or they would have switched over to GNU/Linux on their workstations). I'm almost convinced that Windows 8 was a ploy to boost Windows 7 sales and even if people don't buy 7, they have already paid for a WIndows 8 licence -- If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. —George Bernard Shaw
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JohnInSJ Premium join:2003-09-22 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·PHONE POWER ·Comcast	reply to CylonRed said by CylonRed: Some people like the tiles - those that likely use a smart phone with tiles or a tablet and those that hate the tiles (myself included) that primarily use a PC... I have seen the tiles on a laptop of a friends and I hate them. They guys wife - has had issues figuring out how to close programs - like Paint. The new Paint looks idiotic and I am not sure I can use it for what I currently use it for... She eventually found a way to close Paint - but it took several steps more than it should. Several programs they can't find anyway to close a program but by using Task Manager. I am one that I would prefer to not have to use external programs to get functionality I want - like the Start button. I am waiting for some time to load Win 7 Pro I bought just before Christmas... I take it that they never used a touch screen device? close is drag down from top. not many steps at all -- My place : »www.schettino.us
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CylonRed Premium,MVM join:2000-07-06 Bloom County	They have smart phones but I don't know which ones. Problem is - it is not the least bit intuitive and that is a huge problem for Win 8. -- Brian "It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain
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JohnInSJ Premium join:2003-09-22 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·PHONE POWER ·Comcast	said by CylonRed: They have smart phones but I don't know which ones. Problem is - it is not the least bit intuitive and that is a huge problem for Win 8. That's a qualitative statement. About as useful as the IDC numbers. -- My place : »www.schettino.us
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scrummie02 Bentley Premium join:2004-04-16 Arlington, VA	reply to FiReSTaRT »www.classicshell.net/ No need to downgrade, classic shell got me running in less than five minutes.
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