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this is the bigger picture! you nailed it!
Life - Dreams = Job
TheCardinal
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Definitely MS's attempt at closing the loop. Will it come without hitches? I don't think so but will it be beneficial in the long run...I'm sure it will after some initial issues are iron out and users get their heads into the OS in terms of usability.
Look, for many, we get new cellphones almost every 2 years and we have to get used to changes in OS there...takes a while but we get there...or else we will still be using NOKIA 3310's.
I'm prediciting a bright future for MS OS 8+. Will I dive in and get the first OS8 release maybe not but an upgrade is inevitable at some stage...next year, the following year...its gonna happen I think...
My 2 cents and must say the original poster did an awesome job explaining his opinion on the matter
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butchzn wrote: I'm prediciting a bright future for MS OS 8+.
I think we will see the market grow of for the Mac. I've used it and got to say quite like it.
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Tim Corey wrote: There will be a lot of people who stay on Windows 7, and I think that is ok.
For a lot of business cases, it continues to be the best platform for the job.
However, I think we should be glad Windows 8 is coming out. This release will
drive innovation. Apps will be built to support it and slowly an ecosystem will
(hopefully) emerge. This will eventually be great for businesses but for now it
will be a big win for the consumer.
I sincerly hope your right for Microsofts sake.
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I am not feeling in the mood of change right now. At work we use Win 7 as main OS with XP on VMs because the software we use simply don't work in the new versions. On the other hand, I still have customers with Win 98 running in their maschines, so I don't see a big change in a while.
I would not mind to test it in private computer, but I have no private computer at the moment.
Speaking about preferences... I don't really like the appearance of Win 8 very much, but I know this is just a matter of getting used to it.
Regards.
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I was at microsoft just prior to Vista (so we had to use it), and I had some real problems with getting use to it. Things were just not where I expected them to be. I know people that do not like Windows 7 (a lot of people hardly noticed Vista) because it is so different.
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Just sayin.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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Way to date yourself. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Didn't even remember Bob, but I would not be surprised if some of the people working on Bob worked on the UI of Windows 8
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There are a large percentage of people still using XP, and are happy. Plus past experience says that the first version of a new OS is a waste of money (Millenium, Vista). So should wait anyway.
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ME was the last version of an old OS :P
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It was pretty bad for being windows 98 derivative.
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..."Plus past experience says that the first version of a new OS is a waste of money (Millenium, Vista)."..
hm... i think you missed the start of Windows 7, even the beta version of it fascinated me.
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Windows 7 was a fix of Vista.
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Since the person who voted down my comment dine not bother to say why he voted down, I will reply Vista had some real performance issues, and other problems. What was the real difference between the two, they basically looked and worked the same. So why did you down vote???????????????
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Obviously somebody does not believe that xp is not still being used by a lot of poeple. I know people who do not like Windows 7/Vista and prefer XP. I also know that neither Vista nor Millenium were ever considered very good OS's. Millenium seemed like it never had very good sales, and I do not beleive either is sill in much use. Know that XP and Windows 7 are.
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I know of at least one large corporate (over 50000 staff globally) who have no current plans to switch away from XP and I know they are not alone. The investment in time and resources for a large company can be enormous and may not bring any tangible advantages.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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As far as I am concerned, XP worked just fine. I do not hesitate to tell someone that it is fine to be on XP. Of course seems like it is best to have moved on from Office XP.
modified 25-Oct-12 15:56pm.
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It did and does the job well - it ain't broke, why fix it? That's not me being a luddite, by the way; it's pragmatism in the face of an OS that works against the time and money it would take to upgrade when, for most people, the upgrade will just bring a flood of calls to a beleaguered help desk and another learning curve most people can't be bothered with.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Agree. And for friends who are happy with XP, why deal with the bitching.
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Right now, I just don't see a benefit to it. The only thing that stands out is a UI change that I don't really want. If at some point I need something like DirectX 12 and only Windows 8 supports it, I'll upgrade. Until then, I'm happy where I am.
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I still haven't adjusted.
I'm very new to both Windows 8 and Mac OS X. So far I find both of them unusable.
I do think that Metro will be nice on a retail tablet, but forcing it into the desktop (even with a touchscreen) is just awkward.
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My home desktop machine is dying and I'll replace it with a Windows 8 one. As for work - I've no idea. In fact my main development environment these days is SUSE Enterprise Linux 11, so I guess it doesn't matter much.
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The UI will be a Crayon Box and the apps will be the crayons.
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I liked the idea of voting no - i.e., no plans to do so. This is what my plans are (fib avoided).
However, reality rears its ugly head: if I wish to keep earning money to keep me steeped in ToFu and hot peppers, I'll need to work on Windows 8 apps, and thus, install it on something or other.
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