On 1/3/2016 9:50 AM, Slimer wrote:
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On 2016-01-03 2:17 AM, John Doe wrote:
I wrote:

Getting Windows 8 for $40 and now Windows 10 for free. Easy to
understand why, because Microsoft is under humongous reverse
pressure from ultraportable PCs and their operating systems. But
I have a feeling it's going to effect more than the price of
Windows.

Unfortunately, it seems to be encouraging Microsoft to do the wrong
thing. Instead of Microsoft improving the desktop operating
system, Microsoft is trying harder to monopolize ultraportable PCs,
and to hell with the desktop.

Perhaps because ultraportable PCs are hot sellers? As far as I know,
Windows 10 is an excellent compromise between those who want a desktop
experience and those who want a tablet experience. My wife has one
such ultraportable hybrid device and the transition from laptop to
tablet is seamless. I'm not sure what you're complaining about.

This reminds me of the big Microsoft antitrust trial prior to
2000. That's when Windows XP came out and ended the crappy
consumer versions of Windows power users had to restart several
times during the day. This huge pressure on Microsoft could
result in another major improvement of quality. No more sitting
on its hands, at least for a while.

Or maybe Microsoft is losing it. I've experienced several extremely
long delays that remind me of pre-Windows XP freezing. There is
also the appearance that programmers who don't know what they're
doing are trying to redesign Windows. None of the old annoyances
have been fixed. And the fact we have no control over updates is a
huge glaring mistake.

Putting the tiles on the start menu does nothing for me. All I use
the Start screen for in Windows 8 is occasionally searching for a
newly installed application.

Meanwhile, this group is discussing Windows 10 where tiles are very
well integrated.

Time to upgrade. For me, much earlier than usual. I didn't even
use Windows Vista or Windows 7.

I will do a clean installation of Windows 8 instead. I suspect
that's what most Microsoft employees are using. Hopefully they
won't eventually trash Windows 8 worse than what they are doing
with Windows 10.

Microsoft can forget about ultraportable PC domination, that war is
over. Opening up Windows might be the only thing to save
Microsoft. Open source would probably greatly enhance the desktop
OS over time.

Yeah, you're clearly off of your medication. Meanwhile, the Surface
Pro line is quickly becoming a device of choice for new customers and
the SurfaceBook demonstrates that Microsoft is still capable of
innovating and that it can make a fool out of Apple. I don't know what
delusion you have but it's affecting your ability to reason.

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Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
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John Doe is off his medications or has taken a triple dose, Hard to tell
which

Regards, Rene