"Bill in Co" surly_curmudgeon@earthlink on Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:52:43
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
Char Jackson wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:24:53 -0500, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ
wrote:


"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message ...
The same people who said the Model T was obsolete and built the Model A
Ford

No, its more like the same people who complained about Windows 7 that
were holding the opinion XP was better.
The cycle repeats with the same peoples' complaints.

In many ways, XP was better than 7, 7 was better than 8, and 8 was
better than 10 (in any of its forms). So yes, the cycle repeats, but
only MS can break out of the rut. They'd have to produce an OS that
people generally regard as better than what came before it, which is
much easier said than done.

Well, they did so at least in the following transitions:

Win 3.1 to Win 95 to Win 98SE to Win XP. Each one was better, IMHO.
Then I think things went South, since Windows 7 (at least to me) seems much
more restrictive in what I can and cannot do(is too nanny-state-ish). Like
with all the Ownership and Permissions stuff. And the confusing Junction
Points. More obfuscations. And almost needing Classic Shell, for a more
sensibly intuitive and logical interface.

Some of the "problem" is that "sensible", "intuitive" and
"logical" can be _very_ very subjective. As in "Which key do you
press when it says 'Press any key"?" Enter or spacebar?

And I am guessing Windows 10 retains all of that - and more.

What I am afraid of, is Windows 10+N will restrict my options to
only MS products.

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