Windows 8 and 8.1 Sucks, but Windows 10

On 10/31/14 2:38 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:45:21 -0600, Ken Springer wrote:

I take what I like from both worlds. I guess some people can't accept
that either.

That's opportunistic! Dreadful. How could you?

Pretty easily, actually! LOL

Of course, what I really think is that it's very sensible. Way better
than getting hung up on religious issues.

How true. I've always tended to get the tools that did the job best,
not buy just a particular brand. In this case, software.

Back when I was an active aircraft mechanic, I'd buy the quality tools
that did the job, not by name. I own Snap-On, Mac/Matco (there was a
company shakeup of some kind that split things), and Cornwell (not too
many have heard of them), but no Craftsman.

For those that have been around awhile, you know that years ago,
Craftsman tools took a dive in quality. Warranty remained the same,
quality didn't. We had a new kid fresh out of aircraft mechanics school
that gave everyone grief for spending the $$ of the brands I just
mentioned. Until he went to use his Craftsman wrenches to remove the
cylinders from an engine, and the Craftsman tools were too bulky to fit
in the tight spaces available. He quit buying Craftsman.



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On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:04:20 -0600, Ken Springer wrote:

On 10/31/14 2:38 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:45:21 -0600, Ken Springer wrote:

I take what I like from both worlds. I guess some people can't accept
that either.

That's opportunistic! Dreadful. How could you?

Pretty easily, actually! LOL

Of course, what I really think is that it's very sensible. Way better
than getting hung up on religious issues.

How true. I've always tended to get the tools that did the job best,
not buy just a particular brand. In this case, software.

Back when I was an active aircraft mechanic, I'd buy the quality tools
that did the job, not by name. I own Snap-On, Mac/Matco (there was a
company shakeup of some kind that split things), and Cornwell (not too
many have heard of them), but no Craftsman.

For those that have been around awhile, you know that years ago,
Craftsman tools took a dive in quality. Warranty remained the same,
quality didn't. We had a new kid fresh out of aircraft mechanics school
that gave everyone grief for spending the $$ of the brands I just
mentioned. Until he went to use his Craftsman wrenches to remove the
cylinders from an engine, and the Craftsman tools were too bulky to fit
in the tight spaces available. He quit buying Craftsman.

I'm not a professional mechanic, just someone who does things around the
house, so for me, inexpensive tools are usually adequate, but I still
get bitten on occasion.

My current favorite is the reversible ratchet handle that locks
counterclockwise but not clockwise. I've taken it apart and fixed it,
but it ended up being a temporary fix. Its accompanying sockets are
satisfactory, however, and it's in a nice compact case. Useless but
compact :-)

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Roderick Stewart formulated on Thursday :
On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:46:04 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote:

Is that why about 94% of the world uses Windows?

No, that's because most people effectively have no choice.

They would if only they realised how easy it was to build a PC
yourself, or shop online for something different, but most wouldn't
even consider it, so they go to a computer shop to buy something ready
built. Unless you want to pay Apple prices Windows is all there is.


Linux is a choice for everyone. It's free, and it's quick and easy to
replace Windows with it.

But how many people know this? And in any case, how much of a real
choice is it if, before you install Linux, you have to pay for Windows
and then discard it? The choice of a PC with Linux already installed,
or a barebones "blank" PC on which you can install your own, is not
something that is typically offered, or even hinted at, in computer
shops. The reality is that in the high street it's effectively Windows
or nothing. If 94% end up with Windows, this is why. The argument that
it's the result of some superior property of Windows over the
alternatives is specious, because there *are* no alternatives.

Rod.

When is the last time that you saw any kind of linux advertised? I
occassionally see articles about linux but that is about it. Windows on
the other hand is a comercial product that has to make a profit. Not
the case with linux so it doesn't get pushed. As long as that is true
it doesn't matter which system is better.

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Ed Propes