Window is on borrowed time

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:06:12 -0500, Paul wrote in


CRNG wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:47:40 +0000, Good Guy
wrote in

On 11/02/2016 22:34, Wolfie wrote:

I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And
then, it will be "Sayonara Windows".
It is already here. It is called Google ChromeBook and costs a
fraction, including the hardware. G buy it and tell us whether you like
it or not. Windows will always be waiting for you when you are fed up
of anything alternatives.

Does ChromeBook require a high speed Internet connection to work?
Would it work in rural areas that have only dialup?

I'm curious about that because I live in such an area. Around here 56k
is considered fast. Heck, a dial-tone is considered a miracle a
couple of miles further out from where I live.

You can find refutation articles.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/yes-you...ebook-offline/

Paul

Thanks Paul. Very informative (for me) article.
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:34:35 -0500, "Wolfie"
wrote:

I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And then, it
will be "Sayonara Windows".



"Sayonara" is Japanese, not Chinese. g--

But it seems you understood.

"Slimer" wrote in message ...

On 2016-02-12 1:44 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2016-02-12, Slimer wrote:
People think that anyone who has slanted eyes knows everyone else that
has slanted eyes.

It is probably simplest to just consider all orientals to be Chinamen.

The simple-minded insist on simplicity I guess.

"Roger Blake" wrote in message
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On 2016-02-12, Slimer wrote:
People think that anyone who has slanted eyes knows everyone else that
has slanted eyes.

It is probably simplest to just consider all orientals to be Chinamen.

All the more to wonder why a so similar looking peoples, would hate each
other.

But then, one must look at Japan, stuck way out in the middle of the ocean,
haviong visions.....

IMO: we should have "nuked" Japan, off the face of the earth. No one would
ever have ****ed for years from today.

"Dave C" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:34:35 -0500, Wolfie wrote:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonke...ndows-10-true-
cost/#43d2ec07593f“

"There is no such thing as a free lunch� has been the mantra of those
cynical about the true cost of ‘free’ Windows 10. But as Microsoft
increases pressure on users to upgrade, it turns out the real cost of
Windows 10 lies somewhere far less expected". MORE...Read


I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And then,
it will be "Sayonara Windows".

This is another post in which the poster ignores the split between
typical home or small business user and large corporations (or even
smaller ones).


To put it simply; I do not give a **** about the wants of others, including
yours. I only care about me.

"mike" wrote in message ...

On 2/12/2016 4:20 AM, Dave C wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:34:35 -0500, Wolfie wrote:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonke...ndows-10-true-
cost/#43d2ec07593f“

"There is no such thing as a free lunch� has been the mantra of those
cynical about the true cost of ‘free’ Windows 10. But as Microsoft
increases pressure on users to upgrade, it turns out the real cost of
Windows 10 lies somewhere far less expected". MORE...Read


I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And then,
it will be "Sayonara Windows".

This is another post in which the poster ignores the split between
typical home or small business user and large corporations (or even
smaller ones). These latter folks use hundreds of work stations, employ
IT personal to maintain them and have training classes for the users.
Just updating is a pain, to switch OS a nightmare. We've seen all this
before when competitors to IBM came and went (Honeywell, RCA etc.) IT
people in a large enterprise are very wary of trying new things.

Especially when those new things come from a nebulous, random,
bunch of individuals careening all over the map.

I'm proud of you mike. You only buy American. GREAT!!!

"Slimer" wrote in message ...

On 2016-02-13 11:01 AM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2/13/2016 9:39 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:37:24 -0800, T wrote:


That is what was said about Vista, which was a total disaster.


You're not the first one to have said that. But it wasn't my
experience at all. I had no problems with Windows Vista and it was
just fine for me.


Vista worked fine on 3 machines here, Even ME worked OK with none of the
blue screening that plagued other users, Truth be told I've never had
any problems with any iterations of windows from 3.1 to 10. except what
I have caused myself.

Vista was pretty good to me as well though its beta was beyond awful. I
liked 3.1, liked 95 and 98 though I wouldn't consider them particularly
stable. ME was disgusting, but XP and 7 were brilliant and 8 was pretty
good IMO. 10 is the best version yet though.


As you probably know, Win 7 is Vista improved.

I find Win 8.1 to be extremely close to Win 10.

It took me a few weeks, but I've got Win 10 to where I like it.






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Ken Blake wrote in
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You're not the first one to have said that. But it wasn't my
experience at all. I had no problems with Windows Vista and it was
just fine for me.

I didn't fine Vista to be all that bad, either. It wasn't ideal - it's
main issues for me were that it was too heavy on its system resources
use and that its implementation of User Access Control was too
bothersome. Both of those were much improved in Windows 7. But if your
computer had enough horsepower, Vista was perfectly usable.

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:03:14 -0500, "Wolfie"
wrote:


As you probably know, Win 7 is Vista improved.

I find Win 8.1 to be extremely close to Win 10.

It took me a few weeks, but I've got Win 10 to where I like it.


Every version of Windows is essentially the previous version improved.

On 02/13/2016 07:39 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:37:24 -0800, T wrote:


That is what was said about Vista, which was a total disaster.


You're not the first one to have said that. But it wasn't my
experience at all. I had no problems with Windows Vista and it was
just fine for me.


You were probably on Service Pack 2. M$ finally cleaned it
back up by then.

On 02/13/2016 03:47 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:03:14 -0500, "Wolfie"
wrote:


As you probably know, Win 7 is Vista improved.

I find Win 8.1 to be extremely close to Win 10.

It took me a few weeks, but I've got Win 10 to where I like it.


Every version of Windows is essentially the previous version improved.


Plus new stuff for the consumer to Alpha Test.

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:44:37 -0800, T wrote:

On 02/13/2016 07:39 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:37:24 -0800, T wrote:


That is what was said about Vista, which was a total disaster.


You're not the first one to have said that. But it wasn't my
experience at all. I had no problems with Windows Vista and it was
just fine for me.


You were probably on Service Pack 2. M$ finally cleaned it
back up by then.


I ran Vista when it was first released, and I ran it with each service
pack. No problems, not even before any service packs.

On 2/13/2016 2:58 PM, Wolfie wrote:


"mike" wrote in message ...

On 2/12/2016 4:20 AM, Dave C wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:34:35 -0500, Wolfie wrote:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonke...ndows-10-true-
cost/#43d2ec07593f“

"There is no such thing as a free lunch� has been the mantra of those
cynical about the true cost of ‘free’ Windows 10. But as Microsoft
increases pressure on users to upgrade, it turns out the real cost of
Windows 10 lies somewhere far less expected". MORE...Read


I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And then,
it will be "Sayonara Windows".

This is another post in which the poster ignores the split between
typical home or small business user and large corporations (or even
smaller ones). These latter folks use hundreds of work stations, employ
IT personal to maintain them and have training classes for the users.
Just updating is a pain, to switch OS a nightmare. We've seen all this
before when competitors to IBM came and went (Honeywell, RCA etc.) IT
people in a large enterprise are very wary of trying new things.

Especially when those new things come from a nebulous, random,
bunch of individuals careening all over the map.

I'm proud of you mike. You only buy American. GREAT!!!


Not clear how you extrapolated to that.
Has nothing to do with nationality.

If I buy transportation, I buy my car from a vendor with
a legal presence, a service department, a warranty and a good
reputation in the industry. I buy a vehicle that is likely
to be supported far into the future with spare parts.
I expect it to traverse EVERY road that the old one could.
A bullet-proof car doesn't do me any good if it won't
fit into the school parking lot.
I don't
expect the muffler to stop working because I had to replace a tire.
I don't expect the steering wheel to switch randomly from left to
right when I put gas into it.
If I upgrade the radio, I expect it to fit the hole in the dash
without modification and still receive EVERY radio station the
old one did.

For my hobby, I might buy something off the beaten path or build
it myself. It's not transportation. It's a HOBBY.
It's my choice of how I want to waste my time and money.

There are windows users.

There are people who use APPLIANCES created by gurus to empower, yet
constrain users to the task at hand. They don't know or care what
is under the hood.

And there hobbyists and gurus.

They're not mutually exclusive.

"Good Guy" wrote in message ...
On 11/02/2016 22:34, Wolfie wrote:



I'm waiting for a Google desktop OS, or one from the Chinese. And then, it will be "Sayonara Windows".


It is already here. It is called Google ChromeBook and costs a fraction, including the hardware. G buy it and tell us whether you like it or not. Windows will always be waiting for you when you are fed up of anything alternatives.





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ChromeBook is far from being a “desktop OS�. But a real good one is coming. And Windows insists on becoming more like Mac OSX.

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:47:52 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:03:14 -0500, "Wolfie"
wrote:


As you probably know, Win 7 is Vista improved.

I find Win 8.1 to be extremely close to Win 10.

It took me a few weeks, but I've got Win 10 to where I like it.


Every version of Windows is essentially the previous version improved.

I used to think that, but Microsoft talked me out of it. Now I know better.