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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. -- For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. -- I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:10:18 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. Ha. Actually, AmigaOS is shockingly still in development and I believe that their priority is implementing new, useful features rather than crap which could hypothetically be used one day by some minority of users if the moon and the sun align properly. What's unfortunate about Microsoft is that thy often come up with some interesting ideas but never really do anything about introducing them to the user or keeping them around long enough for people to start caring. They're masters at abandoning projects and functionality though. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:29:32 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:10:18 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. Ha. Actually, AmigaOS is shockingly still in development For what platform? Can you still buy Amigas (apart from 2nd hand)? and I believe that their priority is implementing new, useful features rather than crap which could hypothetically be used one day by some minority of users if the moon and the sun align properly. What's unfortunate about Microsoft is that thy often come up with some interesting ideas but never really do anything about introducing them to the user or keeping them around long enough for people to start caring. They're masters at abandoning projects and functionality though. As far as I'm concerned, I don't need any more features. If you asked me what I'd like Windows to do that it currently can't, I couldn't come up with anything. An OS is just a file system and the ability to launch programs. Just make it do those things really well. -- Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet. Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat." Vet: "Is it a tom?" Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it wi' us." |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:49:17 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:29:32 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:10:18 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. Ha. Actually, AmigaOS is shockingly still in development For what platform? Can you still buy Amigas (apart from 2nd hand)? Yeah, they actually make new ones. AmigaOne they're now called but you might not like the price. http://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1121 and I believe that their priority is implementing new, useful features rather than crap which could hypothetically be used one day by some minority of users if the moon and the sun align properly. What's unfortunate about Microsoft is that thy often come up with some interesting ideas but never really do anything about introducing them to the user or keeping them around long enough for people to start caring. They're masters at abandoning projects and functionality though. As far as I'm concerned, I don't need any more features. If you asked me what I'd like Windows to do that it currently can't, I couldn't come up with anything. An OS is just a file system and the ability to launch programs. Just make it do those things really well. A Linux installation stuck in CLI mode does most of what I need to do except view images LOL. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
In article , Jimmy Wilkinson Knife
wrote: I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. somebody uses them. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Wed, 09 May 2018 01:32:42 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:49:17 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:29:32 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:10:18 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. Ha. Actually, AmigaOS is shockingly still in development For what platform? Can you still buy Amigas (apart from 2nd hand)? Yeah, they actually make new ones. AmigaOne they're now called but you might not like the price. http://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1121 Over a grand for a motherboard and CPU?! Why does anyone buy them? and I believe that their priority is implementing new, useful features rather than crap which could hypothetically be used one day by some minority of users if the moon and the sun align properly. What's unfortunate about Microsoft is that thy often come up with some interesting ideas but never really do anything about introducing them to the user or keeping them around long enough for people to start caring. They're masters at abandoning projects and functionality though. As far as I'm concerned, I don't need any more features. If you asked me what I'd like Windows to do that it currently can't, I couldn't come up with anything. An OS is just a file system and the ability to launch programs. Just make it do those things really well. A Linux installation stuck in CLI mode does most of what I need to do except view images LOL. Ok I forgot that, I like a GUI interface, and there should be basic programs included, like an image viewer. But I most definitely don't need a ****ing personal assistant! And I don't want tiles instead of a simple start menu! -- Little Tommy took a drink but he will drink no more. What he thought was H2O was H2SO4. |
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assistant thinks I already have 1804
On Wed, 09 May 2018 12:58:15 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 01:32:42 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:49:17 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:29:32 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2018 00:10:18 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 23:42:49 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:42:00 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 22:22:37 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:56:05 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2018 19:07:05 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2018 21:26:38 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2018 00:02:30 +0100, Doomsdrzej wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:21:36 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Downloaded the Windows 10 April 2018 upgrade assistant http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/E/BFEE8FEE-DEB5-4EE1-9439-DEE035C62BD6/Windows10Upgrade28096.exe But when I run it, it very briefly says "checking" then just says "thank you for running the latest version of windows 10" Anyone else? Windows automatically installed the update in my case and so far, I like it. It finally organizes the laptop's hard disks (I only have a M.2 SSD combo and a 2.5" HD for two drives but the previous versions showed me as having more), slightly cleans up the Microsoft Edge interface and shows which files were synchronized in Windows Explorer. No drawbacks yet from what I can tell. I've yet to see any update which changes anything at all. Well, the new features might never be visible but we all notice when things that used to work stop doing so. That's because they keep adding features before repairing the ones they got wrong before. Which isn't very different than the competition. To be honest, Apple, Microsoft are very bad at fixing problems and though you'd expect Linux developers to do a better job, the reality is that they fix security problems quickly and ignore anything else. Agreed. I never said it was limited to Microsoft. I think customers would be much happier to have a reliable system than one with extra features nobody ever uses. Maybe we should all be looking at what they're doing with AmigaOS? I feel you're trying to make a point, but it's not working. Ha. Actually, AmigaOS is shockingly still in development For what platform? Can you still buy Amigas (apart from 2nd hand)? Yeah, they actually make new ones. AmigaOne they're now called but you might not like the price. http://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1121 Over a grand for a motherboard and CPU?! Why does anyone buy them? Nostalgia. Many of the old timers are still convinced that the way Amiga operated was superior even to the way Microsoft or Apple does things. I've never used an Amiga in my life but I imagine that having one in the 1980s and being ahead of the curve was a pretty special feeling. and I believe that their priority is implementing new, useful features rather than crap which could hypothetically be used one day by some minority of users if the moon and the sun align properly. What's unfortunate about Microsoft is that thy often come up with some interesting ideas but never really do anything about introducing them to the user or keeping them around long enough for people to start caring. They're masters at abandoning projects and functionality though. As far as I'm concerned, I don't need any more features. If you asked me what I'd like Windows to do that it currently can't, I couldn't come up with anything. An OS is just a file system and the ability to launch programs. Just make it do those things really well. A Linux installation stuck in CLI mode does most of what I need to do except view images LOL. Ok I forgot that, I like a GUI interface, and there should be basic programs included, like an image viewer. But I most definitely don't need a ****ing personal assistant! And I don't want tiles instead of a simple start menu! There are lots of things in Windows but you don't have to use all of them. The latest version added a lot of nifty things but I'm not likely to do any more with the machine despite the features than I did with Windows 95 back in the day. Even an installation of Windows 3.1 with Netscape and Eudora could do most of what I want to do. |
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