Windows 8 is an entertainment based OS just like the the i-Pad. Microsoft is trying to dominate the tablet market like it did the PC market and thinks the only way to do this is by offering only one OS. Windows 8 will kill productivity in the workplace and will quickly be replaced by something else if MS forces this issue. Open Office is still out there, and with a good operating system could become a viable commercial replacement for MS Office.
I don't get it. Just use the classic desktop.
I got a new Dell laptop in April because I had been running XP. I just ordered it with 7.
(06-07-2014 02:38 PM)smn1256 Wrote: [ -> ] (06-06-2014 08:06 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote: [ -> ]I don't get it. Just use the classic desktop.
There's even a program to help them do it:
http://www.classicshell.net/
Bigger question for MS is if business users, and even casual PC users prefer Windows 7 format why have to do a work around. Why not Windows 8 for tablets and smartphones and Windows 7 for PCs. I want a PC that functions the way I want when I buy it.
(06-05-2014 10:03 PM)nzmorange Wrote: [ -> ]...and the talentless *sshole who was dumb enough to think that a one-button mouse pad was a good idea can go to h*ll.
Unfortunately, Apple sucks harder than Microsoft, and you need a degree in computer science to even get a Linux computer (mild exaggeration).
While I'm at it, Gmail and Yahoo! mail are both astonishing monuments of stupidity and failure.
There's nothing wrong with Windows 8. I have it on both my Desktop and Laptop and it's almost as good as Windows 7. The only issues with Windows 8 are the start screen and Apps designed more for touch screens.
And Linux isn't hard. I keep a Linux partition to boot from on both my computers. You're just an idiot.
(06-05-2014 10:54 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote: [ -> ] (06-05-2014 10:38 PM)nzmorange Wrote: [ -> ] (06-05-2014 10:35 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote: [ -> ] (06-05-2014 10:03 PM)nzmorange Wrote: [ -> ]Unfortunately, Apple sucks harder than Microsoft, and you need a degree in computer science to even get a Linux computer (mild exaggeration).
Linux Mint Desktop Edition. I can grant you installation isn't foolproof braindead easy ... but then, you'd have to grant me that you never had to install Windows before either.
I have had to install windows once. It was not a ton of fun.
I might even spring for Linux, but I A) have no idea how to even get it and B) feel like there would be MAJOR compatibility issues with virtually everything and I lack the degree in computer science required to deal with it.
Linux Mint Debian Edition I mean. It comes by default as a LiveCD ... so you can boot it off the CD itself and play around. Reboot ... you're back to normal like nothing ever happened.
Step 1) http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
Step 2) Choose the Cinnamon 64-bit version.
Step 3) Scroll down and choose whatever United States mirror you like ... click on the name of the mirror and the ISO will begin downloading.
Step 4) When finished downloading, burn the ISO to a blank DVD. You MUST USE "Disc Image" format, NOT "Data" format. Depending on the name of the software you use to burn DVDs, it could also be called "ISO Format" or "Image FOrmat".
Step 5) Pop in the DVD, reboot your computer.
Step 6) When your computer is booting, select whatever button it displays for "boot options" or "interrupt normal startup" or "boot sequence" or similar. It is typically F12 or some other F key. What key varies depending on your computer. If you don't see anything, tell me what your computer is and I'll look it up.
Step 7) Select the DVD drive from the boot screen. Hit enter.
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) will now boot. It will be somewhat slower than it would be if you installed it, since it is having to read everything off the DVD drive on the fly... and a DVD drive is much slower than a hard drive. But it will boot to a full LMDE desktop. You can play around and see what you think.
If you tell me what city you live in (PM if you want) I can direct you toward your nearest LUG (Linux User Group).... which love to help newbies ditch Windows. If you bring your machine in, they'll even install it in dual boot mode (windows and linux) for you and show you the ropes.
Or you can come to the Southeast Linuxfest (see announcements) and GTS will personally set it up for you. :)
Id for sure have to get someone to do it for me. I have no fcking idea what you were talking about above.
(06-08-2014 09:46 AM)smudge12 Wrote: [ -> ] (06-06-2014 08:05 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ]Windows 8 will kill productivity in the workplace and will quickly be replaced by something else if MS forces this issue.
Meh...we use Windows 8 at work and it's fine. In fact, it runs complex programs more smoothly.
There is no way this is true. The entire interface is so whacked and weird that no one who is used to the classic windows interface can easily figure it out. Also, I have seen it totally screw over a lan printer so that it no longer worked with anything ( 7 or 8 ).