The evolution of Windows

[Ringel05]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

 

[Ringel05]

 

[Lewdog]

I think Vista was the worst.

If I had to choose, Windows 7 is best, then Windows XP second.

 

[aaronleland]

Windows 10 has kinda grown on me over time, but it's probably more familiarity than anything else. Windows XP was probably my favorite over the years.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

They developed 10 in light of Android and iOS datamining everbody and wanted to get in on the action.

Don't expect much from Microsoft until their next iteration IF they realize they screwed up.

XP/7..good to go.

I don't think they realize they screwed up yet, so who knows?

All I need is a linux DX emulator and I'd , oh who am I foolin'? Some things only run on certain versions of Windows.

I wouldn't use Windows much anymore, though.

 

[Lewdog]

I will say that I was happy when Microsoft gave me a new key for my Windows Ultimate after getting scammed by a seller, but I really didn't like the idea that I had to give them remote access to my computer in order for them to prove I got scammed and to give me a new generated key.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

I wonder how a company with nearly unlimited resources can get so many of these so wrong. You'd think they finally hit XP and would say "yeah we're on the right track let's build off of this". Then they drive the Bentley down a dirt road because someone wanted to see the horsey.

I find it odd to say the least.

 

[Ringel05]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

They developed 10 in light of Android and iOS datamining everbody and wanted to get in on the action.

Don't expect much from Microsoft until their next iteration IF they realize they screwed up.

XP/7..good to go.

I don't think they realize they screwed up yet, so who knows?

All I need is a linux DX emulator and I'd , oh who am I foolin'? Some things only run on certain versions of Windows.

I wouldn't use Windows much anymore, though.

They also wanted (and still want) to be the one size fits all in a society that doesn't want a one size fits all and they're too arrogant to realize that approach could easily be their downfall.
Win 10 is supposed to be their last with annual 'Edition Updates', an "operating system as a service" as they put it. As for them realizing they screwed up? That won't happen until the train is just about to hit them in the tunnel they dug and by then it'll probably be too late. They don't measure customer satisfaction based on consumer feedback, they measure it based on number of upgrades to their current OS which in 10's case would be skewed given Microsoft's "marketing ploy" (upgrade bombardment with updates). If at least one of the Linux distros gets their act together and goes mainstream in a big way I'd be willing to bet M$ would see at least a one third drop in home users overnight.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

XP by far. Still use it on the main computer.

Nothing is stored on this Windows 10 comp, which more often than not is located in Singapore and whose only purpose is flogging the encyclopedic Internet. It gets DOD'd every morning.

I put a knife through dam-ned Cortana's heart on install.

 

[Moonglow]

Having used I Mike 6 in the later 1980's to early 1990's and the Microsoft development over the years my consensus is..

 

[Ringel05]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

I wonder how a company with nearly unlimited resources can get so many of these so wrong. You'd think they finally hit XP and would say "yeah we're on the right track let's build off of this". Then they drive the Bentley down a dirt road because someone wanted to see the horsey.

I find it odd to say the least.

Not odd at all. They're a business so the number one focus is what's best for Microsoft. Add to that the fact that they are currently the most used OS on the planet they probably don't feel they have to think any other way.

 

[Ringel05]

XP by far. Still use it on the main computer.

Nothing is stored on this Windows 10 comp, which more often than not is located in Singapore and whose only purpose is flogging the encyclopedic Internet. It gets DOD'd every morning.

I put a knife through dam-ned Cortana's heart on install.

With the latest Edition that came out in July Cortana can't be blocked or eliminated unless someone just found a way to do it.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

I wonder how a company with nearly unlimited resources can get so many of these so wrong. You'd think they finally hit XP and would say "yeah we're on the right track let's build off of this". Then they drive the Bentley down a dirt road because someone wanted to see the horsey.

I find it odd to say the least.

Not odd at all. They're a business so the number one focus is what's best for Microsoft. Add to that the fact that they are currently the most used OS on the planet they probably don't feel they have to think any other way.

No business wants to harm their own brand. Windows is Microsoft's brand.

 

[Peach]

Still, all Windows and other systems go:

When lightening hits...............................

 

[Marion Morrison]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

They developed 10 in light of Android and iOS datamining everbody and wanted to get in on the action.

Don't expect much from Microsoft until their next iteration IF they realize they screwed up.

XP/7..good to go.

I don't think they realize they screwed up yet, so who knows?

All I need is a linux DX emulator and I'd , oh who am I foolin'? Some things only run on certain versions of Windows.

I wouldn't use Windows much anymore, though.

They also wanted (and still want) to be the one size fits all in a society that doesn't want a one size fits all and they're too arrogant to realize that approach could easily be their downfall.
Win 10 is supposed to be their last with annual 'Edition Updates', an "operating system as a service" as they put it. As for them realizing they screwed up? That won't happen until the train is just about to hit them in the tunnel they dug and by then it'll probably be too late. They don't measure customer satisfaction based on consumer feedback, they measure it based on number of upgrades to their current OS which in 10's case would be skewed given Microsoft's "marketing ploy" (upgrade bombardment with updates). If at least one of the Linux distros gets their act together and goes mainstream in a big way I'd be willing to bet M$ would see at least a one third drop in home users overnight.

Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora are pretty nice!

I use Fedora, it does everything I need for this.

Gayming, well, 10 is NOT better than 7, there's nothing new under the sun, it's all a big cluster f%^&*()(

PC Windows gaming peaked in 2007-2009.

All that dx12 talk. Got any samples of dx12 games?

That stuff's like graphene chips- nonexistant.

 

[Ringel05]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

I wonder how a company with nearly unlimited resources can get so many of these so wrong. You'd think they finally hit XP and would say "yeah we're on the right track let's build off of this". Then they drive the Bentley down a dirt road because someone wanted to see the horsey.

I find it odd to say the least.

Not odd at all. They're a business so the number one focus is what's best for Microsoft. Add to that the fact that they are currently the most used OS on the planet they probably don't feel they have to think any other way.

No business wants to harm their own brand. Windows is Microsoft's brand.

Think IBM............ Look what happened to them..........

 

[Tax Man]

XP is for me.

 

[Ringel05]

Seems pretty spot on to me..........

They developed 10 in light of Android and iOS datamining everbody and wanted to get in on the action.

Don't expect much from Microsoft until their next iteration IF they realize they screwed up.

XP/7..good to go.

I don't think they realize they screwed up yet, so who knows?

All I need is a linux DX emulator and I'd , oh who am I foolin'? Some things only run on certain versions of Windows.

I wouldn't use Windows much anymore, though.

They also wanted (and still want) to be the one size fits all in a society that doesn't want a one size fits all and they're too arrogant to realize that approach could easily be their downfall.
Win 10 is supposed to be their last with annual 'Edition Updates', an "operating system as a service" as they put it. As for them realizing they screwed up? That won't happen until the train is just about to hit them in the tunnel they dug and by then it'll probably be too late. They don't measure customer satisfaction based on consumer feedback, they measure it based on number of upgrades to their current OS which in 10's case would be skewed given Microsoft's "marketing ploy" (upgrade bombardment with updates). If at least one of the Linux distros gets their act together and goes mainstream in a big way I'd be willing to bet M$ would see at least a one third drop in home users overnight.

Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora are pretty nice!

I use Fedora, it does everything I need for this.

Gayming, well, 10 is NOT better than 7, there's nothing new under the sun, it's all a big cluster f%^&*()(

PC Windows gaming peaked in 2007-2009.

All that dx12 talk. Got any samples of dx12 games?

That stuff's like graphene chips- nonexistant.

Gaming is still huge. Gaming is to PCs the way porn was to video (Beta vs VCR). Guess who allowed porn..........

 

[Marion Morrison]

XP by far. Still use it on the main computer.

Nothing is stored on this Windows 10 comp, which more often than not is located in Singapore and whose only purpose is flogging the encyclopedic Internet. It gets DOD'd every morning.

I put a knife through dam-ned Cortana's heart on install.

With the latest Edition that came out in July Cortana can't be blocked or eliminated unless someone just found a way to do it.

I extracted Cortana. It wasn't pretty.

That chopped-up Windows is not, and never will be available to the public.

They still had bullcrap tied in to necessary functions (1-2)

Oh, it's bad, not quite as bad as Google Android or iOS, but they sure gave it the old college try. That was their intent.

Ever call Windows support? I did once, for a game called "Age of Empires II: The Conquerors"

It would not run.

Their game, their OS, did. not. run.

I fixed it.

Indian support called back a week later. I told them GFY.

 

[Ringel05]

Still, all Windows and other systems go:

When lightening hits...............................

You really should use surge strips (power strips with built in breakers........