[Lowfer] [EXTERNAL] Windows 8 .. big "thumbs down"

[Eric Smith]

"Windows" .. if you'll notice, it doesn't matter what number they put after it.

Instead, I've been using various flavors of unix since 1993.  Orders
of magnitude better for my blood pressure.

Eric KD5UWL



On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Ed Phillips <evp at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Windows 7 isn't exactly a winner either!!! Viva XP!
>
> Ed
>
> Howell, Laurence J wrote:
>
>> I agree its awful!
>>
>> Sent and miss typed from my iPhone
>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 6:45 AM, "Douglas D. Williams" <kb4oer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> My buddy at work just bought a new laptop with Windows 8 installed. He
>>> is not a "computer guy" at all and asked me to help him get it set up,
>>> delete all the crap they put on it, etc.
>>>
>>> I've been building my own computers and installing operating systems
>>> since the late 1980s, starting with DOS, then the original Windows,
>>> W95, XP, and Windows 7.
>>>
>>> When he brought the thing to work, I was totally befuddled and
>>> baffled. It took me a long time just to get to what appeared to be a
>>> "desktop".
>>>
>>> W8 appears to be made with touch screens in mind, but of course the
>>> laptop he bought doesn't have a touch screen.
>>>
>>> My advice? Stay away from Windows 8. After my bad experience, I read
>>> some reviews online which all seem to agree with my opinion.
>>>
>>> 73, Doug KB4OER
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