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

[Douglas D. Williams]

XP was great, but I do like Windows 7.



On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:50 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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