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From:	Ken (SHIELDSIT)	20 Nov 2012 14:18
To:	Dan (HERMAND)	171 of 432

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It's hard to imagine people who don't. Not that I think my opinion is the be all end all, I just can't see how anyone thinks it's an improvement. But I've convinced myself that I'm just getting old and 8 is the best thing since DOS.

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From:	Ken (SHIELDSIT)	20 Nov 2012 14:19
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I don't see how they are going to sort that out either. I think they tried by putting office on RT, but that's only one suite out of thousands that people are going to try to install.

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Nov 2012 14:44
To:	Matt	173 of 432

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Hey, we Apple fanboyz'n'gurlz might have more money than sense, but we're not stoopid y'know! :@ bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	JonCooper	20 Nov 2012 14:58
To:	Ken (SHIELDSIT)	174 of 432

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I hated the change from DOS to Win 3.11, never did get used to it, never fully trusted it, used to have a program called xtree-gold that would let me 'shell out to DOS', still had it but used much less in Win95 Win7 has things altered in the control panel that I don't like but, it all marches on, we just have to get used to it or get left behind Jon

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Nov 2012 15:08
To:	JonCooper	175 of 432

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Bloody hell, I had x-tree gold. Mainly because it was more powerful than File Mangler though. bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	Dan (HERMAND)	20 Nov 2012 15:22
To:	JonCooper	176 of 432

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Ah, I remember XTree Gold :D Dan Herman

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From:	JonCooper	20 Nov 2012 17:54
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	177 of 432

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& Dan I had it cos it would allow me to do what I wanted to, Windows (even back then) kept stopping me Jon

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From:	Drew (X3N0PH0N)	20 Nov 2012 17:57
To:	JonCooper	178 of 432

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You actually seem like the kinda person who would like/use linux. , , , , , , , , , , `' (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) \ \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) ''`>-,--”-”---”-”---”-”---”-”---”-”---- ,'.*''`

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	20 Nov 2012 18:01
To:	Drew (X3N0PH0N)	179 of 432

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I was thinking exactly that based on "it would allow me to do what I wanted to" Using ubuntu at work full time now. Been like that for a couple of weeks, so far so good. Libre office is fucking shite but I've managed to get Office 2010 working in WINE very nicely. I think not having Office is the only think I would've really struggled with. ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	Drew (X3N0PH0N)	20 Nov 2012 18:07
To:	ANT_THOMAS	180 of 432

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Aye, and his tinkering taking-things-apart-to-see-how-they-work-nature (or at least that's my impression of his nature :Y ) And yeah I was using Ubuntu pretty much full time at home. Then I upgraded to 12.10 which is ... well, the graphics card support/drivers (proprietary) was totally broken so I retreated to windows. I should go back and stick 12.04 back on if it's not fixed. And aye. Libre Office is ok but kinda clunky. On the rare instances when I need to do office stuff I just use Abiword and Gnumeric. But I don't need to do much. , , , , , , , , , , `' (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) (o,o) \ \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) \|)__) ''`>-,--”-”---”-”---”-”---”-”---”-”---- ,'.*''`

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From:	Dave!!	20 Nov 2012 18:44
To:	JonCooper	181 of 432

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Yep, I had X-Tree Gold as well. Mainly cos "File Manager" was pants and X-Tree was easier than directory manipulation directly in DOS. ---

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Nov 2012 21:02
To:	Ken (SHIELDSIT)	182 of 432

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Apparently quote: Computerworld, which has tracked usage patterns of Windows 8 in the months leading up to, and including, the launch, found that the new operating system "is being run by less than a fifth as many people as ran Windows 7 in the same months before its debut." (you know, the more I use this new editor, the more I realise that it sucks donkey dick, this is a /major/ step back from the previous one on the usability front, I wonder if the retard who developed it was recruited onto the W8 team?) bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	Dave!!	20 Nov 2012 21:30
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	183 of 432

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Naah. If he was, you'd have to change between the editor options and the text editor and all the options for the text editor would be in huge square icons across your screen. And you'd probably have to edit it in full screen mode. ---

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From:	milko	20 Nov 2012 21:47
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	184 of 432

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So less geeks installed the preview releases? That could just be down to Win 7 being good as opposed to Win 8 being bad. People were more satisfied than those either labouring with ancient XP or getting annoyed with Vista.

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Nov 2012 23:20
To:	milko	185 of 432

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A reasonable hypothesis, yes. As, indeed, people are more likely to mention when things are bad, than when things are working well. The corollary is that when people don't vociferously proclaim their satisfaction with something, it gets changed. Like teh text editor, the previous one was fine, while this one SUCKS BALLS. bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	Dave!!	20 Nov 2012 23:23
To:	milko	186 of 432

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Indeed. That's the problem. If Windows 8 flops, it'll be hard to tell if it's just whether people think it's shit, or because they're happy with 7. Personally from my point of view, it's a combination of the two. And Windows 7 is only 3 years old and I'm hoping that Windows 9 can iron out Windows 8's rough edges. Until then, I'll take a smooth Windows 7 over a rough-edged Windows 8. ---

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Nov 2012 23:26
To:	Dave!!	187 of 432

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But didn't Vista flop? And was that because it sucked or because XP was so great, or a combination of the two? (hint: Microsoft delayed the EOL for XP and extended the support period) bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	Mouse	20 Nov 2012 23:45
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Bring a Statistician in here stat! Roses are bollocks, Violets are crud, I hate bloody flowers, And much prefer mud.

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From:	Ken (SHIELDSIT)	21 Nov 2012 14:19
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He can count me both as liking Windows 7 and saying Windows 8 is shit.

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From:	Dave!!	21 Nov 2012 21:31
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	190 of 432

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Vista flopped - and mainly because it was shite (cue a couple of people rising to defend it). Let's face it, It wasn't radically different from XP from a user interface point of view (start menu, desktop, all "check"). Furthermore, there had been a wait of over 5 years since XP was released (longest in the history of Windows). The world was ready for a new version of Windows, just not for the sluggish, buggy and annoying turd that was Vista. And let's face it, it was Vista's crap reputation which sank it, not because everyone suddenly started praising XP as being the best thing since sliced bread! For Windows 8, it's a different story. Windows 7 was only released 3 years ago and for some people, they've only just finished upgrading to it (especially for businesses). The need for a new version of Windows is less, and this is likely to affect adoption rates - regardless of how good or bad Windows 8 is. We've no plans to move to Windows 8 where I work, but that's mainly because I'm still busy removing the last straggling XP machines. ---

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