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Author Topic:   Installing Windows 8
Jon
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Message 6 of 35 (677289)
10-29-2012 12:59 AM


Windows 8?
I just googled this new-fangled OS. What a mess...
Do they really expect people to use that thing?
What are the advantages?
It looks like something for people who want to wear foil suits and have no other use for a computer besides playing video games, listening to music, and taking endless pictures of their cats...

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Jon
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Message 21 of 35 (677436)
10-29-2012 5:42 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Rahvin
10-29-2012 12:40 PM


Re: Windows 8?
Touchscreens are perfect for tablets and phones.
They also work nice behind the counters at Burger King.
Not so much for desktops, unless you start creating new peripherals - like a touchscreen keyboard and mousepad.
What would you look at? The keyboard or the monitor? No way I am having my neck bent down staring at my 'keyboard' for a couple hours while I do computer work.

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Jon
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Message 23 of 35 (677438)
10-29-2012 5:47 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by hooah212002
10-29-2012 11:37 AM


Re: Windows 8?
MS is trying to force a tablet interface onto the desktop and it just doesn't work that way.
Tablet interfaces suck as it is. Touch screens are a pain in the ass to use. The only reason people use their touch-screen phones to surf the web is because there just isn't a way to do it with a keyboard and mouse, and it wouldn't be practical even if there were.
You just can't use that kind of an interface for doing real stuff on a computer. Unless real stuff means ringing up cheeseburgers.
Jon

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