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A Linux User's Perspective Of Microsoft Windows 8
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Last edited by 0xBADCODE; 30 October 2012, 03:31 AM.
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Originally posted by _artem_ View PostI am homosex
gtfo out of here you russian piece of shit, nobody wants you here.
I didn't like this article because
1. updating fails in numerous OS's, from linux to mac, updating a OS is always risky
2. He should have at least tried it before giving opinions, the fact that he didn't reveals BIAS
My impressions of windows 8 is that it's a schizophrenic system, an aborted hybrid fetus that is not suited neither for desktop nor for tablet use.
I see some review were people try to do normal stuff like shutting the system or adjusting the settings and it's absolutely mind bogling how ms released such a thing.
This reminds me of an XBOX sysem where you navigate with a Dpad, you always have difficulty changing stuff and it seems they designed the system so simply shit like playing games or downloading demos is real simple BUT getting to system preferences or changing things is real difficult
windows8 will prove a lost golden opportunity for linux because linux ONCE AGAIN failed to get his shit together
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Microsoft continues its "underwhelming" progress, if you can call it that
As a former Windows users, converted over to the Linux side, I can concur that the direction Windows is going into is and always been wrong, and towards destruction. Win8 is the embodiment of all that is wrong with the OS: for one, they are trying to combine their mobile and desktop market, which as of right now isn't the way to go, and isn't going to pit them at the top of the evolutionary chain. A lot of their userbase is older folks who aren't as tech savvy as the younger generation, and will not understand this new OS. Not to mention that they will not only have to relearn how to use it, but also contend with the touch abilities, which I'm sure most of you can agree with, that our parents just can't grasp.
First and foremost, Microsoft has rushed the product out, that to this day, is still having the same touch issues as all the other demos that they have presented. As seen in this video, http://www.osnews.com/story/26327/Wi...uch-unfriendly. Every single time the Win8 was shown, there was some kind of an error, and now the excuse we get from the official showing of the product that just came out is that it's "not entirely optimized for a touch experience." What the hell is Win8 doing on a tablet then?! It seems ludicrous to me to showcase a product that's meant to be a [sorry excuse of a] market takeover on a mobile device. Am I the only one who sees the irony of that statement? There is also a problem in the catching for the Office team in Microsoft, because they are the only reason that Win8 will have a desktop mode. Also, unlike their tablet, all of the settings are generally changed in the same screen as the rest of the OS, not having to flip over and use "desktop mode" to change display settings.
Overall, Microsoft is too greedy and too afraid that they are rushing out unfinished product. Considering the amount of money that they churn out, there is no excuse.
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Originally posted by mmrezaie View PostI don't know which one is sadder! Your racism, or your grammar!
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Originally posted by RussianNeuroMancer View PostLink to bugreport in VirtualBox bugtracker probably?
Originally posted by Da9nd2ri3dgeBasically i would always do clean win installs and never upgrade. That's usally lost time to do so.
I regularly upgrade Debian servers and Ubuntu desktops between releases and there never was a time I was left with unbootable system, sometimes some daemon didn't work because the config file syntax changed but it was at most an hour or two of work to make it 100% functional again. Let alone my Archlinux install that I upgraded from 32bit to 64bit, moved between 3 different computers and the last 5 or 6 years of updates I installed while I've used it, again I never had to do restore from backups because the upgrade went FUBAR.
As such, I'd say the situation in the Linux and Windows camp is radically different.Last edited by tomato; 31 October 2012, 07:32 AM.
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