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Mini Ditka

Post subject: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:00 pm

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What are your thoughts on it? Does anyone have it or is planning to upgrade?

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:02 pm

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Waiting for Surface Pro to take the plunge.

Hopefully the app store populates by then.

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:14 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

No on 95? Yes on 98?

Someone is just trying to force a pattern there, methinks.

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SomeGuy

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:18 pm

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lipidquadcab wrote:

immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

No on 95? Yes on 98?

Someone is just trying to force a pattern there, methinks.

How can Windows 8 get a "NO" if it was just recently released? The feedback that I've seen, so far, has been pretty positive.

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Douchebag

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:24 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

Windows 8 sounds like Steve Trachsel.

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SomeGuy

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:28 pm

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Douchebag wrote:

immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

Windows 8 sounds like Steve Trachsel.

Uh, what?

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Douchebag

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:30 pm

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He was only good every other year, I think it was the even years.

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Urlacher's missing neck

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:30 pm

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It should have been called Windows apocalypse.

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SomeGuy

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:32 pm

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Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

It should have been called Windows apocalypse.

And why is that?

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Urlacher's missing neck

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:33 pm

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SomeGuy wrote:

Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

It should have been called Windows apocalypse.

And why is that?

In honor of the Mayans.

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SomeGuy

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:01 pm

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Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

SomeGuy wrote:

Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

It should have been called Windows apocalypse.

And why is that?

In honor of the Mayans.

I will honor them by getting drunk on Christmas.

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Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:50 pm

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I used the beta version and couldn't wait to go back to Windows 7. I predict a big fail for Miscrosoft on this...at least with respect to desktop PCs (I didn't use it on a tablet).

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:05 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

SomeGuy wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

No on 95? Yes on 98?

Someone is just trying to force a pattern there, methinks.

How can Windows 8 get a "NO" if it was just recently released? The feedback that I've seen, so far, has been pretty positive.

You might want to research a little bit harder. Some of the most well known tech sites and blogs have broken it down and summarized it as a "don't purchase until at least SP1."

And Lipid...I'm not the one who came up with that. It is a "thing", so evidently many people agree with it. I'm one of many.

EDIT: For instance

http://orclev.tumblr.com/post/185551414 ... -will-suck

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2256248

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401064,00.asp

Those pages are from Google's top 10 results returned alone. I could go on.

You're smarter than this...I know you are...

I'm not seeing anything that is going against what I questioned...the second link (which is a thread on another forum...good lord, I hope someone cites this board in discussion on another forum) features a lot of disagreement on that theory...so unless you want to hang your hat on the musings of a guy with 16 posts on the AnandTech forums, well...

As for the third link you cited, it lists 95 as one of the good operating systems, and goes with 97 (unreleased) as the bad one in between 98.

So yeah, I still don't know how you can say no to 95 and yes to 98...

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Jack Bauer

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:50 am

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I thought it was yes on 95 too Lipid, but you're arguing with a know it all, so...

I bought a 7 laptop last week. I have no interest in 8 unless it's on a tablet, which I have no interest in right now.

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Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:54 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Jack Bauer wrote:

He is arguing with someone who has been messing with PC's since he was 8.

So yeah...I'm going to have an educated opinion on the matter.

I have the same opinion about my peenus.

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Jack Bauer

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:00 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Jack Bauer wrote:

He is arguing with someone who has been messing with PC's since he was 8.

So yeah...I'm going to have an educated opinion on the matter.

If IMU says it, it must be true!!! His PC knowledge is on the FAAAAAST TRAAAAACK!!!!!!

When I want an opinion on a car I wouldn't be caught dead in, I'll ask. Until then, don't speak until spoken to. Mind your manners little one.

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SomeGuy

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:05 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

SomeGuy wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

No on 95? Yes on 98?

Someone is just trying to force a pattern there, methinks.

How can Windows 8 get a "NO" if it was just recently released? The feedback that I've seen, so far, has been pretty positive.

Meh. I've read plenty of solid reviews from reviewers as well as consumers.

Imagine that....some people like it and some people don't.

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The Original Kid Cairo

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:24 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

So you ran Windows 98 until XP came out? Interesting. I'm not dissing you, I've just never heard of that. You obviously know more about this stuff than I do.

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Jack Bauer

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:42 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Jack Bauer wrote:

New plan. You go fuck yourself, and I continue posting how I'd like to post.

No alternatives.

Kiss my ass child.

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Jack Bauer

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:52 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Jack Bauer wrote:

Kiss my ass child.

And you can't help but to engage a child? Who is worse? Me being me or you stooping down to my level?

Can' help it, I'm bored, and you're a little piece of shit that I don't like. Simple as that.

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Jack Bauer

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:58 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Is there an up and comer gunning for your job or something? You seem like one of the types that can't stand the younger generation...

Nope. Just can't stand you. An informal poll of this board will show that I'm not alone either. Maybe it isn't "us". Maybe, just maybe it's you.

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The Original Kid Cairo

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:59 am

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I didn't know you two had a thing. I hate it when this happens between two guys I like.

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:58 am

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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:

immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

So you ran Windows 98 until XP came out? Interesting. I'm not dissing you, I've just never heard of that. You obviously know more about this stuff than I do.

That was actually pretty common among my circle in high school...i tried ME but it was awful. 2000 was good but driver support was meh.

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The Original Kid Cairo

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:00 am

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Agreed on Win ME. I'd just never heard of anyone bypassing 2000.

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:20 pm

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ME wasnt a version of 2000... ME and 2000 were completely different OS's...ME was based on the 9x platform, 2000 on the NT.

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City of Fools

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:30 pm

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lipidquadcab wrote:

immessedup17 wrote:

Windows 8? LOL!

Seriously gentlemen...every other Windows OS release. Like it has always been.

3.1x - Yes
95 - No
98 - Yes
2000 / ME - No
XP - Yes
Vista - No
7 - Yes
8 - No

No on 95? Yes on 98?

Someone is just trying to force a pattern there, methinks.

as someone who uses 95 AND 98 every day (long long story) I can tell you without reservation that 95 was a far better OS. Hands down.

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Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:31 pm

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Look, does 8 come with fucking Minesweeper or not?

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:39 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

ME wasnt a version of 2000... ME and 2000 were completely different OS's...ME was based on the 9x platform, 2000 on the NT.

An internet search will inform you as to why Windows ME and Windows 2000 are often batched together. To sum it up, Windows ME is basically Windows 98 with many of the planned upcoming features of Windows NT betas (what would become Windows 2000). Those features were intended to be "upgrades" (removing DOS involvement in many functions, security enhancements, etc.), yet ended up brutalizing the function of the OS.

An internet search will also tell you they are different operating systems running different kernals.

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: Windows 8

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:57 pm

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You said ME was a version of 2000. Just wrong.

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Phil McCracken

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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:18 pm

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