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  1. Kind of off topic, but I think this sums up nuMS perfectly: Microsoft invites ‘bae’ interns to ‘get lit’ on ‘lots of dranks,’ then apologizes — again
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  2. It would be foolishness for business consumers to upgrade to this "trash". As far as I'm concerned, it's designed to be kiddish feeling. But I want an OS that works, and works right, and is as simple as possible. But that's just my two cents on the matter. I think it's time to go back to Home Edition/Professional and drop all this other silly nonsense in-between versions.
    1 point
  3. Microsoft are pandering to the masses. Technology is a part of pop culture now, and Microsoft doesn't want to be left behind. They are in the business of making money after all. I think the fact that Windows 7 and 8 domain clients don't get the Windows 10 upgrade nagware speaks volumes. Maybe Microsoft are well aware that their business customers aren't going upgrade. Towards the end of Windows 7's life cycle we may see a new version of Windows intended for businesses and alike, deviating away from the consumer-oriented releases we've seen since 2012.
    1 point
  4. I gave Windows 10 more of a try, and I do have a version of Windows 7 that would qualify for the upgrade, but I'm just not impressed with it. To me, the simplicity of the PC is going away in favor of flashy and colorful eye candy. I will continue to use my Windows 2000 machine until it no longer serves my needs. But quite honestly, why can't an OS be secure and up-to-date, but still be as simple as 98/2000/XP is?
    1 point
  5. For the record, there is no actual 260 characters path limit in NTFS (there is one in some Windows API calls), it depends on the actual program/tool in use of course, but SUBST or UNC names have always worked in those rare cases, NTFS in itself allows to up to around 32,767 characters. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx Usual misinformation by the Windows 10 fans, and Just For NoelC's Interest (as Visualstudio user) interest: https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-2015/suggestions/2156195-fix-260-character-file-name-length-limitation an exceptionally lame (beside false) excuse. And some good ol' (rare nowadays) Common Sense: https://blog.codinghorror.com/filesystem-paths-how-long-is-too-long/ jaclaz
    1 point
  6. Same for me. And then with Windows 7, when Microsoft removed the Classic style Start Menu, I went looking for, found, and started using Classic Shell. It was just icing on the cake that it works in Windows 8 and Windows 10 too. Funny how so many remember Classic Shell as the great Start Menu for Windows 8, when it was originally designed to replace Windows 7's downgrade! The feature I missed the most is the ability to cascade folders/folder shortcuts from the Start Menu. The fact that we can still cascade them from the Taskbar (where I resent the loss of space), indicates that the code is still present in Windows. I also didn't like the small, boxed in, click-navigation All Programs menu. If it weren't for those two shortcomings, I would have gladly used the built-in Start Menu over installing a 3rd-party replacement. I keep being reminded just how much of a compromise Windows 10's "Start Thing" is. The Classic Start Menu (with the cascading menus) is almost perfectly optimized for a mouse. If they made it detect intention and open instantly on horizontal motion instead of having a fixed delay on opening submenus, it would feel even more efficient and quick. Meanwhile, a touchscreen benefits from the user being able to arbitrarily tap anywhere, while missing the ability to point and hover. The Windows 8 Start Screen's All Apps view really took advantage of this and actually was a joy to use on a touchscreen (although I still think that having the Start Screen as a dual desktop was a horrible idea). But what do we have now? A tiny All Programs window with oversized entries that both shows a fraction of what could be displayed before (for mouse), while yet on many devices being hard for large fingers to tap accurately on. Either way, we have to endlessly scroll to see anything—much worse than the Classic Start Menu's condensed vertical menu, or the Start Screen's fullscreen expanded list of items. It's so bad that I'd rather use the Classic Start Menu on touch and the Start Screen All Apps on mouse over the newfangled "Start Thing" in Windows 10! Even with reversed roles, they are better than the compromise we have now. No wonder Cortana is so integrated—the user needs the assistant just to help them do what they used to easily be able to do on their own (like quickly finding and opening a rarely used program), before the Start Menu changes were made!
    1 point
  7. I never, ever used XP's "chicklet" mode myself. It was only Classic mode with the Classic start menu. I stayed with the Classic start menu in Vista, but migrated to Aero Glass right away, as it actually brought better things to usability, such as better differentiation of windows from one another (drop shadows, glass effects). -Noel
    1 point
  8. At least with XP, Vista, and 7 you had the option to fall back to Classic if you didn't like the theme they provided. With 8 and 10, you're stuck with their ugly idea of how an OS should look.
    1 point
  9. No thanks, Bob 10 is a piece of garbage. I prefer XP, then Windows 7, then 8.1 and then 10. I can't use XP now on modern hardware but I can definitely use Windows 7 and Bob 8.1 (with MANY third party fixes to make it like Windows 7) for a long long long long time so I see no reason to downgrade the PC to Windows 10.
    1 point
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