GuiltySpark
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Post by GuiltySpark on Sept 28, 2013 16:42:58 GMT
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Post by vikingken on Sept 28, 2013 19:35:35 GMT
Unless they shortly bring out a proper improvement to Windows 7, I can see it lasting a very long time. Windows 8 might be alright for social networkers and their tablets, but it will never make a proper computer OS. I will be quite happy to use Windows 7 for the next 15 years or so, after that I will probably be too ga-ga to be worrying about computers.
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Post by buzzy on Sept 29, 2013 8:32:10 GMT
I hope you are right Ken, I think W7 is excellent.
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Post by merchant42 on Sept 30, 2013 5:48:35 GMT
Mainstream support for Windows 7 will end on January 13, 2015, while extended support, which only includes bug fixes and a number of critical security patches, will end on January 14, 2020.
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Post by mikkh on Sept 30, 2013 8:43:51 GMT
To put it in technical terms some of you might not fully understand - Windows 8 sucks a big fat one! It's the Vista saga all over again, with people 'downgrading' to the previous version. Windows 7 will be the next XP in terms of longevity and Windows 8 will die the horrible death it deserves long before people stop using Windows 7. The important thing to note is the 'extended support' date 6+ years from now. By which time Microsoft will either hang themselves by bringing out an even more memory hogging pile of garbage like Windows 8, or redeem themselves slightly by releasing a more user friendly system. I can't see this happening though because they've painted themselves in the corner with Windows 8 'features' (and I use the term loosely) needing to be improved upon to woo the ever growing dissatisfied public. They've also shot themselves in the foot by trying to use a mobile phone type interface, where Android and Apple's iOS are far more widely used. All good news for Linux hopefully
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Post by Pete on Oct 1, 2013 13:17:46 GMT
windows 7 seems to be very reliable, and it is more practical than windows 8, though I've not tried latter yet.
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Post by vikingken on Oct 1, 2013 16:29:27 GMT
I tried Windows 8. Not quite sure for how long, between 10 and 20 minutes I should think. I had to put an OS on my laptop when I bought it, so I tried Windows 8 first. Didn't take long to suss it and reinstall it with Windows 7. I haven't tried 8.1, but I have read enough about it to know they didn't do what they should have done.
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Post by merchant42 on Oct 10, 2013 5:47:39 GMT
I have Win 8 dual booting, just so I could see what the uproar was about I found the startup screen to be downright annoying ! So installed a program to get it looking like win 7, had a wee play around, can't say I was too impressed, so I will stick with Win 7
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Post by johnnybee on Nov 18, 2013 2:06:39 GMT
Well, I think you all know what I think of W8 so I won't go any further into that here; what does worry me somewhat is that knowing that crowd of chancers at Redmond, they'll probably try to force W7 users into "going their way" by withdrawing support. Okay, let them; for myself, I stayed with W2K up 'til 2005 - well after XP SP2, and didn't even bother with Vista, having tried the RC2 download. Then Win7 came along, and after a year or so after trying it on my old Athlon 7750 rig, I decided that it was worth pursuing and actually bought the install DVD. Mikk's comments - well, I coudn't have put it better myself, mate - it's a complete waste of time as a proper OS, and frankly from what I hear it isn't much good as a tablet OS either - like you said, it's another Vista, only more expensive. That's my five bob's worth!!
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