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With the decrease in popularity between Windows 7 and Windows 8, it seems Microsoft is releasing Windows 8.1 (AKA Windows blue) this summer to fix some of things people didn't like about Windows 8. They haven't disclosed much information yet, but one of the rumored improvements is the return of the start button. Personally, I hope Windows 8.1 fixes more than just that, but I will look forward to the return of the start button, for sure.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/softwar...-8-1131737
May 21st, 2013 at 11:16 PM
I'll give it a go... in a VM. I already sabotaged my computer with the slime that is Windows 8.. and I don't plan to put Windows back on it at all (I lost my 7 disk, XP is too old but I love it) until some major changes are made. I love Linux.
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May 22nd, 2013 at 4:20 AM
(May 21st, 2013 at 11:16 PM)cheesesc4 link Wrote: I'll give it a go... in a VM. I already sabotaged my computer with the slime that is Windows 8.. and I don't plan to put Windows back on it at all (I lost my 7 disk, XP is too old but I love it) until some major changes are made. I love Linux.
well said. I agree, 100%
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May 23rd, 2013 at 1:19 AM
I'm probably going to stay away. I adopted W7 only at the tail end of 2011 so I'm not done with it yet. Plus it's great, so why bother changing?
May 23rd, 2013 at 1:21 AM
Indeed. If you like your OS, don't upgrade it unless you have to. Too much trouble. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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May 23rd, 2013 at 3:09 AM
I agree. Personally, I'm pretty happy with Windows 7, and until I get a new computer, I don't plan on upgrading.
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May 23rd, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Win7 is fine for me! I disagree in saying that WinXP is better than 7 but I have been using 7 for so long XP seems outdated and old. Never got into Linux and I don't think I will ever need to change from Win7 until another OS for desktops comes out (if ever).ÂÂ
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June 6th, 2013 at 2:54 AM
I will be using 7 for a long time, its the best OS out there right now.
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June 6th, 2013 at 3:05 AM
Agreed. 8 to me, even with a big update, is still a mess
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June 6th, 2013 at 3:14 AM
8 would be good for one of those touch computers/laptops. Or tablet, as mentioned.
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June 6th, 2013 at 3:17 AM
Only problem with windows on a tablet is *cough,*cough* RAM and disk space use
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June 8th, 2018 at 5:02 PM
5 years later, I'm still using windows 8.1/blue and never upgraded to 10, I dual boot it with a heavily customized debian build for compatibility reasons and have no complaints.
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