I'm almost positive that the GP didn't mean file size when he said heavy. Notice he said that it "feels" heavy, which means he was probably referring to the UI.
Although at least you responded with something more constructive than "fuck you", or calling the GP an astroturfer (with no evidence to support it), or simply modding the post as troll. So I give you credit for that. Some of the other posters in this thread (and the moderators) should be ashamed of themselves.
What on earth does that have to do with the GP's specific complaints about not being able to get to a command prompt or the run box, both of which are things that require you to know the name?
It's still really easy to get to the things you mention. The search box works as a run box for most purposes (not quite all, but 90% in my experience), including (but not limited to) launching the command prompt. For anything that the search box doesn't do the trick for, windows-R brings up the same old run box.
Exactly. The people who bought components on Newegg are enthusiasts; they aren't ever going to abandon their custom-built PCs in favor of some tablet. They might own a tablet, it's true, but that will be supplemental to what they already use.
I'm not a huge fan of Cool Ranch myself, but there are people who swear by them. So they're good for keeping those people away from our (superior) flavors.
This has nothing to do with whether the information is public or private. It has everything to do with the fact that if it happens outside of a person's job, it is none of their employer's goddamn business. If you choose to be married or single, that is (or might be) public information, but it's still illegal to not hire you based upon it.
No, I don't think you get it. Barzok is in no way saying that behavior such as you describe is acceptable; he is rather (correctly) saying that it can't be described as an "Android problem" because it's the carriers pulling that stunt (not Google).
If you think that the reasons for the hating on this UI can be boiled down to "it's change, and I hate change", then you're painting with such a broad brush that EVERY discussion can be boiled down to that.
Vista was fine, period. I used it for a couple years as my day-to-day OS, and it was just another version of Windows. Not really remarkable, but certainly not worthy of the hate which got slung at it (which started feeding into itself at some point, causing people to avoid Vista just because they heard it was bad).
a) not all tyranny comes from the state. b) even state tyranny doesn't need "the police", it needs people who will bully others in exchange for rewards (although you could argue that then these people are the de facto police).
I can't speak to your first complaint, but I have never experienced your second or third problems in my usage of Windows. In my experience, while functionality may not be present (such as the ISO thing), the functionality that is there just works.
Yes, what's your point? The fact that this feature should have been implemented before now isn't a reason to not be happy that it's finally being implemented.
Statements from Google which are on record and verifiable, versus anecdotal evidence of what happened to some undefined person. I somehow think I'm going to choose to believe Google on this one.
Wrong. You know who designed all those products, created them? Not Steve Jobs. I'm sure he has input, but ultimately he is propped up to be the godlike driving force behind Apple, which is nothing resembling the truth. Possibly the best thing to happen out of this will be to see the next Apple product (discounting what was in the pipeline while Jobs was at the helm) be of the same exact quality as what they're making now, and watch people's astonished reactions when they realize that in truth, Steve Jobs had very little to do with making Apple products good/bad.
Steve Jobs does have a hand in making the company successful, but that's because his true strength is in sales. That man could sell people anything in the world. He could make dirt seem like a desirable commodity. The loss of a salesman of his caliber will hurt Apple, but it won't hurt the products one whit.
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The NDA explicitly permits you to disclose a) that there is a beta test, and b) that you are a part of it. So he hasn't broken the NDA.
I'm almost positive that the GP didn't mean file size when he said heavy. Notice he said that it "feels" heavy, which means he was probably referring to the UI.
Although at least you responded with something more constructive than "fuck you", or calling the GP an astroturfer (with no evidence to support it), or simply modding the post as troll. So I give you credit for that. Some of the other posters in this thread (and the moderators) should be ashamed of themselves.
What on earth does that have to do with the GP's specific complaints about not being able to get to a command prompt or the run box, both of which are things that require you to know the name?
It's still really easy to get to the things you mention. The search box works as a run box for most purposes (not quite all, but 90% in my experience), including (but not limited to) launching the command prompt. For anything that the search box doesn't do the trick for, windows-R brings up the same old run box.
Yes, let's assume that the sky is falling without having seen any evidence of it. That's a rational decision!
Exactly. The people who bought components on Newegg are enthusiasts; they aren't ever going to abandon their custom-built PCs in favor of some tablet. They might own a tablet, it's true, but that will be supplemental to what they already use.
I'm not a huge fan of Cool Ranch myself, but there are people who swear by them. So they're good for keeping those people away from our (superior) flavors.
If you disable it then it is not genuine prevention any longer? If you disable it then win8 no longer boots.
This is patently false. Secure boot being on by default is required for the special "built for Windows 8" logo, not for Windows 8 to boot at all.
This has nothing to do with whether the information is public or private. It has everything to do with the fact that if it happens outside of a person's job, it is none of their employer's goddamn business. If you choose to be married or single, that is (or might be) public information, but it's still illegal to not hire you based upon it.
You never go full retard!
No, I don't think you get it. Barzok is in no way saying that behavior such as you describe is acceptable; he is rather (correctly) saying that it can't be described as an "Android problem" because it's the carriers pulling that stunt (not Google).
If you think that the reasons for the hating on this UI can be boiled down to "it's change, and I hate change", then you're painting with such a broad brush that EVERY discussion can be boiled down to that.
Vista was fine, period. I used it for a couple years as my day-to-day OS, and it was just another version of Windows. Not really remarkable, but certainly not worthy of the hate which got slung at it (which started feeding into itself at some point, causing people to avoid Vista just because they heard it was bad).
It's all fun and games until this "covenant" decide that they want to glass our planet.
And if you can't be civil, you have zero place in ANY discussion.
a) not all tyranny comes from the state. b) even state tyranny doesn't need "the police", it needs people who will bully others in exchange for rewards (although you could argue that then these people are the de facto police).
That's Doom 2, not Doom.
I can't speak to your first complaint, but I have never experienced your second or third problems in my usage of Windows. In my experience, while functionality may not be present (such as the ISO thing), the functionality that is there just works.
There's software that does it, I use it all the time. It just hasn't been in the OS itself before.
Yes, what's your point? The fact that this feature should have been implemented before now isn't a reason to not be happy that it's finally being implemented.
Sadly, no. You currently need to use third-party software to mount an ISO. Still, progress is progress.
It's news because it's a feature that Windows has lacked.
Statements from Google which are on record and verifiable, versus anecdotal evidence of what happened to some undefined person. I somehow think I'm going to choose to believe Google on this one.
Wrong. You know who designed all those products, created them? Not Steve Jobs. I'm sure he has input, but ultimately he is propped up to be the godlike driving force behind Apple, which is nothing resembling the truth. Possibly the best thing to happen out of this will be to see the next Apple product (discounting what was in the pipeline while Jobs was at the helm) be of the same exact quality as what they're making now, and watch people's astonished reactions when they realize that in truth, Steve Jobs had very little to do with making Apple products good/bad.
Steve Jobs does have a hand in making the company successful, but that's because his true strength is in sales. That man could sell people anything in the world. He could make dirt seem like a desirable commodity. The loss of a salesman of his caliber will hurt Apple, but it won't hurt the products one whit.
Funny. I use Windows, and it just works. I'm going to guess that the problem is the users you've been working with, not the OS.