That's XP. Try an OS made this decade, or try to use that same printer with a 12 year old release of Linux. To be blunt we aren't talking about XP, Vista, 7 and 8 have vastly improved hardware handling over XP and comparing XP to ANY modern OS (Linux, OS X, etc.) and claiming it reflects poorly on Windows is disingenuous, it's no different than comparing Red Hat 1.0 to Windows 7.
Here on Slashdot? No, I usually haven't been spending time here around releases. I did complain a bit about Vista, but that's the only one that I used that was problematic at launch, the rest of them have been fine.
If you're already used to typing instead of digging through the start menu then the change is mostly cosmetic. If you aren't used to typing instead of digging then it's not change for change's sake, it's change to push you towards a better way of using your computer.
Because Microsoft is still dominant. Linux may be growing, but it's still a tiny share, OS X has a decent marketshare in North America, but the rest of the world doesn't use it.
In another 5-10 years if the drop isn't arrested we may be talking a shift, but the numbers still aren't there.
A non-technical user wouldn't have a dual-boot setup, rendering the question moot, the printer would be plugged in with Windows up and would have installed properly (assuming the person followed the directions).
Those 'purchases' are political statements that don't translate to sales for actual developers outside the bundle
And they still make less overall money. I'll be very interested to see if Valve will release sales numbers. I expect that if the numbers are good they will and if the numbers are bad they'll lie.
That's why I said most. A lot of the things that are improved in Windows 8 are things the average user never even sees, multi-monitor support, improved task manager, things like that. But there's definitely a few things that are visibly better.
I play games, I don't want to have to fight Wine every time I want to install a game, I don't have security or stability issues with Windows and I got 8 legitimately for free. I simply have no reason to change.
You're joking, right? Windows hardware support is excellent and it comes bundled with not only a boatload of drivers, but offers a way of automatically downloading and installing drivers for new devices. Don't blame Windows if some vendors don't want to allow Microsoft to ship drivers, or if their hardware requires a super-special driver to set a hardware register to the length of the lead hardware engineers penis before it will work. As for the driver discs, you'll find that they almost always bundled with crap - the vendor's "custom" scan toolkit, a copy of Acrobat, a manual in PDF form, etc.
12. I can't hack on the Windows source code.
He's most likely not used Windows since 7 came out, pre-7 driver support from Windows update was questionable, now you can get almost any driver you need automatically (as long as you have your network driver) but in the XP and earlier days it was...not so good.
7 and 8 are significant improvements in functionality (though most of it's not noticeable to the majority of people). 8 has a learning curve, but once you learn it it's pretty good.
So they realized it, but the problem is that pretty much all the people in power want it that way, so nothing will change, no matter how many sternly worded letters and resolutions get introduced.
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I got it dirt cheap because it's achievements are supposedly easy and I'm a cheevo whore.
That's XP. Try an OS made this decade, or try to use that same printer with a 12 year old release of Linux. To be blunt we aren't talking about XP, Vista, 7 and 8 have vastly improved hardware handling over XP and comparing XP to ANY modern OS (Linux, OS X, etc.) and claiming it reflects poorly on Windows is disingenuous, it's no different than comparing Red Hat 1.0 to Windows 7.
Here on Slashdot? No, I usually haven't been spending time here around releases. I did complain a bit about Vista, but that's the only one that I used that was problematic at launch, the rest of them have been fine.
If you're already used to typing instead of digging through the start menu then the change is mostly cosmetic. If you aren't used to typing instead of digging then it's not change for change's sake, it's change to push you towards a better way of using your computer.
Because Microsoft is still dominant. Linux may be growing, but it's still a tiny share, OS X has a decent marketshare in North America, but the rest of the world doesn't use it.
In another 5-10 years if the drop isn't arrested we may be talking a shift, but the numbers still aren't there.
Ah yes. I was assuming it was still plugged in. That does make a difference.
Very true. There are some games that are simply terrible without a mouse and/or keyboard.
To be honest I don't know why the Windows 7 GUI receives so much hate
I have the same feeling towards Windows 8...
A non-technical user wouldn't have a dual-boot setup, rendering the question moot, the printer would be plugged in with Windows up and would have installed properly (assuming the person followed the directions).
Those 'purchases' are political statements that don't translate to sales for actual developers outside the bundle
And they still make less overall money. I'll be very interested to see if Valve will release sales numbers. I expect that if the numbers are good they will and if the numbers are bad they'll lie.
That's why I said most. A lot of the things that are improved in Windows 8 are things the average user never even sees, multi-monitor support, improved task manager, things like that. But there's definitely a few things that are visibly better.
Civilization Revolution was released for Xbox 360. I haven't played on my Xbox yet and it's probably better on the computer, but it's there.
I play games, I don't want to have to fight Wine every time I want to install a game, I don't have security or stability issues with Windows and I got 8 legitimately for free. I simply have no reason to change.
You're joking, right? Windows hardware support is excellent and it comes bundled with not only a boatload of drivers, but offers a way of automatically downloading and installing drivers for new devices. Don't blame Windows if some vendors don't want to allow Microsoft to ship drivers, or if their hardware requires a super-special driver to set a hardware register to the length of the lead hardware engineers penis before it will work. As for the driver discs, you'll find that they almost always bundled with crap - the vendor's "custom" scan toolkit, a copy of Acrobat, a manual in PDF form, etc.
He's most likely not used Windows since 7 came out, pre-7 driver support from Windows update was questionable, now you can get almost any driver you need automatically (as long as you have your network driver) but in the XP and earlier days it was...not so good.
7 and 8 are significant improvements in functionality (though most of it's not noticeable to the majority of people). 8 has a learning curve, but once you learn it it's pretty good.
Which is why Apple spends so much time litigating amirite?
Apple has been moving away from Samsung parts. It's more lucrative to have the market themselves anyway.
So they realized it, but the problem is that pretty much all the people in power want it that way, so nothing will change, no matter how many sternly worded letters and resolutions get introduced.
I'm not the one who posted that.
You're suggesting that people sign up for college just to date?
What makes that statistic more valid than this study?
I'm fully aware that my standards are too high for what I bring to the table. That's why I don't bother even trying.
I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing myself.
But can it run Crysis?
*sigh*
And here I've already posted in this thread and can't use my points.