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by glennos 4240 days ago
I used a Windows 8 machine the other day. I've used OSX the last few years, but used Windows for a couple of decades prior.

I was so confused. It was difficult to work out how to open apps. I also got stuck in the full screen start menu replacement (whatever that's called) and I had to ask for help to get back to the desktop.

Give me XP over 8 any day. Security issues aside, that was a gem of an OS.

Seems like the Microsoft OS team hit the panic button soon after iOS & Android gained traction and have been clawing for innovation without considering actual use cases
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macspoofing 4240 days ago
>Give me XP over 8 any day. Security issues aside, that was a gem of an OS.

Yeah, security issues aside...

Windows 7 is when Microsoft finally got a consumer OS really 'right'.

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easytiger 4240 days ago
No. its still shit. having to reboot constantly is not device grade platform
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userbinator 4240 days ago
I think the security issues are exaggerated (MS certainly has a motivation to get people to buy their latest OS), especially for advanced users and developers who have a good idea of what their system is doing. A lot of the exploits being patched now are based on "user is tricked into doing X", and OSs are increasingly designed to be secure against their users.

XP is more hackable (in both senses of the word), but it also gives more freedom.to the user.

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