Re: Who has jumped to windows 8?
I really don't see how Microsoft "Screwed" anybody, with Windows 7 in particular. Vista was a PITA, but 7 is a fine working OS. In-fact, after trying 7 for a month or so when it came equipped on a laptop I purchased, I "screwed" myself and installed 7 64 bit on my desktop that was formerly running an OEM version of XP.
It was in the upgradable capabilities Microsoft had promoted as Windows 7 was not easily upgradable, even the two programs that Microsoft supplied to be able to copy/move the software didn't work properly, you literately had to start over, no easy task for the faint of heart ..And I have several software that I paid licenses for that would no longer work with Windows 7 as they were licensed for XP so new licenses were required, more money out the door.
If you use your computer for surfing the Internet, or running spreadsheets in Excel, a 32 bit OS is fine. That is why Windows 7 is also offered in a 32 bit format if you want. If you like your PC to do gaming, work related stuff like CAD, or run some of the other memory intensive software out there, you can't beat a 64 bit OS.
XP came in a 64 bit flavor, but was an afterthought. Many of the hardware manufacturers didn't offer drivers for XP Pro 64.
I am not in the Business sector, but I do/did have many games I played on my pc and they all played well with XP as they now do with Windows 7, and I haven't looked, but I doubt there are any 64bit software out there I really need for home use and I haven't seen any, but don't mean they aren't out there...
Yep, an XP 32 bit system will typically only show 3.12 gigs of ram when the max of 4 is installed (the rest of that last full gig being set aside for other hardware). Even if you could get that extra .88 gigs of RAM back, how much faster is your computer going to be? With modern multi-core processors, a PC thats limited to 4GB (thanks to a 32 bit system only having so many address lines) is going to have a serious bottle neck in the memory department.
Yep not just a software limitation but hardware as well, but I really haven't found any software the needs 8 gigs of ram to use after many years of playing games with XP with only 4, but I have drifted away from any newer games so they may be out there, but the games I still have and play there is no difference in the way or speed they play for home use
Microsoft is like any of its competition; a corporation that wants to make billions, and keep making billions. In order to do so, it has to advance it's software to keep up with industry changes, innovations, and user demands. Or it dies.... You can't honestly expect them to do this if they were still pedaling XP, which was released 11 years ago when computers were built just a little bit different than they are now....
Oh I understand both arguments here and for Microsoft it's the bottom line and is there really any competition for Microsoft, not to much, I haven't seen any new operating systems that can compete with the Microsoft Windows operating systems , but 11 years or not for us the consumers, some/many of us could have gone another eleven years without any new operating software and XP did a good job for us, heck I could have gone the rest of my life without any new operating software.
It is really kind of like you said and we really don't have a choice if we want to keep up with the times, as far as needed, no, required, maybe, maybe not, I didn't think so, but the bottom line is money and if we think we need to upgrade our operating systems because Microsoft says we need to then well ok I like most did and is doing just spend the money for it , I have Windows 7 on 4 machines for 2 years now, 2 laptops that had Vista on them and 2 PC's and all seem to like win 7, the two pc's had XP on them, this was a thing of want and what we thought we needed but didn't, but it is nice to have the support as long as we are using it..Not much choice here..
Microsoft is like any of its competition; a corporation that wants to make billions, and keep making billions. In order to do so, it has to advance it's software to keep up with industry changes, innovations, and user demands. Or it dies.... You can't honestly expect them to do this if they were still pedaling XP, which was released 11 years ago when computers were built just a little bit different than they are now....
Yep that is kinda what I said, it is all about the money and computers for consumer use has changed a lot mostly in speed with better/faster hard drives along with faster memory and CPU but is growing obsolete with handheld devices we have today we can do the same things on or with, I have seen many reports of sale plummeting in the sales area in PC and laptops with lack of sales and merges with others, the times have changed for sure and there is no going back.
I have XP I still in use at times on my PC using the Virtual Machine by Oracle and it's updated at times and still works fine, but in my opinion I wish there was more support for Linux on the open market as it works great as well and is usually more secure then Windows of any version is, but that is another story.
Computers were supposed to eliminate the use for paper for the Business world, but if anything this has become unimaginable now how much paper is used today and in three copies instead of triplicate and in some cases both..
Bottom line is nothing lasts forever and all this is just passes time, but for Windows 8 is concerned, I doubt I'll have any part or need of Windows 8 unless my next cell phone has it installed.
I am still contemplating on what I am going to do with my little boat.
Have a good and thanks for the comeback
