How Amazing is Windows 8?
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Well I have eaten Arab food and everyone does.
Now, that was funny.
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Colborne_Greg wrote:
XP and Windows 7 are copies of Windows 95 and 98 with added features.
Now I KNOW you're smoking something funky! Windows 7 is based on Windows 98?!?! Are you f'ing kidding me?? Windows 7 is an overhauled and fixed version of Vista, REMOVING a bunch of the dependency on the .NET Framework because of performance problems.
Colborne_Greg wrote:
and yet officially Windows 9 has not been declared by Microsoft.
NOBODY "officially" called it Windows 9. That's just what everyone defacto called it. AGAIN, you're not listening, you're preaching.
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You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
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I'm not sure I would call 8.1 a major update. I would think it would be better classified as an SP, along the lines of XP SP2.
A major release is any version that can be purchased directly at a store. Service packs never changed the structure of windows.
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I looked again at your original post to see what I was missing. I think I got it now. You're referring to the underlying version numbers used by Windows right? i.e. the below link? MSDN Operating System Version The version numbers there are obviously a completely different thing than the product naming used. Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9, etc. There's no reason 6.4 couldn't be called Windows 9. So are you just nit-picking about the difference between the internal version numbers and the product names?
No I was not referring to that numbering system in my original post.
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Windows 7 has the dot net framework installed on top of it, which is Windows XP which is Windows ME and Windows 2000, which was Windows 98 and Windows NT. Metro is the only operating system to be the dot net operating system. Longhorn and Vista have the dot net framework intergraded into the shell
Colborne_Greg wrote:
Windows 7 has the dot net framework installed on top of it
WOW! How wrong are you? You don't even know what the .NET Framework IS!!
Colborne_Greg wrote:
which is Windows XP
Which has nothing to do with the .NET Framework!
Colborne_Greg wrote:
which is Windows ME and Windows 2000, which was Windows 98 and Windows NT.
Which is utterly irrelevent.
Colborne_Greg wrote:
Metro is the only operating system to be the dot net operating system.
There is no .NET "operating system". There are parts of Windows that are written using the .NET Framework, but the .NET Framework is itself NOT an operating system, nor part of one.
Colborne_Greg wrote:
Longhorn and Vista have the dot net framework intergraded into the shell
No, they have parts of the Shell written using the .NET Framework. I'm done with you. You obviously have no clue what you're talking about nor do you want to hear that you're wrong about certain things. Also, you don't even know how to listen to people who are trying to have a converstation with you. All you know how to do is tell everyone "YOU'RE WRONG! IT'S MY WAY".
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Yes that is what people do when they talk about windows 9. Instead of talking about reality. I've invested 3 years into building long term solutions with Microsoft products and have contracts with Microsoft to provide the market for said programs. If they do not hold up on their contract - I don't have to fucking change.
...and this is why 2 out of every 3 businesses fail...
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Colborne_Greg wrote:
Windows 7 has the dot net framework installed on top of it
WOW! How wrong are you? You don't even know what the .NET Framework IS!!
Colborne_Greg wrote:
which is Windows XP
Which has nothing to do with the .NET Framework!
Colborne_Greg wrote:
which is Windows ME and Windows 2000, which was Windows 98 and Windows NT.
Which is utterly irrelevent.
Colborne_Greg wrote:
Metro is the only operating system to be the dot net operating system.
There is no .NET "operating system". There are parts of Windows that are written using the .NET Framework, but the .NET Framework is itself NOT an operating system, nor part of one.
Colborne_Greg wrote:
Longhorn and Vista have the dot net framework intergraded into the shell
No, they have parts of the Shell written using the .NET Framework. I'm done with you. You obviously have no clue what you're talking about nor do you want to hear that you're wrong about certain things. Also, you don't even know how to listen to people who are trying to have a converstation with you. All you know how to do is tell everyone "YOU'RE WRONG! IT'S MY WAY".
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Dave KreskowiakWindows RT is the dot net framework as an operating system. The reason it was called a framework is because it is a structure on top of the old.
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That is my point, and no one in Microsoft has yet to refer to it as windows 9.
<sigh>... again, NOBODY said Microsoft refered to it as "Windows 9". THE WINDOWS COMMUNITY COINED THE TERM YOU MORON! This is the ONE piece of information you REFUSE to listen to! Good day sir.
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<sigh>... again, NOBODY said Microsoft refered to it as "Windows 9". THE WINDOWS COMMUNITY COINED THE TERM YOU MORON! This is the ONE piece of information you REFUSE to listen to! Good day sir.
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...and this is why 2 out of every 3 businesses fail...
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A major release is any version that can be purchased directly at a store. Service packs never changed the structure of windows.
XP SP2 had major changes to the OS. I *may* be wrong, I never purchased a copy, but I would imagine that if you purchased a copy in 2005, it would be XP SP2, not just XP with no service packs installed.
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No I was not referring to that numbering system in my original post.
well, clearly you have some sort of axe to grind - I'm just not sure I understand what that is :)
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XP SP2 had major changes to the OS. I *may* be wrong, I never purchased a copy, but I would imagine that if you purchased a copy in 2005, it would be XP SP2, not just XP with no service packs installed.
Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released on August 25, 2004,[57] SP2 added new functionality to Windows XP, such as WPA encryption compatibility and improved Wi-Fi support (with a wizard utility), a pop-up ad blocker for Internet Explorer 6, and partial Bluetooth support. Service Pack 2 also added new security enhancements (codenamed "Springboard"),[58] which included a major revision to the included firewall (renamed Windows Firewall, and now enabled by default), Data Execution Prevention gained hardware support in the NX bit that can stop some forms of buffer overflow attacks. Also raw socket support is removed (which supposedly limits the damage done by zombie machines). Additionally, security-related improvements were made to e-mail and web browsing. Service Pack 2 also added Security Center, an interface which provides a general overview of the system's security status, including the state of the firewall and automatic updates. Third-party firewall and antivirus software can also be monitored from Security Center.[59] Nothing in there is a noticeable change to the user
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well, clearly you have some sort of axe to grind - I'm just not sure I understand what that is :)
The axe to sue Microsoft.
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The axe to sue Microsoft.
oh, you're going to sue Microsoft over their version naming or something? good luck :)
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oh, you're going to sue Microsoft over their version naming or something? good luck :)
Just fuck off.
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Just fuck off.
you're the one that started this discussion thread ;)
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Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released on August 25, 2004,[57] SP2 added new functionality to Windows XP, such as WPA encryption compatibility and improved Wi-Fi support (with a wizard utility), a pop-up ad blocker for Internet Explorer 6, and partial Bluetooth support. Service Pack 2 also added new security enhancements (codenamed "Springboard"),[58] which included a major revision to the included firewall (renamed Windows Firewall, and now enabled by default), Data Execution Prevention gained hardware support in the NX bit that can stop some forms of buffer overflow attacks. Also raw socket support is removed (which supposedly limits the damage done by zombie machines). Additionally, security-related improvements were made to e-mail and web browsing. Service Pack 2 also added Security Center, an interface which provides a general overview of the system's security status, including the state of the firewall and automatic updates. Third-party firewall and antivirus software can also be monitored from Security Center.[59] Nothing in there is a noticeable change to the user
Not sure what you're getting at here with the "noticeable change" philosophy. If the logo changed to a from the Windows banner to a leprechaun, would that constitute a "major version"? I think we can agree to disagree. Your perspective is unlikely to change, and I think that it can be safely said I will not align myself with your feelings. Have a great weekend buddy ! Blow off some steam, and come back fresh on Monday. :)
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Sorry Vista (2006) to Windows 7 (2009) was 3 years like Windows 7 (2009) to Windows 8 (2012) I knew they were the same time frame just didn't remember how long. But still proves my point dick.