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How Amazing is Windows 8?

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  • B Bert Mitton

    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.

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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.

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    • D Dave Calkins

      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?

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      No I was not referring to that numbering system in my original post.

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      • C Colborne_Greg

        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

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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.

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        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.

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        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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        • C Colborne_Greg

          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.

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          ...and this is why 2 out of every 3 businesses fail...

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          • D Dave Kreskowiak

            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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            Colborne_Greg
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            Windows 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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            • C Colborne_Greg

              That is my point, and no one in Microsoft has yet to refer to it as windows 9.

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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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              • D Dave Kreskowiak

                <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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                Colborne_Greg
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                Exactly

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                • D Dave Kreskowiak

                  ...and this is why 2 out of every 3 businesses fail...

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                  Colborne_Greg
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                  Colbornes is close to 60.

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                  • C Colborne_Greg

                    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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                    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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                    • C Colborne_Greg

                      No I was not referring to that numbering system in my original post.

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                      Dave Calkins
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                      well, clearly you have some sort of axe to grind - I'm just not sure I understand what that is :)

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                      • B Bert Mitton

                        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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                        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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                        • D Dave Calkins

                          well, clearly you have some sort of axe to grind - I'm just not sure I understand what that is :)

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                          Colborne_Greg
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                          The axe to sue Microsoft.

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                            The axe to sue Microsoft.

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                            Dave Calkins
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                            oh, you're going to sue Microsoft over their version naming or something? good luck :)

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                            • D Dave Calkins

                              oh, you're going to sue Microsoft over their version naming or something? good luck :)

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                              Colborne_Greg
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                              Just fuck off.

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                              • C Colborne_Greg

                                Just fuck off.

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                                Dave Calkins
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                                you're the one that started this discussion thread ;)

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                                • C Colborne_Greg

                                  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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                                  Bert Mitton
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                                  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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                                  • C Colborne_Greg

                                    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.

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                                    Lost User
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                                    Forgetting the fact that you seem to contradict yourself on every post, calling me a dick is immature and uncalled for when I simply corrected a factual mistake without comment.

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                                    • C Colborne_Greg

                                      You lost the ability to be funny after you took a rude stance.

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                                      Forogar
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                                      A rude stance? Sounds kinky. You really don't have sense of humour.

                                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                      • C Colborne_Greg

                                        You have been reported and the mater is being looked into. For further information about the steps I took you can follow here. http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/how-to-report/index.html#Report Cyberbullying to Online Service Providers

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                                        Forogar
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                                        Quote:

                                        the mater is being looked into

                                        Why would you look at your mother for evidence?

                                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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