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  • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

    Fredrik Bornander wrote:

    I think it'd more interesting to see what will annoy people with Windows 10, considering how angry people got over the start menu disappearing in Windows 8.

    Probably the re-introduction of the Start Menu. :rolleyes:


    "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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    Indeed, what can possibly be more controversial than a way to find shortcuts to apps?

    Try Grapple for Android, it has a naked pixel guy in it! Also, loads of blood and some snakes.

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    • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

      Fredrik Bornander wrote:

      I think it'd more interesting to see what will annoy people with Windows 10, considering how angry people got over the start menu disappearing in Windows 8.

      Probably the re-introduction of the Start Menu. :rolleyes:


      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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      Lost User
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      Richard Deeming wrote:

      Probably the re-introduction of the Start Menu.

      Yay! This is the kind of improvement that users get excited about.. putting back features that they already had! :laugh: But when, oh when, can I get a resizable environment variables window? I've been waiting for that feature since 1995.

      How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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      • J Johnny J

        How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think? My money is on "Less than 3 months"... :~

        Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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        It will be a pleasure taking your money from you. It never happened for any of the previous incarnations. Why should it for this one (especially now we've had the U2 debacle!)?

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        • J Johnny J

          How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think? My money is on "Less than 3 months"... :~

          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
          Anonymous
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          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
          Winston Churchill, 1944
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          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
          Me, all the time

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          Johnny J. wrote:

          How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think?

          They might have some legal issues with that. If memory serves, the Win7/8/8.1 licenses did not allow Microsoft to install whatever they wanted on the licensees' systems. Furthermore, I don't think a full O/S upgrade would come under the "important fixes" that most people allow to be installed automatically. If I were a lawyer (God forbid!), I'd love to prosecute the Class Action lawsuit for this! :evil grin:

          If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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            It will be a pleasure taking your money from you. It never happened for any of the previous incarnations. Why should it for this one (especially now we've had the U2 debacle!)?

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            Johnny J
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            Because this is supposed to be the last version of Windows. I'm sure Microsoft will find it much easier to patch errors if everybody is using the same version...

            Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
            Winston Churchill, 1944
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            I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
            Me, all the time

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            • J Johnny J

              Because this is supposed to be the last version of Windows. I'm sure Microsoft will find it much easier to patch errors if everybody is using the same version...

              Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
              Anonymous
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              The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
              Winston Churchill, 1944
              -----
              I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
              Me, all the time

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              Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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              Johnny J. wrote:

              last version

              One can only hope for...

              Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

              "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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              • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                Johnny J. wrote:

                last version

                One can only hope for...

                Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                Johnny J
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                Oh, I'm not making it up. It IS the intention: http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2015/05/08/windows-10-to-be-last-version-of-windows/[^]

                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                Winston Churchill, 1944
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                I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                Me, all the time

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                  Oh, I'm not making it up. It IS the intention: http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2015/05/08/windows-10-to-be-last-version-of-windows/[^]

                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                  Anonymous
                  -----
                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                  -----
                  I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                  Me, all the time

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                  Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                  I know you don't making it up :-) I only say that: 1. Microsoft never told so 2. We had something similar (and this time from Microsoft) with VS 2012, but nothing changed there 3. Windows is the most profitable product of Microsoft, and if the model described in that (and other) articles is true it will make it as much as 5 times expensive as today to have a running Windows OS - most people will not pay that prize...

                  Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

                  "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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                  • J Johnny J

                    How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think? My money is on "Less than 3 months"... :~

                    Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                    Anonymous
                    -----
                    The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                    Winston Churchill, 1944
                    -----
                    I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                    Me, all the time

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                    Ron Anders
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                    I for one have Corrupdates off so they'll have come and do a home invasion update to get me.

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                    • J Johnny J

                      How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think? My money is on "Less than 3 months"... :~

                      Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                      Anonymous
                      -----
                      The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                      Winston Churchill, 1944
                      -----
                      I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                      Me, all the time

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                      dandy72
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                      You have a year to upgrade to 10 for free. If you still want it after that, then you'll have to pay for it. If MS was to force everybody to upgrade to it in "less than 3 months" from now, then there goes that revenue stream. Still wanna have that bet?

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                        Richard Deeming wrote:

                        Probably the re-introduction of the Start Menu.

                        Yay! This is the kind of improvement that users get excited about.. putting back features that they already had! :laugh: But when, oh when, can I get a resizable environment variables window? I've been waiting for that feature since 1995.

                        How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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                        JohnLBevan
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                        That's included in Windows 10! It looks a little different too; black background, off-white text, a flashing cursor; it's a real retro feel. To see the variables you have to type SET, to set them, also SET. NB: you can only expand it vertically though; horizontal expansion is still way beyond today's technology.

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                        • J Johnny J

                          How long before Windows Update FORCES a Win10 update, do you think? My money is on "Less than 3 months"... :~

                          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                          Anonymous
                          -----
                          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                          Winston Churchill, 1944
                          -----
                          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                          Me, all the time

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                          JohnLBevan
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                          Presumably it'll be over a year; i.e. around the time they start charging for it ;).

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                          • J JohnLBevan

                            That's included in Windows 10! It looks a little different too; black background, off-white text, a flashing cursor; it's a real retro feel. To see the variables you have to type SET, to set them, also SET. NB: you can only expand it vertically though; horizontal expansion is still way beyond today's technology.

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                            Lost User
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                            JohnLBevan wrote:

                            That's included in Windows 10!

                            Yay! :thumbsup:

                            JohnLBevan wrote:

                            NB: you can only expand it vertically though; horizontal expansion is still way beyond today's technology.

                            Boo! :thumbsdown:

                            How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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                              I am guessing a lot of people won't mind being moved away from Windows 8. I think it'd more interesting to see what will annoy people with Windows 10, considering how angry people got over the start menu disappearing in Windows 8.

                              Try Grapple for Android, it has a naked pixel guy in it! Also, loads of blood and some snakes.

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                              Member 10707677
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                              I'm hoping they solved the issue of mice conflicting with tablet devices. 17 months later, I'm waiting for left-click to work. For the time being, it's point-mouse, left-click-tablet.

                              The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.

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                                You have a year to upgrade to 10 for free. If you still want it after that, then you'll have to pay for it. If MS was to force everybody to upgrade to it in "less than 3 months" from now, then there goes that revenue stream. Still wanna have that bet?

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                                Member 10707677
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                                I know it's supposed to be a free upgrade, that's why we here in NZ have to pay $98 to upgrade our systems. Nothing is ever free.

                                The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.

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                                  I am guessing a lot of people won't mind being moved away from Windows 8. I think it'd more interesting to see what will annoy people with Windows 10, considering how angry people got over the start menu disappearing in Windows 8.

                                  Try Grapple for Android, it has a naked pixel guy in it! Also, loads of blood and some snakes.

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                                  Ygnaiih
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                                  Windows 8 was so bad that Windows 10 would have to suck all the air off the planet to be worse. This is being written on a Win 7 machine and after testing 10, 7 looks odd, not bad just odd. Bottom line 8 is so bad after testing 10 and then down loading it last night 10 looks good.

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                                    I'm hoping they solved the issue of mice conflicting with tablet devices. 17 months later, I'm waiting for left-click to work. For the time being, it's point-mouse, left-click-tablet.

                                    The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.

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                                    Fredrik Bornander
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                                    Member 10707677 wrote:

                                    17 months later, I'm waiting for left-click to work.

                                    That is hilarious. Not for you, obviously, but to wait 17 months for the mouse to work is hilarious.

                                    Try Grapple for Android, it has a naked pixel guy in it! Also, loads of blood and some snakes.

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                                      Windows 8 was so bad that Windows 10 would have to suck all the air off the planet to be worse. This is being written on a Win 7 machine and after testing 10, 7 looks odd, not bad just odd. Bottom line 8 is so bad after testing 10 and then down loading it last night 10 looks good.

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                                      Fredrik Bornander
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                                      Earl Owens wrote:

                                      Windows 8 was so bad that Windows 10 would have to suck all the air off the planet to be worse.

                                      This.

                                      Try Grapple for Android, it has a naked pixel guy in it! Also, loads of blood and some snakes.

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                                        JohnLBevan wrote:

                                        That's included in Windows 10!

                                        Yay! :thumbsup:

                                        JohnLBevan wrote:

                                        NB: you can only expand it vertically though; horizontal expansion is still way beyond today's technology.

                                        Boo! :thumbsdown:

                                        How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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                                        mintxelas
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                                        You just have to press windows + r, then type cmd in the little box that appears there and BOOM! There you have the black screen... xD

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                                          You just have to press windows + r, then type cmd in the little box that appears there and BOOM! There you have the black screen... xD

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                                          Lost User
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                                          Is it a different shade of black? :laugh:

                                          How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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