I can't see all the problems with upgrades
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In my family circle we all use Windows 10. Yes, it has a few idiosyncrasies, but let the OS with no problems cast the first stone. I am quite satisfied with it. You just need to turn off the setting that lets apps display those pesky commercials on your machine.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
In mine we all use Win7 and no troubles or apps or idiocies like that. I'd like to disable the whole "app" concept on my machine.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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In the case of trying a different OS, it's hardly satisfying an evolutionary imperative. And you have seen more than enough anecdotes on here from people that they have had no negative experiences that there's at least a decent chance that you would be okay.
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I'm hearing much more complains about screwed up updates so I'll wait until the updates will be sporadic. I let the others go first then claim victory when I enter the fray an hour later. I did it for XP and 7 and found myself very comfortable indeed.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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There's a radical difference between eating a turd sandwich and trying Windows 10. There's a joke in there somewhere.
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I only have one machine. Losing days to backup, try, fix, try, fix, fraking up, restoring just to try something new? Not a chance in hell, nor in heaven for that sake.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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I only have one machine. Losing days to backup, try, fix, try, fix, fraking up, restoring just to try something new? Not a chance in hell, nor in heaven for that sake.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
Just run yourself a Docker instance and try it out, or run up a VM.
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Vincent Maverick Durano wrote:
So fingers cross.
Think about that - why would you need to worry even a little? Well - maybe your expectations are low due to the experience of others - apparently people's who's description of their experience you trust? Some (anti-Windows you call them) accept that they don't need to have their house burn down to understand the danger of playing with fire.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos wrote:
why would you need to worry even a little?
Of course worrying a bit is normal as it could break my existing working app that is running in previous version.
W∴ Balboos wrote:
Well - maybe your expectations are low due to the experience of others - apparently people's who's description of their experience you trust?
I don't trust anyone. I can't even trust myself sometimes :rolleyes:
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There's a radical difference between eating a turd sandwich and trying Windows 10. There's a joke in there somewhere.
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Trying to find the joke in there. A FIFY maybe will do it:
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Is there a radical difference between eating a turd sandwich and trying Windows 10.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Just run yourself a Docker instance and try it out, or run up a VM.
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Too much hassle for too little gain. When not trying it out or upgrading to it will be more troublesome than changing I'll do it.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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I knew Win 8 sucked so I didn't upgrade - and I informed myself on the equipment compatible with Win 7 before buying new PCs. I know Win10 sucks hard so I won't upgrade to it - again I'll keep my Win7 until the hardware will be supported. If a version of VS needs Win10 I won't buy it - I don't code at home, and at work the responsibility for my platform isn't mine, nor the management of my time. Until the next one... after all I used WinXP at home up until 2012 and at work until 2016, with negligible problems on either software or games. So... if it sucks it remains there on the shelf.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
One of the things I really hated about windows 8 was that it was designed for a tablet, and they forgot that people with PCs have big screens and maybe multiple screens and do not want the application to take over the whole window. How stupid can those people at Microsoft be. Well tells me something about Ballmer to give us that horror. They also keep moving things, and making it hard for people. I still think the move to the Ribbon was done horribly. Really just a fancy tool window. Funny I keep seeing menus on web pages. Guess they are more useful than Microsoft thought. Again what can I say about Ballmer. He was also the one in charge when they basically killed both Silverlight and WPF.
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Reviews, experience from my peers, system requirements, complains, look&feel. I never ever jump on the upgrades and take my time seeing all the various problems that arise. Games that I play eagerly that don't work on 8 and 8.1, bugs on new games... I speak only for my home PC, at work I don't care the OS they give me. If it hampers my productivity it is not my problem.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
The trouble is all the people who are happy with Windows 10 tend not to make a fuss and write on forums about it. So because a few people complain you assume (wrongly) it sucks. The reality is that Windows 10 is quite stable, and has a much better look and feel than 8/8.1. Windows 7 might have been a more comfortable experience, but 10 does not take a lot of getting used to. There are things I am not keen on but overall it does what I want.
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The trouble is all the people who are happy with Windows 10 tend not to make a fuss and write on forums about it. So because a few people complain you assume (wrongly) it sucks. The reality is that Windows 10 is quite stable, and has a much better look and feel than 8/8.1. Windows 7 might have been a more comfortable experience, but 10 does not take a lot of getting used to. There are things I am not keen on but overall it does what I want.
Compatibility with old SW and old games? Like VisualStudio 6 (stuck to using it) and games prior to 2002? I see many many reports of non functionality under the games review themselves, not considering that I'd have to change machine to have Win10 running fluidly enough. Big no for now.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Compatibility with old SW and old games? Like VisualStudio 6 (stuck to using it) and games prior to 2002? I see many many reports of non functionality under the games review themselves, not considering that I'd have to change machine to have Win10 running fluidly enough. Big no for now.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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One of the things I really hated about windows 8 was that it was designed for a tablet, and they forgot that people with PCs have big screens and maybe multiple screens and do not want the application to take over the whole window. How stupid can those people at Microsoft be. Well tells me something about Ballmer to give us that horror. They also keep moving things, and making it hard for people. I still think the move to the Ribbon was done horribly. Really just a fancy tool window. Funny I keep seeing menus on web pages. Guess they are more useful than Microsoft thought. Again what can I say about Ballmer. He was also the one in charge when they basically killed both Silverlight and WPF.
Clifford Nelson wrote:
I still think the move to the Ribbon was done horribly
If I was given a chance to rid the world of the Metro Modern Flavor of the Week UI, at the cost of having to bring back the Ribbon menus...I'd say good riddance to Metro. Seriously, it took us how long to go from mono, then CGA, EGA, VGA and get to 32-bit color and 1080p displays to get standardized, and now somebody's decided everything should be huge and monochromatic?
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Clifford Nelson wrote:
I still think the move to the Ribbon was done horribly
If I was given a chance to rid the world of the Metro Modern Flavor of the Week UI, at the cost of having to bring back the Ribbon menus...I'd say good riddance to Metro. Seriously, it took us how long to go from mono, then CGA, EGA, VGA and get to 32-bit color and 1080p displays to get standardized, and now somebody's decided everything should be huge and monochromatic?
Yes Metro was another stupid decision, and you are right. It looked horrible. I liked that about the time Microsoft came out with Metro, everybody else was going away from it because they finally could.
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Yes Metro was another stupid decision, and you are right. It looked horrible. I liked that about the time Microsoft came out with Metro, everybody else was going away from it because they finally could.
Clifford Nelson wrote:
It looked horrible
Why the past tense? It still does.
Clifford Nelson wrote:
everybody else was going away from it because they finally could.
Are you sure about that? I remember at the time iOS 7 came out, people were complaining that Apple was dumping its long-established gaudy faux-leather/brushed aluminum/everything shiny look they had been using forever and was adopting the "simplified"/flattened look that was just starting to become common back then (roughly Win8's introduction timeframe).
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One of the things I really hated about windows 8 was that it was designed for a tablet, and they forgot that people with PCs have big screens and maybe multiple screens and do not want the application to take over the whole window. How stupid can those people at Microsoft be. Well tells me something about Ballmer to give us that horror. They also keep moving things, and making it hard for people. I still think the move to the Ribbon was done horribly. Really just a fancy tool window. Funny I keep seeing menus on web pages. Guess they are more useful than Microsoft thought. Again what can I say about Ballmer. He was also the one in charge when they basically killed both Silverlight and WPF.
I complete;y agree, except for..
Clifford Nelson wrote:
when they basically killed both Silverlight and WPF
WPF is far from dead. it's thriving and will continue to do so.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.
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You are free to make your own decisions - as are we all. But that does not mean that 10 is bad per se, it just does not match your requirements.
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
that does not mean that 10 is bad per se
I never stated that, even if there is a shift of paradigm towards apps and Saas that I really don't like. Also the "all the world is a tablet", no it's not and yes I want my desktop as it was in 7.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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I knew Win 8 sucked so I didn't upgrade - and I informed myself on the equipment compatible with Win 7 before buying new PCs. I know Win10 sucks hard so I won't upgrade to it - again I'll keep my Win7 until the hardware will be supported. If a version of VS needs Win10 I won't buy it - I don't code at home, and at work the responsibility for my platform isn't mine, nor the management of my time. Until the next one... after all I used WinXP at home up until 2012 and at work until 2016, with negligible problems on either software or games. So... if it sucks it remains there on the shelf.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
I really liked Windows 8.1 and still like it more than Windows 10, but the future marches on and so will I. It really isn't bad and to quote my even more [that I] cynical 25-year-old son "people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change." (The Window 10 build from February was a big improvement over the original. The anniversary edition had some issues, but fixed some other things. Subsequent patches have worked well. Video Drivers and Flash generally remain the most destabilizing aspects, though lately it's been the latest release of World of Tanks!)
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I really liked Windows 8.1 and still like it more than Windows 10, but the future marches on and so will I. It really isn't bad and to quote my even more [that I] cynical 25-year-old son "people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change." (The Window 10 build from February was a big improvement over the original. The anniversary edition had some issues, but fixed some other things. Subsequent patches have worked well. Video Drivers and Flash generally remain the most destabilizing aspects, though lately it's been the latest release of World of Tanks!)
Joe Woodbury wrote:
people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change
Exactly! And refusing to change just means we fall behind.
Jeremy Falcon
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I really liked Windows 8.1 and still like it more than Windows 10, but the future marches on and so will I. It really isn't bad and to quote my even more [that I] cynical 25-year-old son "people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change." (The Window 10 build from February was a big improvement over the original. The anniversary edition had some issues, but fixed some other things. Subsequent patches have worked well. Video Drivers and Flash generally remain the most destabilizing aspects, though lately it's been the latest release of World of Tanks!)
Joe Woodbury wrote:
"people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change."
That really is the most ridiculous argument. Some of us have been in this business for over thirty years, and our working lives have been one glorious upgrade after another. We Welcome upgrades! It's been our life to welcome upgrades! That's how we've lived, over the years! What ms has done to the UI and UX over the past few years has not been upgrading; it's been just one completely stupid and pointless change after another. The effluent interface? That's supposed to be more efficient and easier to use than the extant menus and toolbars? Is it bollocks. The baby-block "Start" is supposed to be more usable and intuitive than the Start menu? Is it bollocks. Invisibly clickable words are supposed to be easier to use than straight-forward buttons and highlighted text? Are they bollocks. Full-screen "apps" are supposed to be better than windows? Are they bollocks. Windows without distinctive title bars and borders are supposed to be easier to work with than windows where you can see where one window ends and the next one begins are supposed to make life easier? Do they bollocks. Etc. Instead of fixing the thousands of little things that caused minor problems to their users, they seem to be going out of their way to introduce a sh1tload of major problems on top of the minor problems that are still there. I'd pay a thousand for a windows update that said "Hey, it might not look like we've done much, but we've fixed all the little things that were annoying everyone!" Being an OS that fixed nothing, but just introduced new problems, winio was hugely overpriced at free.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
"people who don't upgrade are just afraid of change."
That really is the most ridiculous argument. Some of us have been in this business for over thirty years, and our working lives have been one glorious upgrade after another. We Welcome upgrades! It's been our life to welcome upgrades! That's how we've lived, over the years! What ms has done to the UI and UX over the past few years has not been upgrading; it's been just one completely stupid and pointless change after another. The effluent interface? That's supposed to be more efficient and easier to use than the extant menus and toolbars? Is it bollocks. The baby-block "Start" is supposed to be more usable and intuitive than the Start menu? Is it bollocks. Invisibly clickable words are supposed to be easier to use than straight-forward buttons and highlighted text? Are they bollocks. Full-screen "apps" are supposed to be better than windows? Are they bollocks. Windows without distinctive title bars and borders are supposed to be easier to work with than windows where you can see where one window ends and the next one begins are supposed to make life easier? Do they bollocks. Etc. Instead of fixing the thousands of little things that caused minor problems to their users, they seem to be going out of their way to introduce a sh1tload of major problems on top of the minor problems that are still there. I'd pay a thousand for a windows update that said "Hey, it might not look like we've done much, but we've fixed all the little things that were annoying everyone!" Being an OS that fixed nothing, but just introduced new problems, winio was hugely overpriced at free.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Your reasons are entirely superficial. The humorous thing is that I heard a very similar list of complaints with Windows 98, XP and Seven. Man did people hate Windows 7 when it first came out.