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| Started by | "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2025-08-24 19:45 -0400 |
| Last post | 2025-08-28 08:50 -0400 |
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I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 19:45 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-25 01:00 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 21:18 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@Bham.com> - 2025-08-25 02:16 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 22:27 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 02:35 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 23:10 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 03:39 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 23:50 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 04:30 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 02:35 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 07:11 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 03:41 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 07:49 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 04:01 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 08:15 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Not Necessary <not@necessary.invalid> - 2025-08-25 14:29 +0530
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@AL.invalid> - 2025-08-25 09:48 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Not Necessary <not@necessary.invalid> - 2025-08-25 08:53 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 09:28 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 09:45 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-25 14:38 -0500
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-25 06:06 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 02:46 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 07:12 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 09:27 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-25 14:35 -0500
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 17:07 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-26 01:52 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-26 09:47 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jaworski1978@adres.pl> - 2025-08-25 05:12 +0200
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 23:20 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-25 04:26 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-25 06:03 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 02:44 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 07:13 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 03:43 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 08:16 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 04:35 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 09:29 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 05:46 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 21:54 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 18:07 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-26 01:54 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 08:41 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-26 03:46 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@AL.invalid> - 2025-08-25 08:51 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-25 14:59 -0500
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-25 16:31 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@AL.invalid> - 2025-08-25 22:23 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@AL.invalid> - 2025-08-25 22:26 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 19:39 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 19:39 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CtrlAltDel <Altie@AL.invalid> - 2025-08-25 23:54 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 20:06 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-26 01:55 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 07:45 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-08-26 22:50 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-27 01:33 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-27 06:38 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-26 09:51 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 10:02 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-26 18:57 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 15:09 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-26 15:45 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-26 17:09 -0500
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-26 19:33 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 19:39 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-27 06:35 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-27 09:07 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-28 06:14 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-28 08:53 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-28 17:35 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-29 06:36 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-29 17:05 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-30 06:07 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-30 06:26 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-29 08:31 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-28 16:33 -0500
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-29 06:37 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-30 06:09 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-29 08:35 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-29 06:32 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-29 08:46 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-30 06:01 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-08-31 00:31 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-31 10:06 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-08-31 19:29 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-09-01 08:26 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-09-02 06:47 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-09-02 09:10 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-09-03 10:18 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-01 02:48 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-09-01 08:43 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-02 03:54 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-09-02 21:50 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-09-02 23:07 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-03 03:24 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-09-03 04:09 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-03 04:13 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-03 08:04 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-03 04:14 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-27 19:48 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-28 06:17 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-27 06:33 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-27 09:07 -0400
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-28 00:43 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-28 06:12 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-08-28 15:41 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-28 17:40 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-29 06:30 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-08-28 06:07 +0000
Re: I may have underestimated Microsoft CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-28 08:50 -0400
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 09:51 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <dZirQ.407674$l%O3.300417@fx18.iad> |
| In reply to | #695994 |
On 2025-08-25 9:55 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:06:42 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: > >> In a way, it seems as though they don't see Linux as a threat at all. > > “First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then > you win.” > -- Mohandas K Gandhi I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. 1) Windows 9x instability should have prompted people to migrate to Linux. Those who did found that Linux was just as unstable at that time, sometimes worse (the GUI portion). 2) The move to Windows Vista should have prompted people to migrate to Linux, but people preferred to simply remove Windows Vista and install XP on those computers. 3) The move to Windows 8 should have prompted people to migrate to Linux, but people preferred to simply remove 8 or 8.1 and install 7. 4) The move to Windows 10 should have prompted people to migrate to Linux, but most people found 10 to be "good enough" and installed it. It remains to be seen what they do with the forced move to 11 in a little over a month. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 10:02 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <A7jrQ.313804$jMMa.267597@fx09.iad> |
| In reply to | #696008 |
On 8/26/2025 9:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote: > On 2025-08-25 9:55 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:06:42 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: >> >>> In a way, it seems as though they don't see Linux as a threat at all. >> >> “First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then >> you win.” >> -- Mohandas K Gandhi > > I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many > opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer > user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. > > 1) Windows 9x instability should have prompted people to migrate to > Linux. Those who did found that Linux was just as unstable at that time, > sometimes worse (the GUI portion). > 2) The move to Windows Vista should have prompted people to migrate to > Linux, but people preferred to simply remove Windows Vista and install > XP on those computers. > 3) The move to Windows 8 should have prompted people to migrate to > Linux, but people preferred to simply remove 8 or 8.1 and install 7. 8.x was great with a third-party start menu. > 4) The move to Windows 10 should have prompted people to migrate to > Linux, but most people found 10 to be "good enough" and installed it. 10 was fine until the 1809 release, that was when I first used Linux for a long period of time, until I got the new computer in 2021 when 20H2 had become good again (though needing modern hardware, realistically). > It remains to be seen what they do with the forced move to 11 in a > little over a month. The extended support for 10 will likely be utilized by a lot of people, but yeah. -- Joel W. Crump
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 18:57 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mh6edhFtgm7U2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #696010 |
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:02:08 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote: > The extended support for 10 will likely be utilized by a lot of people, > but yeah. https://betanews.com/2025/08/09/extended-windows-10-support-means- ditching-your-local-account-for-a-microsoft-account The comments are interesting. While I do have a Microsoft account I am a local user on the Windows 11 laptop. otoh, I also have Ubuntu and Fedora accounts for various reasons. The Fedora one is mostly for submitting results during the Test Days. Paying for the extended support may be a bigger deal that having to create an account for most people. I'm not sure how far you'd get with an Android phone without a Google account plus all the other stuff that needs an account now. The public is well conditioned to sign up and not ask questions.
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| From | "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 15:09 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <HDnrQ.88122$xtoa.15017@fx46.iad> |
| In reply to | #696023 |
On 8/26/2025 2:57 PM, rbowman wrote: >> The extended support for 10 will likely be utilized by a lot of people, >> but yeah. > > https://betanews.com/2025/08/09/extended-windows-10-support-means- > ditching-your-local-account-for-a-microsoft-account > > The comments are interesting. While I do have a Microsoft account I am a > local user on the Windows 11 laptop. otoh, I also have Ubuntu and Fedora > accounts for various reasons. The Fedora one is mostly for submitting > results during the Test Days. Say what you will about using Windows with a Microsoft account, but by doing that on my dead PC and now on my mini PC, it remembered the theme I had and other settings, I didn't have to start from scratch on that stuff. Pretty cool. > Paying for the extended support may be a bigger deal that having to create > an account for most people. I'm not sure how far you'd get with an Android > phone without a Google account plus all the other stuff that needs an > account now. The public is well conditioned to sign up and not ask > questions. What's the real drawback, just make the account so you can operate the thing. -- Joel W. Crump
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 15:45 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <h9orQ.420320$6hp4.394184@fx17.iad> |
| In reply to | #696023 |
On 2025-08-26 2:57 p.m., rbowman wrote: > On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:02:08 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote: > >> The extended support for 10 will likely be utilized by a lot of people, >> but yeah. > > https://betanews.com/2025/08/09/extended-windows-10-support-means- > ditching-your-local-account-for-a-microsoft-account > > The comments are interesting. While I do have a Microsoft account I am a > local user on the Windows 11 laptop. otoh, I also have Ubuntu and Fedora > accounts for various reasons. The Fedora one is mostly for submitting > results during the Test Days. > > Paying for the extended support may be a bigger deal that having to create > an account for most people. I'm not sure how far you'd get with an Android > phone without a Google account plus all the other stuff that needs an > account now. The public is well conditioned to sign up and not ask > questions. For one year, it's not a bad idea. People will have time to either decide that the deal is not worth it and move to Linux or upgrade their machines. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 17:09 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <asbsakh6iiiqd5t8nhtm9qj5g5dslodtl1@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #696008 |
CrudeSausage wrote: >I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old version until a newer version came out. -- 'But...but... but the "advocates" said that nobody chooses Windows. They said that nobody gets a copy of Windows because they actually want it. It's forcibly bundled so everyone gets it whether they want it or not.' - trolling fsckwit "Ezekiel", lying shamelessly
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 19:33 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <fvrrQ.29684$zoSa.17637@fx47.iad> |
| In reply to | #696036 |
On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: > CrudeSausage wrote: > >> I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >> opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >> user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. > > Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the > safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really > bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old > version until a newer version came out. I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame anyone for sticking to 7. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-26 19:39 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <vArrQ.58705$9va9.8522@fx04.iad> |
| In reply to | #696044 |
On 8/26/2025 7:33 PM, CrudeSausage wrote: > On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: >> >> Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the >> safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really >> bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old >> version until a newer version came out. > > I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME > was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the > rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and > that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to > release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was > shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. > As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured > out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start > got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame > anyone for sticking to 7. Win8.x with Classic Shell or Start8 was fine. -- Joel W. Crump
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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-27 06:35 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <108m8uu$g39p$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #696044 |
On 2025-08-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: > On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: >> CrudeSausage wrote: >> >>> I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >>> opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >>> user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. >> >> Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the >> safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really >> bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old >> version until a newer version came out. > > I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME > was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the > rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and > that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to > release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was > shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. > As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured > out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start > got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame > anyone for sticking to 7. To me 8.1 should have been called 9, because it was quit a bit different than 8. -- Definition of Insanity: Thinking you can beat the Bear on his own territory.
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-27 09:07 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <MqDrQ.51077$j%z8.41917@fx07.iad> |
| In reply to | #696070 |
On 2025-08-27 2:35 a.m., RonB wrote: > On 2025-08-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >> On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: >>> CrudeSausage wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >>>> opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >>>> user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. >>> >>> Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the >>> safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really >>> bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old >>> version until a newer version came out. >> >> I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME >> was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the >> rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and >> that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to >> release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was >> shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. >> As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured >> out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start >> got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame >> anyone for sticking to 7. > > To me 8.1 should have been called 9, because it was quit a bit different > than 8. Honestly, if you removed the touch stuff, it was no different than 7. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-28 06:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <108os52$14i2g$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #696083 |
On 2025-08-27, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: > On 2025-08-27 2:35 a.m., RonB wrote: >> On 2025-08-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>> On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: >>>> CrudeSausage wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >>>>> opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >>>>> user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. >>>> >>>> Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the >>>> safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really >>>> bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old >>>> version until a newer version came out. >>> >>> I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME >>> was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the >>> rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and >>> that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to >>> release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was >>> shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. >>> As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured >>> out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start >>> got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame >>> anyone for sticking to 7. >> >> To me 8.1 should have been called 9, because it was quit a bit different >> than 8. > > Honestly, if you removed the touch stuff, it was no different than 7. You're talking about 8.1, right? I think 8.1 was uglier than 7, but it basically worked the same. If I remember right, 8.0 (itself) didn't have the bottom panel (or whatever it's called in Windows). -- Definition of Insanity: Thinking you can beat the Bear on his own territory.
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-28 08:53 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <7jYrQ.173153$P2c3.138819@fx12.iad> |
| In reply to | #696121 |
On 2025-08-28 2:14 a.m., RonB wrote: > On 2025-08-27, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >> On 2025-08-27 2:35 a.m., RonB wrote: >>> On 2025-08-26, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>> On 2025-08-26 6:09 p.m., chrisv wrote: >>>>> CrudeSausage wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I agree with that statement. Nevertheless, there have been many >>>>>> opportunities for Linux to take a significant portion of the computer >>>>>> user base from Windows and they have never been fruitful. >>>>> >>>>> Windows has rarely been bad enough for people to consider leaving the >>>>> safety of the herd. When it was lackluster (ME, Vista) or even really >>>>> bad (Win 8) people and businesses had the option of using the old >>>>> version until a newer version came out. >>>> >>>> I recall having a colleague with an AMD processor who told me that ME >>>> was pretty stable for him. He was definitely the exception, not the >>>> rule. As for Vista, I already mentioned that I was a beta-tester and >>>> that the product was nowhere near good when the company decided to >>>> release it to manufacturers. The final version was okay, but it was >>>> shockingly slow when doing simple things like using the file explorer. >>>> As for 8, it was definitely counter-intuitive. However, once you figured >>>> out that going to the bottom-left corner rather than pressing on Start >>>> got you the same result, it became fairly bearable. Still, I don't blame >>>> anyone for sticking to 7. >>> >>> To me 8.1 should have been called 9, because it was quit a bit different >>> than 8. >> >> Honestly, if you removed the touch stuff, it was no different than 7. > > You're talking about 8.1, right? I think 8.1 was uglier than 7, but it > basically worked the same. If I remember right, 8.0 (itself) didn't have the > bottom panel (or whatever it's called in Windows). It had the bottom panel, but it didn't have the Start button. That's why it was a little confusing to use at first. Additionally, when you figured out that you could do the same thing as Start by traveling to the bottom left, it opened up a software menu which took over your screen entirely. People didn't expect that and I don't blame them for hating it. It felt as though you were being kicked out of your desktop environment every time you wanted to open a program. The modern elements were always conflicting with the win32 elements as well. Either way, it was passable and I find that 8.x itself, when within the traditional Windows environment, was actually somewhat prettier than 7. It was barely different, but it just seemed a little prettier. Still, there was truly no reason to go to 8 if you had 7. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-28 17:35 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mhbiasFplqiU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #696134 |
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:53:21 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: > It had the bottom panel, but it didn't have the Start button. That's why > it was a little confusing to use at first. Additionally, when you > figured out that you could do the same thing as Start by traveling to > the bottom left, it opened up a software menu which took over your > screen entirely. People didn't expect that and I don't blame them for > hating it. It felt as though you were being kicked out of your desktop > environment every time you wanted to open a program. The modern elements > were always conflicting with the win32 elements as well. That's what I dislike about Ubuntu GNOME. The 'Show Apps' button on the lower right brings up icons that are so inefficiently displayed I have to cycle through 5 screens worth. Like Windows you're expected to type into a search box rather than selecting an app directly. I never ran 8 but Windows Server was the same. When I RDP'd into one of the servers I had to hunt for what should have been on a menu. It works on a phone but sucks on a desktop.
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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-29 06:36 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <108rhp6$1qmb0$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #696143 |
On 2025-08-28, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:53:21 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: > >> It had the bottom panel, but it didn't have the Start button. That's why >> it was a little confusing to use at first. Additionally, when you >> figured out that you could do the same thing as Start by traveling to >> the bottom left, it opened up a software menu which took over your >> screen entirely. People didn't expect that and I don't blame them for >> hating it. It felt as though you were being kicked out of your desktop >> environment every time you wanted to open a program. The modern elements >> were always conflicting with the win32 elements as well. > > That's what I dislike about Ubuntu GNOME. The 'Show Apps' button on the > lower right brings up icons that are so inefficiently displayed I have to > cycle through 5 screens worth. Like Windows you're expected to type into a > search box rather than selecting an app directly. > > I never ran 8 but Windows Server was the same. When I RDP'd into one of > the servers I had to hunt for what should have been on a menu. > > It works on a phone but sucks on a desktop. What little I've used of Ubuntu I found that I could make the icons much smaller, which helped. But it required running an application in the CLI to do it. (I don't think you actually made the icons smaller. I think you changed the grid's number of columns and rows, which forced the icons to be smaller.) -- Definition of Insanity: Thinking you can beat the Bear on his own territory.
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-29 17:05 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mhe4uhF8e0iU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #696173 |
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:36:23 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: > What little I've used of Ubuntu I found that I could make the icons much > smaller, which helped. But it required running an application in the CLI > to do it. (I don't think you actually made the icons smaller. I think > you changed the grid's number of columns and rows, which forced the > icons to be smaller.) I'll have to look for that. I'm aware there are some GNOME customizations but I usually don't 'rice' a distro.
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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-30 06:07 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <108u4e4$2eev5$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #696196 |
On 2025-08-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:36:23 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: > >> What little I've used of Ubuntu I found that I could make the icons much >> smaller, which helped. But it required running an application in the CLI >> to do it. (I don't think you actually made the icons smaller. I think >> you changed the grid's number of columns and rows, which forced the >> icons to be smaller.) > > I'll have to look for that. I'm aware there are some GNOME customizations > but I usually don't 'rice' a distro. I wish I could remember where I found this. I would pass along the link. -- Definition of Insanity: Thinking you can beat the Bear on his own territory.
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-30 06:26 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mhfjtcFfiteU5@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #696217 |
On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:07:00 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: > On 2025-08-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: >> On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:36:23 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: >> >>> What little I've used of Ubuntu I found that I could make the icons >>> much smaller, which helped. But it required running an application in >>> the CLI to do it. (I don't think you actually made the icons smaller. >>> I think you changed the grid's number of columns and rows, which >>> forced the icons to be smaller.) >> >> I'll have to look for that. I'm aware there are some GNOME >> customizations but I usually don't 'rice' a distro. > > I wish I could remember where I found this. I would pass along the link. I can live with what I've got. At one time I had installed bsdgames to gt wtf, an acronym lookup, but you get all the classic text based games. Every time I upgraded to a new version Ubuntu found them all and added them to the grid. Since there isn't an associated svg it creates a generic icon. That was annoying enough I found where to delete them.
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
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| Date | 2025-08-29 08:31 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <n4hsQ.74211$j831.3454@fx40.iad> |
| In reply to | #696143 |
On 2025-08-28 1:35 p.m., rbowman wrote: > On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:53:21 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: > >> It had the bottom panel, but it didn't have the Start button. That's why >> it was a little confusing to use at first. Additionally, when you >> figured out that you could do the same thing as Start by traveling to >> the bottom left, it opened up a software menu which took over your >> screen entirely. People didn't expect that and I don't blame them for >> hating it. It felt as though you were being kicked out of your desktop >> environment every time you wanted to open a program. The modern elements >> were always conflicting with the win32 elements as well. > > That's what I dislike about Ubuntu GNOME. The 'Show Apps' button on the > lower right brings up icons that are so inefficiently displayed I have to > cycle through 5 screens worth. Like Windows you're expected to type into a > search box rather than selecting an app directly. > > I never ran 8 but Windows Server was the same. When I RDP'd into one of > the servers I had to hunt for what should have been on a menu. > > It works on a phone but sucks on a desktop. For what it's worth, I thought Windows Phone was actually quite good. The third-party applications were often lacking, particularly in music playback, but what was made by Microsoft was splendid. I hated to have to move away from it when I did. It's too bad that it didn't set the world on fire because the interface, the performance and even the look of the phone was quite good. Of course, I didn't feel the same way about Windows tablets. They were awful. You could tell that the company couldn't decide whether they wanted to continue from the modern interface on or continue working in the traditional desktop interface. Similarly, users couldn't tell where things were going. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage Islam is the enemy John 14:6
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-08-28 16:33 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <rji1bk11fkoija4k253miq650a5dlbuh6n@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #696134 |
CrudeSausage wrote: >Either way, it was passable and I find that 8.x itself, when within the >traditional Windows environment, was actually somewhat prettier than 7. >It was barely different, but it just seemed a little prettier. Still, >there was truly no reason to go to 8 if you had 7. My memory of 8 was tring it in a store. I launched an app, it went full screen, and I could not figure out how to get out of it. I tried alt-tab, I tried clicking-around, and I was stuck. Worst initial experience ever. -- "Almost no one in user land gives a flying fuck about an open and free kernel." - "True Linux advocate" Hadron Quark
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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2025-08-29 06:37 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <108rhs5$1qmb0$4@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #696149 |
On 2025-08-28, chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote: > CrudeSausage wrote: > >>Either way, it was passable and I find that 8.x itself, when within the >>traditional Windows environment, was actually somewhat prettier than 7. >>It was barely different, but it just seemed a little prettier. Still, >>there was truly no reason to go to 8 if you had 7. > > My memory of 8 was tring it in a store. I launched an app, it went > full screen, and I could not figure out how to get out of it. I tried > alt-tab, I tried clicking-around, and I was stuck. Worst initial > experience ever. That was impression the first time I tried version 8. (Someone gave me a laptop that kept it's WiFi connection. It came with 8 but I upgraded to 8.1, which I thought was much better.) -- Definition of Insanity: Thinking you can beat the Bear on his own territory.
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