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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" |
| Date | 2015-10-03 12:12 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D235769B.5E8CE%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
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On 10/3/15, 11:36 AM, in article slrnn1080k.nal.jedi@nomad.mishnet, "JEDIDIAH" <jedi@nomad.mishnet> wrote: > On 2015-10-03, vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote: >> On Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:11:04 +0000, Lloyd Parsons wrote: >> >>>> Anyway, that's my rant. Several times through this multi-hour ordeal, >>>> I wished Windows had a more modern update mechanism -- and I would tell >>>> myself "Linux would never do this to me." >>> >>> What gaming doesn't work on W10? Or are you talking about some very old >>> games? > > Why should "very old games" be excepted? > > Windows has been a "real OS" for a long time now. There's no good reason > that older games shouldn't be able to play on newer versions of Windows. You > seem to be holding Windows to a lower standard than you would hold Linux to. > > [deletia] > > If you go back farther than that, then even "normal applications" may > run afoul of current expectations because of the relaxed manner in which > older applications were written. That's a problem since legacy support of > old applications is the whole "meat and potatoes" of the Windows platform. > > It's the tons of obscure vertical apps and bespoke corporate applications > that keep Windows relevant as a platform. Some of those can be quite old but > no one has any interest in redoing them. Windows is usually pretty good here. If you want to attack an OS / environment for not supporting older software OS X is a better place to look. Far too often programs stop working on updates of the OS. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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No, Windows doesn't "just work" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-10-01 23:49 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-01 19:56 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-02 09:57 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:48 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 00:11 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-10-03 16:30 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 17:23 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-03 13:36 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-03 12:12 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 19:41 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-01 20:48 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-10-02 13:42 +0100
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:33 +0100
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 10:09 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:51 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:33 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-10-02 22:52 +0100
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:31 +0100
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 15:45 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-02 11:38 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:50 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-10-02 14:12 +0100
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 15:12 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-02 11:37 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-02 11:46 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 12:39 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:54 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:53 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-02 12:32 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-02 13:52 -0600
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:36 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 00:49 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" onion knight <onionknight@linuxmail.org> - 2015-10-03 21:05 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 02:05 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-03 22:44 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 04:56 +0200
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:46 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 04:02 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 12:18 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 15:52 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 12:34 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-05 09:18 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 09:32 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-05 12:38 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-05 07:50 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" nom de plume <nomdeplume@stickybit.guru> - 2015-10-05 11:57 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:18 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 06:04 +0200
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:58 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 06:17 +0200
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:15 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 08:29 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:42 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 08:54 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-04 12:46 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 09:46 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 12:10 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:14 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 12:33 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 11:01 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 13:18 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:22 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:27 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:19 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:21 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-04 04:56 +0200
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 03:57 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 12:19 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-04 12:04 -0400
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 11:13 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-10-04 13:19 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 15:40 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-04 10:20 -0700
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-04 10:28 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-10-04 10:45 -0500
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 20:32 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 21:27 +0000
Re: No, Windows doesn't "just work" awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-10-04 13:10 -0700
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