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        <title><![CDATA[So what?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Let 'em drop it.  Existing XP installation are not going to stop working.Incidentally, check the age on this discussion; it's past its 'relevancy' date.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:47:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[XP does still have support]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That sort of hurts your argument.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:57:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Both you guys forgot]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[the really big hammer MS has over us, which is when they drop support for Win7.That is when the last of us are rounded up and forced to install the New OS.  Worked that way in the past - if XP still had MS support, would you have installed Vista?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[hleveque@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:51:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Win 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If it is not broken, why does MS seem to always want to change it??At least MS should have given the option to users for the basic screens and commands to appear and operate in Win 8 as they now do in the users' prior versions.News to MS,  forcing users to use new sequences and/or commands to access the same old stuff is not, repeat not, an improvement.  It is a pain in the ass, very unnecessarily inflicted upon the users.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rwe9@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:06:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[not really...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You make a lot of bad comparisons lol. Lets take vhs tape to dvd. Both you put it in the player press play not so different. cars you put a key in turn it grab the steering wheel step on gas and go either a model T of a ferrari. Very similar skins. Take windows xp now windows8 metro you turn it on....now its all different nothing is even remotely the same....You need to uograde but if the basics work then dont mess with it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:20:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[names]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Numbers mean little in regards to windows os its just a name as you had windows 3.0, vista, xp, and Millenium, oh and 2000 so its not a 1 2 3 4 line up.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:17:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[But mac os is windows 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mac os is what this windows 8 look is based upon so not sure why you would go make if you hate windows 8. Your best bet is a good old reliable os that functions and is made for true windows users or go ubunto or linux which is where I will go once microsoft stops xp vista or windows 7 support as windows 8 sucks and that apple direction is not for me.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:15:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[depends on your def of app]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You buy them and install them as always. Now you have to be specific as in apps. Apps has always meant full blown software such as photoshop, dreamweaver or such where you buy the cd or download from wherever its sold and just install but now apps are also fart apps, angry birds or other such small things which you get from a market which microsoft will have to develope thier zune market more...ps the zune is still tons better then the ipod but microsoft sucks at promotion lol]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:12:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pretty much right on the money]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Pretty much the summary of as all long time windows users. someone at microsoft is an idiot and in charge..The metro UI is a fail and it needs an option to not even be installed. on install it should ask if you want a classic install or full with metro. then it should ask which windows skin would you prefer..xp,vista,windows 7 or metro..then it can install from there. i stopped using IE around ie 6. Its crap. Love my fast as can be firefox and opera . chrome kinda blows.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:09:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[very few]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Basically the smallest minority of people as even on apple most now install windows on their macs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:06:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[But...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You make valid points but as shown especially in the car industry if you stray to far from whats a really great car great with long time repeat buyers they will leave quickly. Microsoft is leaving its long time customer bas to go more apple which is the thing long time windows users can not stand as mac os is so unintuitive and breaks all common sense setup. The windows 8 developer os i have been using makes me just absolutley hate windows and microsoft. They need to keep a foot in what makes windows what people want to use. 2 things have to stay but can be improved and made better..the desktop and the start button with classic option for drop downs. Ribbons blow for peole who use computers to work or on a daily basis. Drop downs are so much more logical and easy to use and increase speed. people like windows because of the classic start menu and the desktop. You ditch those and its a wrap.The idea that one os will suit desktops, phones, and tablets is a bad one as they are all so different its like saying here use this it kinda works on everything just not very good on anything....Slim the windows bloat down, increase the speed or specs, let it be skinned by the installer offering metro, xp, vista, or 7 skins to the ui so all people get what they like and know. let ribbon or drop down be used depending on the skin install choosen. All cross device copatibility at the core ie let apps be able to run on the underlying os whether its office or photoshop or what have files the same kind for all devices. Don'tleave what made you great for the sake of change. Offer more to keep your loyal base happy and growing not mad and searching for a new os.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:05:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nope but...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You dont have to but it will boot to metro each time which is wasting time and in desktop mode if you go to the start button it just brings metro back up so productivity for windows 8 is out the window.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fletchguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:56:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is going to suck lemons]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The average end user will like it, but to me, it's like the office ribbon.  It's great for those who don't use the product very much, and horrible for those with experience.The tiles, or whatever they are, seem to be in no particular order, all different sizes, etc... which will make things hard to find.  And let's suck more bandwidth by having a stock ticker, and other useless time wasters.  I expect that we can disable those, but that's one more thing to do before rolling out a workstation.It looks like they are trying to make something that will run on both a PC and a tablet, and something that business and home users will use.  All it does is remind me of the old saying... &quot;A mule is what a committee decided a horse should look like&quot;.  Microsoft got their team together with the intention of creating a high-powered race horse, and instead are ending up with a donkey.We'll see what happens.  Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.  After all, these are only screenshots of a Beta product.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GSG]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:46:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oh yea]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ubuntu wasn't very good in handling my new soundcard (EMU-20K chip) or my GTX-560 graphics card.  Thanks to SMB-CIFS for the file handling.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wuboyblue]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:00:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Viva the new King...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Currently I use W7 with Objectdock, it gives me all the interface I need and it works and plays well in it's environment.  All W8 has to do for me is the same, in a thinner environment.  The VM for Xbox stuff is fine, just don't mess with the integration I now have between Xbox and desktop.Documentation creation can be done on anything so why not do it on a platform you enjoy.  For me Windows will always be the choice for home entertainment,  From my GTX 560 graphics card to my Soundblaster Fat1lity sound card, Windows will always rock my world.  From my Klipsch Cornwalls to my Xbox, nothing integrates or compare to my 4TB of storage W7, Quad Core machine.The funny thing is that my son, working on his Master's thesis in Marine Biology needed a new machine, he's not a gamer, he's a grinder, his choice for computational power and software, an Alienware Area 55 desktop with W7 Ultimate.  The kid does do the integration thing with his home entertainment as well.  His budget dictated an old pair of my Klipsch Heresy's.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wuboyblue]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:58:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Response to Palmetto]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Palmetto, Thank you for your input. I enjoy reading your comments and find most to be quite informative. For that I thank you. However, sometimes a bit of literary freedom in order to make a point is, in my mind, acceptable. For those who understand this and get the point, I am grateful. For those who simply can't overlook this due to their own standards all I can respectfully ask is to please get over it. Again, thanks for all your informative comments and I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day! --- Lee]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lk_bellsouth.net]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:03:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The OS, not the pronoun]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA['Me' as in the OS &quot;Windows Me&quot;; not 'Me' as in 'Me, myself, and I'.&quot;See Me, Me is a dog, see Me NOT run&quot;.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:29:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yah, it's different. I dare you to try it.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[No doubt that the look is radically different and will take some adjustment. I can empathize with every opinion on this page, and I have several of my own. But I think the point that a lot of people miss when something like this happens is that things must change with the times and the way we do things. If nobody ever wanted anything &quot;radically different&quot; we'd still be renting movies on tape, playing our vinyl records, and running MS-DOS. If nobody could adapt to a little inconvenience we'd be driving our cars without seat belts and the speed limit would be 100 mph.Linux is having their own growing pains with the Unity and Gnome 3 desktops, KDE not that long ago when they went from v3.5 to v4 (sort of like Windows' transition from XP to Vista).In any case, I've come to learn that there are almost always &quot;fall-back&quot; modes, theme settings, and other preference controls to force these new ideas back a step to something more comfortable. I've also noticed that once most people step out of their comfort zone and try something new they quickly adapt to it.I'm a die-hard GNU/Linux user at home so don't think I'm defending Microsoft here. However, I use Windows 7 on my PC at work and I support over 40 users in our office running Win7, Vista, and XP. I have one user in his 70's that still talks about the days of his &quot;green screen&quot; and only uses the mouse if he absolutely has to. Times will change, as will the tools we use. It really boils down to whether people are *willing* to try something different and adapt, or not.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ProBasix]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:09:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I see a URL...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Clearly, I see the URL field at the bottom of the window. What's gone are the clutter of toolbars and the unnecessary title bar. But the URL is there. And I have a feeling a hotkey will bring up a menu just like ALT still pops up the menu in IE 7, 8, and 9.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ProBasix]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:32:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Response to Crash2100]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm sorry to tell you this. The answer is &quot;NO&quot; they will never learn. Think about the progression from DOS to Windows 8 for a few minutes and I'm sure that it will answer your question. Have a good one, Crash!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lk_bellsouth.net]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:33:35 -0700</pubDate>
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