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        <title><![CDATA[Kostagh]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I hate touching my screen. Have to clean it way to often. It's also barbaric and unprecise. I guess that if i changed from 98SE to XP in 2002, and have just shifted one of my 4 machines to Win 7 last week, I can wait till 2017-2020 to shift to touch (if ever). Been running Linux on one of them for 2 years now...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kostaghus]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:41:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[windows 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[is crap they have not told the true again windows 8 all it does is spy on you it take your rights a way from you and they do not want you to know this at all read the lic's it give microsoft all that you put on the computer it will not belive to you any more they will own it and you will not read and you will give them your family Pictures and more and you will lose it and microsoft know this and they do not want you to know this and they keep saying hacker in the usa but it is in china and they will not tell you this to do not trust microsoft at all]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ttx19]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:12:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Windows 8 Download]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am waiting for the Beta version]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[hrosita@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Most profound way I've heard it expressed yet...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Having advanced beyond grade school, I do not need stacks of colored blocks on my desk.&quot;Are you listening, Microsoft?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sonnystarks]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:54:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My problem with the Virtual Option]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is that some things just don't work. Things like High End Multi Function Devices read that as 50K + Photocopiers and some software that's specialised In House Stuff work perfectly on XP but not in XP Mode or in a Virtual Environment under 7. I did however try M$ Offering XP Mode and VM Ware which works with most things better than XP Mode but it???s not quite there yet for my needs. I'm finding however that I'm not constantly switching between XP and 7 I have to force myself to open 7. Col]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HAL 9000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:17:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China doesn't develop much]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Have you read many engineering journals of late? You may be surprised by the names and their associated institutions.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bapgill@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:24:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not entirely true]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Windows isn't updated &quot;almost daily.&quot; It's once a month with the occasional out of cycle patch. There is no such thing as bug-free software. Linux has bugs too. My Ubuntu laptop gets update often enough, many of which are bug fixes.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mudpuppy1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:02:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Got it up and running...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[First observations...Have a touch-screen device to demo this. I'm not sure what real value add a non-touch capable device is going to get out of the developer's preview right now. The MetroUI is touch-centric (and cool). I'm using an HP 21.5&quot; touch screen LCD with a core-duo centrino laptop - The promise of Win 8 with touch screen devices is clear. Second - make sure your screen size is adjusted. I struggled with this for awhile. The demo native apps wouldn't load - in fact, nothing would load from the Metro UI except the Settings tile. If I switched to the traditional desktop, I could get IE to load up. Got into the screen resolution and realized I was at 800x600. Moved the resolution up and suddenly the Metro UI started working a whole lot better. Haven't had much of a chance to play with it since I got it set up - and it seems a little choppy on the dual-core Centrino - but you can see the potential and where it is headed - and I think that bringing parity between the desktop OS and the mobile OS is a good idea. I suspect we're going to start seeing a lot of ASUS &quot;Transformer&quot; type devices. Once you've worked with notebook/clamshell devices with touch screen - it just makes sense. It doesn't even need to convert or transform into a tablet - just having a touch screen is a big bonus. Microsoft seems to be on the same page as I am with this.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dcolbert@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:19:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Haven't had time]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Most of my time at the computer lately has been spent troubleshooting bugs in windows 7 that only microsoft can properly fix.I'll probably try it briefly in a VM when I have some free time. But first I think my home PC may need to be formatted.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew232006]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:04:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;I'm still predominately using XP because that's what the customers want. Sure I have a Dual Boot Option into Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit....&quot;I continue to use XP because many e-mail, Word, and Excel tasks are simply easier to do in that environment, but I got tired of rebooting between XP and Win7.After trying several options, I found that running XP as a virtual machine within Win7 using VMWare's free Player is an excellent solution.  Had to learn a few new tricks to put the VM and its associated files in a separate partition (not required, just my preference), but the payback in terms of efficiency has been tremendous.  The right tool for the task at hand is now on my desktop at all times, and files are easily moved between the OSs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dogcatcher]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:56:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Enough headaches already]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[with Win-7 that doesn't have drivers for older equipment that the boss won't replace and doesn't work properly in &quot;compatibility mode&quot;.Don't need more headaches with beta versions and more hardware that won't work.And then I played with Linux and found that it would run the legacy hardware OK, my programs ran fine under Wine, and it was free. If I have to re-learn another OS, I'm not going to bother with beta and beg for bug-fixes.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldbaritone]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:56:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bubbles can be better than Tiles]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think tiles are far too tablet-oriented, oversized in limited screen size and overstuffed with too much information. Rather, I prefer optional Web2.0-style bubbles of details that can pop up when moving over icons. If MS can offer somewhat like complimentary upgrade trial, that would be great.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chdchan@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:34:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[downloaded - nice for tablets- but not for desktop/laptops]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[downloaded it, and have been really trying to be open about it. I am usually the agent-what I see is a tablet os though. and with it on a desktop (64 bit with dev tools) and a netbook (32 bit) neither are right for this os. It is not a desktop set up - unless Microsoft envisions everyone to have all in one touch screen computers. positive points- easy install, already stable code and will work great for what it is really targeted to - tablet and phones - not mouse/keyboardnegatives- not keen on the single sign in with my live account- once that gets hacked - you lose it all, as the hacker controls your cloud, your email, your desktop, your phone (if you use windows phone) your tablet etc- that's the vision with wIn 8 - always connected the other issues have all been said before- no command prompt, no run, no start menu - just the metro page etc.but then again - this is optimized for touch screens and finger gestures - it is compatible with mice and some keyboard commands- but that's compatible - not native interactiondon;t expect the beta to be much different BTW- the code base is already set, the design is set- I really think MS needs to partner with someone and just launch thier own tablets then rethink the desktop side]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul R.A.]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:55:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Zaphod Beeblebrox.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You're welcome.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:10:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There was a poll?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I didn't notice the poll.  I've downloaded Win 8, installed it in a VirtualBox VM, used it for 10 minutes, then went back to my XP VM.  The way I see it, Windows 8 is like that two-faced guy from The Hitchhiker's Guide -- the normal, Windows 7-ish face, and the creepy Metro face that pops up and makes you question if you're really seeing what you're seeing.  It's also not as good at either of those things as dedicated desktop and tablet OSes are, so there's really no point in using it.Windows 8 looks like the brainchild of someone with vast resources and absolutely no common sense.  We haven't even successfully transitioned the PC market from 32-bit to 64-bit yet, and MS thinks we can jump directly to touch devices as our primary interface?  Did I sleep through a decade of UI transitioning?  Have applications and workflows progressed that far, or is having Angry Birds the only requirement to be a mature platform these days?Side note:  I find it interesting that everyone is complaining the release cycle is too fast after the entire industry complained that XP was getting long in the tooth while waiting for Vista.  I think Apple and Linux have a better strategy here with the relatively frequent, incremental low- or no-cost upgrades, which bring likewise incremental features and (hardware) support.  Way better than dropping a huge paradigm shift on the users of millions of devices every few years.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[nwallette]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:23:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Waiting..]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[i Already installed and running it right now with dual booting with my 7. However, I'm planning to uninstall windows 8, because some program still not compatible with this version especially my antivirus. I'm using symantec. after i installed to 8, my windows cannot start at all. maybe it because that still beta. it's happend with previous vista and 7 while in Beta, But so far I like the way windows 8 going..Banzaii...microsoft..]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[peter_stwn@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:11:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Windows 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am fed up with Microsoft's buggy systems. I'm using win7 and thereare patches to update it almost daily. They launch new os's without them being bug free. Linux doesn't. Guess where I'm going and it isn't windows.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacdes@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:51:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Win 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We don't even have windows 7 in the work place yet. I am a little tired of new windows os. The tablets hitting the market hard, I'm not sure how long the desktop will be around. Between the tablet and the cloud, it is only a matter of time.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kgriffith@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:39:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Because...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not the least bit interested in Windows 8.  I'm just now getting Windows 7 installed on our domain machines and I can assure you that they'll be running Windows 7 until months, if not years, after Microsoft stops supporting it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren B - KC]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:30:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[windows 8]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not another Windows,  Uuuugh. people are now moving to android. and tablets. im happy with my old and paid windows XP. I dont need windows 8 or 9 or 19 or 20. MS is trying to sell us somethin  we dont need.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[tvictoriano@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:58:22 -0700</pubDate>
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