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On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:55:04 -0400, Keyser Söze
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On 3/14/15 7:30 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
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FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


Why would I want windoze 8 if I don't have a touch screen tablet?

That was what was added to 7.


Oh. I wouldn't know, since the last Windoze I knew anything about was 7.

I think that simply the number of commercial users who are staying on
XP demonstrates that there is no real functional reason to change.
Microsoft is pushing 7, 8 and even 9 on us because they can't make
money if people just say "I'm good".


There's some truth to that. Same with new cars.

When I was actually working in the computer business, I found that the
people who stayed one generation behind were the most successful.

Win 7 is exactly that, but it wasn't ill-concieved like some prior OS's.
Recognizing it's value was a decision IT managers had to make.
When XP would become obsolete was a part of that decision.
For the consumer market that decision gets made by PC providers.
New PC's don't come with XP loaded.