SaneIT, I really laughed out loud about the comment it's like Windows but not Windows!! I work EXTENSIVELY with Microsoft SCOM and SCCM and I swear MS is so stubborn in so many ways. They took a product like...
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@Mark... I'm not sure why someone would want the modern UI version of an app on a desktop. I like 8.1 but the app versions.. I'm not a fan of them.
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I was a big critic of Windows 8 but with 8.1 they have fixed many mistakes. With update 1 they are fixing more. I have upgraded my laptop to Windows 8.1 and so far I am happy with it. One of my few complaints is making you...
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It appears that only OEMs are locked in; users can select whatever search engine they want.
In reply to: Re: Windows 8 w/Bing
Does that limit just the OEMs or does it lock customers to Bing too? If it just limits OEMs to Bing, that's fair. If the customer doesn't have a choice, it's not going to fly. Microsoft has thoroughly missed...
In reply to: Windows 8 w/Bing
I would like to add the download links for the X86 and ARM versions of Windows 8.1 if someone is interested and can't wait for April. Here are the download links to Windows 8.1 Update1 files. (Courtesy of Mydigitallife...
In reply to: Re: I Installed Windows 8.1 Update 1
When the person who takes your order at Wendy's mentions that they've heard bad things about Windows 8, you know the game is over.
In reply to: Windows 8.x is dead.
But do any of those people you see in the boardroom use a Windows tablet? Will these tweaks (some kind of title and task bar that sounds quite difficult to use on a small form tablet) make people run out and start using...
In reply to: What is the point?
Or, as so often happens online, it is a post from someone who isn't who he says he is. I think a post like that needs to have a skeptical eye aimed at it.
In reply to: Re: I Installed Windows 8.1 Update 1
So in 2015 Microsoft may bring back features they introduced in 1995!
In reply to: Like New Coke and Coke Classic
Original Surface RT w/Type Cover owner here, and I've got my Surface 2 on order. In my opinion, the original RT was perfect for students and business use, whilst the new Surface 2 is ideal for a broader range of consumers...
In reply to: Surface RT & 2
@Michael Endler Yes, the benefits (with the current peripherals, e.g. regular monitors) are not persuasive enough. Well put. When you also add the price (more than a hundred bucks for Windows 8 + a new monitor), Windows...
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"...at least we can say we were the spark that started it all."
Indeed! Sounds like a very cool and rewarding project. Thanks for following up.
In reply to: Re: What about funding?
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Gregory and DHBarr. DHBarr-- you said you'd recommend it to clients after this update? I'd be curious to hear more. Were you hesitant to recommend it previously purely because of usability...
In reply to: Re: I Installed Windows 8.1 Update 1
I don't think it would be unheard of. I mean, at least 50% of Windows leaks originate through the same handful of channels, so I think if Microsoft were truly interested in keeping things quiet, they'd find a way. If Microsoft...
In reply to: Re: hmm Mistake?
Thank you Microsoft for finally fixing Windows 8 so that I can actually recommend my clients use it.
In reply to: Re: I Installed Windows 8.1 Update 1
The sooner MS can throw out the 8.x series - and 9.x if it's slated to be a mere imrovement on 8.x - the quicker they can get back to devoted Windows users. I've been using it since Windows 3.1, and there has never been...
In reply to: Scrap it
I was one of the lucky few that got the update files yesterday. I have to say the experience is much nicer for keyboard and mouse users. Right click functions are back and the start menu can finally be navigated much easier...
In reply to: I Installed Windows 8.1 Update 1
I wonder if it was a mistake that it was available for those few hours. Would it be unheard of if MS did that deliberately? It might get a little buzz going about it. Anything they do that helps non tablet users will be...
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If you look at vendor financials, the enterprise storage business seems stuck in neutral. Don't believe it.
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