Windows 9
To distance itself from the Windows 8 debacle, Microsoft is currently planning to drop the Windows 8 name and brand this next release as Windows 9. That could change, but that's the current thinking.
To distance yourself from Windows 8, you plan to call the next product Windows 9? What distance?
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Oh, just fuck them. It's fucking amazing. Apple won't let me swap out hardware because they're being proprietary douchebags. MS won't do it because they're dicks about their OS.GORDON wrote:I predict headaches.The new activation methods will tie a copy of Windows 9 more closely with a specific PC. It will require the user to log in to Microsoft Store, and users won’t be given an activation key.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
In related news, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 in January 2015?!
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Heh, my company is still working on rolling out Windows 7 to replace XP on all computers. They are scheduled to have it completed by the end of this year.Leisher wrote:In related news, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 in January 2015?!
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The article talks about how this really only hits home consumers, but we buy all our OSs OEM. I've reached out to my Dell rep to see if it affects us, and what we'll need to do so it doesn't. I'll keep you posted.TPRJones wrote:Heh, my company is still working on rolling out Windows 7 to replace XP on all computers. They are scheduled to have it completed by the end of this year.Leisher wrote:In related news, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 in January 2015?!
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
So far, the new CEO is a jackass.
Massive licensing audits and now a quick drop of support for Windows 7 to try and drum up Windows 8 sales.
The only saving grace would be if Windows 9 really is coming out this fall, and it's to W8 as W7 was to Vista.
Massive licensing audits and now a quick drop of support for Windows 7 to try and drum up Windows 8 sales.
The only saving grace would be if Windows 9 really is coming out this fall, and it's to W8 as W7 was to Vista.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
You know who else sucks? Cisco and their ridiculously overpriced SmartNet (warranty and support) horseshit. Fuck them too.
These big ass tech companies need to realize that they're pricing customers into looking for alternatives.
These big ass tech companies need to realize that they're pricing customers into looking for alternatives.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
GORDON wrote:God damn. What bullshit.
How is Linux looking these days for running Steam and windows apps and shit?
Compatibility is still a nightmare. Installation of most Linux builds is still a nightmare. It's my primary exhibit for why open source isn't a killer dev methodology.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Well wait a minute, what does "ending support" mean? I am sitting here on my wife's Windows Vista machine, and I just launched another 8 security updates that just popped up in Windows Update. How can they stop doing patches for 7 before they stop doing them for Vista? I must not understand what "ending support" means.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I don't know yet. I was confused as to how they're ending it for normal consumers, but not businesses.
Like I said, I've spoken with my Dell MS folks, and they're investigating both the Windows 7 thing, and the Windows 9 this fall rumors.
I will keep you all posted.
Like I said, I've spoken with my Dell MS folks, and they're investigating both the Windows 7 thing, and the Windows 9 this fall rumors.
I will keep you all posted.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell