[citation][nom]noblerabbit[/nom]All the service packs in the world for Windows 8 won't ever change the fact that my Home and Work PC's will be using Windows 7, until the next genius nerd comes out with a new GUI, that will :a) no longer need x86 CPU's to functionb) will be a total customiseable useable interface, and interact with ALL consumer choice devices.c) will not need an upgrade every two years, only a small fee of useage per yeard) will get continued security and useability service packs and updatese) will not need antivirus, as no such malicious software will ever be even thought of being run on this particular OSf) will not need propaganda funding from news media outlets to thrive.g) will be programmed by International team of equal opportunity workersh) will have all languages of choice on installi) will not be split 16-32-64 bit, it will be all 256 native bit, including dedicated processing to refresh internal security as it's backbonej) will be thought interfacedk) will Not run anything Apple, sorry folks out there.l) the list goes on, but MS and Apple need to kill each other and die right now.[/citation]
a) We've had GUIs that run on CPUs that aren't x86 for a very long time.
c) You don't need to upgrade your Windows version every two years (heck, there usually isn't even a new consumer release that often) and paying a yearly fine to use an OS is probably one of the most ridiculous things that I've read on the internet.
d) Windows already has that.
e) You can't stop people from creating malware. You can't stop them from finding mistakes because computers are too complex for them to ever be free of mistakes the way things are right now and for the foreseeable future. MS can't stop them either, although they can, should, and do try.
f) "Propaganda" and marketing aren't the same and shouldn't be treated as the same.
g) I'll take the most qualified coders doing the job rather than the most politically correct unless they are also the most qualified.
h) I can agree to that.
i) No Windows OS is 16/32/64 bit. Each version can run code that is the same bit width as its version and code of one version lower. For example, 64 bit can run most 32 bit Windows x86 code, but can not run 16 x86 bit code.
We won't have issues with 64 bit for like thirty years and the only reason that everything isn't 64 bit is because of 32 bit still being more common, so it makes no sense to make everything in 64 bit. To make stuff 256 bit would be a ridiculous waste of resources and no modern CPU would support it for a very long time unless you're referring to floating point work rather than x86 work.
j) Having the computer accessing my thought does not sound like a good idea.
k) To not run "anything Apple" would be discrimination no matter how much you dislike Apple.
l) If they did, then we might end up losing the entire technology industry shortly.
[citation][nom]Pherule[/nom]Being an XP user - two reasons:1. Most importantly, Start -> My Recent Documents (I generally use this over 30 times a day)2. Start -> All Programs[/citation]
Both of those are in the Metro screen.
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