Well, well, well... Windows advice from a Windows non-user/Windows hater. Why should anyone believe anything this troll says about Windows? I've spent 2 minutes with Win8 and I know for fact that the most damning statements here are absolutely false. So just ignore the whole thing. Ignore the troll. It's worthless mis-information. End of subject. Apparently it's time to change my filter to exclude any email with the troll anywhere in the content. I just ran out of patience. On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>wrote: > Duaine, > Like you, I am not the least bit interested in Windows 8. (I have a > separate ipad for touch-screen playing.) > From what I've read, it seems like a disastrously bad idea for anyone who > uses their computer for more than just "fooling around". (Perhaps I'm > wrong, but I have yet to be convinced otherwise.) > > Thumpe > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>; > * To: * <pianotech at ptg.org>; > * Subject: * Re: [pianotech] Just strictly giving an FYI on Windows 8 > * Sent: * Fri, Nov 30, 2012 9:25:43 PM > > As the title says - just strictly an FYI on Win 8 .............not > telling you want to do or not do !!!!! > > Who's ready to convert their laptop and/or desktop ? > > For those that have not kept up with the info: > > Windows 8 is dedicated to the tablets and touch screen. > > The "windows desktop" as you know it will be completely gone - no more > Start button; no more Start menu; no more "windowing"; no more > multi-monitors - looks just like an iPad, iPhone, etc. > > Based on the internet, so far, basically nothing from previous versions is > compatible with Win 8 - so you will have to re-buy everything. Also, so > far, from my readings, a lot of the underlying formats of the data files > have changed and will - not - convert (Office, Outlook, etc). > > I have heard that there is a hidden switch the bring back a "sort of" > Start button - but nothing like you are used to. > > If you have noticed the ads, they are all geared to the "younger" set that > in some form, are already using some of the devices - and - no mention of > the, traditional "business" users. > > For the serious users - businesses - they are really going to be screwed - > from the surveys, a lot of them are just now, converting from Win XP to Win > 7. > > Again, not telling you want to do or not do !!!!! > > Happy computing !!!!! > > -- Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > (314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121130/981b163d/attachment.htm>
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