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Is it curtains for Windows 8?

Egg Shen — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:54:11 -0800

Some early reviews of Windows 8: "The worst computing experience I've ever had." "A technological, ideological and functional failure." "I’ve felt almost totally at sea — confused, paralyzed, angry, and ultimately resigned to the pain of having to alter the way I do most of my work." (previously) "Guaranteed to disappoint nearly everyone." "An unmitigated disaster." "A catastrophe for everyone in the PC space." Microsoft says: we believe in people and their ability to adapt and move forward. (previously) And if they don't? ... Windows 8 becomes the new Vista. Microsoft's anticipated revenue from Windows 8 upgrades does not materialize, hurting the company's stock price and forcing layoffs to maintain earnings. Microsoft's hardware partners are left with big stockpiles of unsalable Windows 8 PCs which they have to write down. This accelerates the share growth of the Asian PC makers, who can best withstand a price war. HP kills its PC division, and Dell is in deep trouble. Developers who bet on Metro have to live on canned tuna and string cheese. Nokia, stuck with a minority platform that European operators don't want to carry, wrestles with huge cash flow problems.

Why Windows 8 Scares Me - and Should Scare You Too

Trurl — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:42:38 -0800

Why Windows 8 Scares Me - and Should Scare You Too The most important message I want you to understand is this: Windows 8 is not Windows. Although Microsoft calls it Windows, and a lot of Windows code may still be present under the hood, Windows 8 is a completely new operating system in every way that matters to users. It looks different, it works differently, and it forces you to re-learn much of what you know today about computers. From a user perspective, Microsoft Windows is being killed this fall and replaced by an entirely new OS that has a Windows 7 emulator tacked onto it.

"What Is This 'sudo' You Speak Of?"

zarq — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:53:27 -0800

Self-proclaimed "avid, loyal Windows user" and PC World editor Tony Bradley spent 30 days immersing himself in Ubuntu Linux, and chronicled his experiences as a Linux newbie. His previous project: 30 Days with Google Docs (Via: 1, 2)

Windows 8 Preview.

Memo — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:54:21 -0800

"Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows". Previewing "Windows 8" The shiny stuff starts at 0:50.

The Secret Origin of Windows

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:44 -0800

The Secret Origin of Windows, recollections of the development and release of Windows 1.0 and 2.0 by its project manager Tandy Trower (via)

Whizzkid develops Linux application for Windows

Postroad — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:42:25 -0800

Whizzkid develops Linux application for Windows [...]The significance of the development is that Linux and Windows are able to work in parallel on the same computer or server. To[sic] now, the computer world is divided into systems that operate either with Windows or with Linux. [...]

Wal-Mart Ships PCs with Lindows

misangela — Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:50:37 -0800

Wal-Mart Ships PCs with Lindows Wal-Mart has stood up to MicroSoft's monopoly with its latest computer offerings, being sold sans Windows. The retailer is selling its super cheap boxes either without an OS or with the upstart LindowsOS. I guess I'll have to start shopping at WalMart to show my support!

Is Microsoft finally doing things right?

betobeto — Fri, 02 Nov 2001 19:37:30 -0800

Is Microsoft finally doing things right? According to this usability study putting Win98 and XP side by side, the answer seems to be affirmative - on favour of XP. Won't make me trade my Mac for a Wintel machine though.