You only have a choice if you buy the computer. If the org's buy
them. Then you will get what is current on the market, and now that is win7.
At 04:09 PM 3/13/2012, you wrote:
I agree. I know we're a minority but I still think we should be
able to have a choice regarding this, a lot of us will be left in
the cold if the big companies get their way. Or should I say when
they get their way.
Amanda
-----Original Message----- From: dark
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:41 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly
Yep, once again why can't microsoft just continue xp? :D.
Goodness knows what will happen with access tech and windows 8, it's a shame
after very stable access to xp that things are moving in this direction, but
once again because vi users are a minority we get the short end of the
stick.
I have at least heard that ribbons are so disliked they're coming out of
windows 8, and I've also heard windows 8 has 16 bit compatibility, so there
are at least a couple of pluses there albeit small ones.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly
Hi Dark,
Yes, unfortunately all the buttons etc are a part of the new
interface. I've used Vista and now Windows 7 so have had time to
get use to them, but I didn't care too much for the new version of
Explorer either when I first encountered it under Vista. However, I
have at least managed to customize Explorer enough that I can
ignore all the extra junk that comes along with it.
That said, you should have seen the Explorer that came with some of
the betas of Windows 8. Now, that was a nightmare. In addition to
the buttons and other crap the menubar had been replaced with the
ribbons that really was a major turn off. Now, I hear the ribbons
are suppose to be removed before final release and let's hope so.
Although, Windows 8 will be a dramatic departcher from XP and even
Windows 7 as far as the U.I. goes.
Part of the reason for that is that Apple's iOS and Google's
Android OS is very trendy. Everything is moving to touch screens,
and Microsoft like everyone else is attempting to come up with a
touch screen U.I. similar to Apple's touchscreen U.I. for
iOS. Windows 8 has a radically new user interface with new touch
screen technology which is similar to iOS, and people who love XP
will likely hate Win 8 because Microsoft is pandering to the
touchscreen users with their new U.I.
Same thing is happening in the Linux world too. Ubuntu 12 uses
Unity because Cononical is attempting to market Ubuntu Linux for
cell phones, tablet PCs, netbooks, etc all with the new touch
screen interface we are seeing with iOS, and in order to stay
competative Linux distros like Ubuntu have to move away from
traditional graphical user interfaces and adopt trendier interfaces
like Unity. Which often leaves access technology in the position of
playing catch up.
Cheers!
On 3/13/2012 6:27 AM, dark wrote:
Hi Tom.
It is true that I have my own folders in xp set as lists, and the
windows 7 machine I tried wasn't mine, I just wasn't sure whether
all those buttons and random controls were part of the interface
or could be disabled.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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