My win8 box updated itself to 8.1 this weekend. It went from annoying enough I want to punch it to....no difference I can tell.
Other than being annoying it has always seemed to work fine. Other than I have the uncommon but known glitch that absolutely no keyboard shortcuts work. And I use LOTS of keyboard shortcuts, so I always want to punch it. Guess I better dig and see if 8.1 fixed that. On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-windows-7-microsoft-growth-20131202,0,6885838.story#axzz2mWfqJaMg > > Windows 7 market share still growing despite newer operating systems > [image: Windows] > Windows 7 saw more market share growth during November than Windows 8 and > Windows 8.1 combined, which could signal that many users have still not > taken a liking to Microsoft's new touchscreen-centric operating system. > > According to Web analytics firm Net > Applications<http://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0>, > Windows 7's market share inched up from 46.42% in October to 46.64% in > November, a total growth of 0.22 percentage point. At the same time, > Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 only grew by 0.05 percentage point combined. > > Windows 8.1 was released in October, which makes November its first full > month of availability. Its market share grew from 1.72% to 2.64%, but most > of that growth came from Windows 8 users who are allowed to upgrade to the > new platform for free. As a result, Windows 8's market share fell from > 7.53% to 6.66%. > > *PHOTOS: Top 10 ways to take advantage of the 'sharing > economy'*<http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-sharing-economy-top-ten-ways-20131121,0,1127731.story> > > Meanwhile, use of Microsoft's Windows XP continues to be steady. Windows > XP's market share fell just 0.02 percentage point, from 31.24% to 31.22%. > Microsoft would like to see Windows XP users move onto newer versions of > Windows as it plans to stop supporting the 2001 operating system after > April 8, 2014. > > The small Windows 8.1 growth and the slow decline of Windows XP are not > good signs for Microsoft, as it seems to show that many users do not want > to pay $119.99 for the company's latest operating system, which was > designed for touchscreen laptops, desktops and tablets. > > Net Applications tracks operating market share by tracking the unique > users that visit 40,000 websites that use the company's technology. > > *ALSO:* > > Apple Stores sport red logo for World AIDS > Day<http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-stores-red-world-aids-day-20131201,0,3688117.story> > > With Prime Air, Amazon plans to deliver purchases via > drones<http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-amazon-prime-air-20131202,0,6889414.story> > > Amazon mocks iPad in ad, discounts Kindle Fire for Cyber > Monday<http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-amazon-ipad-ad-kindle-fire-cyber-monday-20131202,0,539756.story> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
