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In reply to the discussion: Microsoft's ongoing war on a beloved Microsoft product [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)I edit documents and manage technical pictures, so I got the Microsoft Office applications that allow me to do my work. I haven't yet started working with the system, but given what I have heard about Windows 8, I have reservations.
You are right. When I was researching a new system, there was nothing available but systems that ran Windows 8. Microsoft is doing it's usual tactic of forcing user interfaces down buyers throats and forcing us to identify problems with that interface before Microsoft fixes them. XP PRO was good at the end, but it also started out filled with bugs, it became great over time. I don't suspect that Windows 8 will become great, Microsoft is fighting to compete with interfaces that power small form devices, my expectation is that we will see a Windows 9 in short order, well before bugs in Windows 8 get worked out. While Microsoft is fighting to stay relevant, I suspect that the rapid evolutions of the Windows system is also proving to be enormously profitable for the company, PC and other computer form makers have no option but to adopt and consumers no option but to buy.