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AgingAmerican

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9. Agree

Reply to RoccoR5955 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:31 PM

Nov 2012

This would be a nightmare for us at work. We are already up to our nostrils supporting win 7 and XP and we know those OS inside and out, like the backs of our hands.

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Get drunk and learn Windows 8 [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

Thank you for this. Best laugh I've had in a while! wandy Nov 2012 #1

Reminds me RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #2

Agree AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #9

Can't wait to pass this one around! Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #3

LOL... ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #4

Windows 8: It's Almost Not Terrible struggle4progress Nov 2012 #5

OK.... the update to this video was pretty helpful blaze Dec 2012 #12

If it comes with windows Gore1FL Dec 2012 #17

Two More....sort of parsing out the Win 8 that make it seem....welll... more bearable? KoKo Jan 2013 #31

Here's that SECOND VIDEO that I Promised about "Win 8" ...here: KoKo Jan 2013 #32

Funny and frightening at the same time A Little Weird Nov 2012 #6

"I feel like I'm being punished." blogslut Nov 2012 #7

My son tried to beta test PATRICK Nov 2012 #8

I know...they are going after APPLE...I think they might "Crash & Burn" over "Win 8" KoKo Jan 2013 #33

Haaaahahaha. progressoid Dec 2012 #10

I get the impression that it's not any more intuitive if you're sober. drm604 Dec 2012 #11

LOL!!!! That was (is) so totally me!! blaze Dec 2012 #13

I really don't want to go there even when sober. Especially when sober. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2012 #14

Should be, if you have the original CD's RC Dec 2012 #15

Not dead, but a graphics card has been replaced at least 3 times. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2012 #16

You need another computer store... orwell Jan 2013 #37

quick tips to make it easily usable: steve2470 Dec 2012 #18

No it isn't Aerows Dec 2012 #20

here's how I get a text editor: steve2470 Dec 2012 #21

I'll try it Aerows Dec 2012 #22

I may have made it less horrible Aerows Dec 2012 #23

ok I stand corrected here on a rumor: steve2470 Dec 2012 #28

Maybe I'll try that route Aerows Dec 2012 #19

I've heard a lot of people grumble that it's almost like going back to DOS Warpy Dec 2012 #24

This one is worse Aerows Dec 2012 #25

UNIX has a more pleasing Aerows Dec 2012 #27

"Microsoft Window" Fumesucker Dec 2012 #29

I believe you can get to the desktop and that should behave more or less BlueStreak Jan 2013 #35

It seems they designed it for "Touch Screen Tablet" to compete with Apple I-Pad/Android...BUT KoKo Jan 2013 #36

She really does look like my neighbor. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #26

That was an excellent Watch... KoKo Jan 2013 #30

Every Other Windows Release BlueStreak Jan 2013 #34