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Sep 16, 2014
4:14:25pm

Gentleman Stan

Goodbye Windows 8. You will not be missed.

May you go the way of Vista.

I was surprised at how few people are really using Windows 8 (taken from the article linked below): If you take Windows XP (which is slowly disappearing, but still hanging in there with about 24 percent market share) out of the picture, the comparison between the three most popular desktop operating systems isn’t even close:

Windows 7 (51.22 percent)
Windows 8 (12.48 percent)
Mac OS X 10.9 (4.12 percent)

http://www.gocertify.com/articles/is-windows-8-done-for.html

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Gentleman Stan

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Goodbye Windows 8. You will not be missed.

9/16/14 4:14pm

Interesting numbers

Cougar-Duck

9/16/14 4:16pm

Agree.

bushy7

9/16/14 4:21pm

That's just the latest version of OS X

El Jefe

9/16/14 4:23pm

is it not the highest of the OS versions? Are you saying it otherwise is close?

yfootball

9/16/14 4:30pm

There are a lot of people who haven't upgraded to the latest version of OS X.

El Jefe

9/16/14 4:40pm

Here are the numbers per netmarketshare.com - (its not close)

yfootball

9/16/14 4:45pm

For CougarBoard, here are the numbers:

El Jefe

9/16/14 4:47pm

^^^ interesting, but includes mobile devices so not really relevant to op

keoki

9/16/14 5:10pm

I assume those numbers include ALL computers, including business desktop/laptops

BringBackRoyalBlue

9/16/14 11:51pm

Windows 8.1 is a good operating system, especially if you have a touchscreen

workindev

9/16/14 4:22pm

Im a confirmed Mac guy but I like my Win 8.1 laptop/tablet quite a bit

9/16/14 4:27pm

I have had to use Windows 8.1 for my current job, and in my view

spoxjox

9/16/14 4:28pm

They had so have gotten buy off from the very top (PM)

ocmyhome

9/16/14 4:43pm

I'll take that bet.

benny1982

9/16/14 4:30pm

I guess they are going away, but I'm typing this in my office using an external

Cougar-Duck

9/16/14 4:32pm

Yeah, I can see more people moving away from actual desktop computers

benny1982

9/16/14 4:34pm

same set up

permiso

9/16/14 4:37pm

As long as there are people working in cubicles, desktop OSs will be around

hessrp

9/16/14 4:36pm

The last time I bought a desktop, I chose the older model because it did not

9/16/14 4:30pm

Judging by the numbers (and other OS user data out there)

9/16/14 4:30pm

LOL at the Monty Python reference

BlueOptimist

9/16/14 4:33pm

I hate that all laptops come with Win 8 now, even if they aren't touch screen

Twin Roots

9/16/14 4:36pm

There's nothing in that piece that indicates Microsoft will make sweeping

hessrp

9/16/14 4:34pm

Even harder to unbrainwash them when it costs $800

BYUCoug11

9/16/14 4:37pm

Yet many will spend $350 for a watch because of the Apple logo

hessrp

9/16/14 4:40pm

$350<$800. And it remains to be seen how many are going to buy it.

BYUCoug11

9/16/14 4:48pm

I understand that. I also get that the target markets are different

hessrp

9/16/14 4:55pm

true for enterprise/business applications. Though again, why not just get a

BYUCoug11

9/16/14 5:30pm

There are other articles that address that more specifically.

El Jefe

9/16/14 4:41pm

okay. thanks for that info

hessrp

9/16/14 5:01pm

Should you should fall in line and ditch the drop shadow on your sig picture?

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 5:05pm

Ha. I did give that a lot of consideration. I'm quite proud of that signature

hessrp

9/16/14 5:12pm

I'm familiar with SVG. Looks good.

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 5:16pm

I tried making it in Illustrator, but for me, it's easier to code something than

hessrp

9/16/14 5:18pm

Windows 8 is what finally convinced me to buy a mac, I bought a new laptop with

cougarfann888

9/16/14 4:34pm

Let me guess, you surf the internet, write documents, and take selfies?

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 4:42pm

never taken a selfie but i do do those other things also do a little video

cougarfann888

9/16/14 5:43pm

my pc surfs the web just fine.

hessrp

9/16/14 5:50pm

for me and a couple other people i know who had original windows 8 it would

cougarfann888

9/16/14 5:54pm

Shouldn't hit the Windows key while typing.

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 5:58pm

it would happen when using the mouse and wasnt near the keyboard. when only

cougarfann888

9/16/14 7:35pm

just looked it up it was because there was a short cut built into the touch

cougarfann888

9/16/14 7:38pm

Link or it isn't real.

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 8:36pm

Just google windows 8 jumps to start screen you will see hundreds of

cougarfann888

9/16/14 8:52pm

Sounds like an intended consequence - gestures - not a bug.

7H3F3RN

9/16/14 8:58pm

XP is a good OS, that's why so many people still use it. I am also...

k2coug

9/16/14 8:49pm

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