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

Sep 16, 2014
4:32:18pm

Cougar-Duck

monitor, external keyboard, and external mouse all hooked up to my laptop.

I can see desktops going away but not desktop-style computing. Secretaries, office workers, won't ever fully move away from desktop OS systems, I don't think.

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Goodbye Windows 8. You will not be missed.

Gentleman Stan

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

vegas cougar

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

frontrowcougar

9/16/14 4:30pm

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

Gentleman Stan

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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