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All I know about Windows is that it lasted only 2 years for me before it stopped working, 3 years on my younger brother's computer

However, the Mac I am currently using has lasted since 2006. I'm pretty sure it's just the fact that the Windows was on an HP craptop instead of an old-yet-functional iMac.

soniku3 wrote:

Problem is, I hate macs.

I'm a Windows/Linux person, yet I will adamantly agree that Mac>>>>>>>>>>HP
srs

i actually really like windows 8, though i never had 7 so i can't really compare.

LeDerpy123 wrote:

soniku3 wrote:

Problem is, I hate macs.

You are the first person I agree with. Everybody else I know are Apple fanboys.

You two can be friends 

16Skittles wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

transparent wrote:

Dagnabbit.
I don't have a functioning computer (well a barely working one) that runs xp and this makes me sad. Windows XP is the best and most stable version of Windows yet

We have an old XP laptop. It's a compaq and MAN it is solid. I wish modern PC laptops were this solid instead of being so focused on being thin 

Try a Lenovo. They may not have all of the visual appeal of a Mac, but they're really strong and have amazing keyboards. I got one on loan from my school (a 2006 version) and the keyboard is so good I now find it hard to program on anything else.

I've heard you say so many times, and although I think it's unlikely that I will buy a PC laptop in the near future, I'll definitely keep that in mind 

if you're completely inexperienced with computers and it's likely you might break something, get a mac
if you have some experience but you're not really knowledgeable, you just know enough to not break anything, get a pc
if you want to actively manipulate and control your computer's functions in order to maximize efficiency, get linux

Found a box running 8 at Sams Club the other day. It's awful.

The only way I could navigate *at all* was because I already knew where the invisible buttons were. Yes, invisible buttons. It's like that web design thing called "Mystery Meat Navigation", but forced on to literally every application. And this computer had a touch screen. The one next to it that didn't was even worse.

Let's play a game: (highlight for answers)
What does tapping in the lower-left corner do? Takes you home: obvious really!!!1
What does tapping in the lower-right corner do? Opens a box with... um... everything in it.
How do you turn off the thing? Open Charms Bar, then press Settings, then press Power, then press Shut down. (Why is that in Settings?) Or press Sup+I, Power, Shut down. Or Alt-f4 twice (once of on Metro page), than "Shut down", then OK.  Or sign out and press one of the account logos then press Shut down. Or sign out and press Ctrl-Alt-Del and press Shut down. This is so silly it had to go in Microsoft Help.
Intuitive right??!?!?!!111one11!1117

Now let's play again, this time using my computer as an example:
What does tapping in the lower-left corner do? nothing
What does tapping in the lower-right corner do? nothing
How do you turn off the thing? Menu-Exit-Shut down
Which makes much more sense. And my computer doesn't run 8.

Last edited by scratchisthebest (2013-04-02 14:55:34)

LeDerpy123 wrote:

soniku3 wrote:

Problem is, I hate macs.

You are the first person I agree with. Everybody else I know are Apple fanboys.

*brofist*

Err... I've never met someone that used computers that didn't know Microsoft made the Xbox (360).

Also btw you're kind of accusing all of us moderate people who actually are accepting the Mac as a valid computer too of being Apple "fanboys", whereas you're kind of just being a Microsoft fanboy yourself.

Last edited by veggieman001 (2013-04-02 19:23:33)

scratchisthebest wrote:

Found a box running 8 at Sams Club the other day. It's awful.

The only way I could navigate *at all* was because I already knew where the invisible buttons were. Yes, invisible buttons. It's like that web design thing called "Mystery Meat Navigation", but forced on to literally every application. And this computer had a touch screen. The one next to it that didn't was even worse.

Let's play a game: (highlight for answers)
What does tapping in the lower-left corner do? Takes you home: obvious really!!!1
What does tapping in the lower-right corner do? Opens a box with... um... everything in it.
How do you turn off the thing? Open Charms Bar, then press Settings, then press Power, then press Shut down. (Why is that in Settings?) Or press Sup+I, Power, Shut down. Or Alt-f4 twice (once of on Metro page), than "Shut down", then OK.  Or sign out and press one of the account logos then press Shut down. Or sign out and press Ctrl-Alt-Del and press Shut down. This is so silly it had to go in Microsoft Help.
Intuitive right??!?!?!!111one11!1117

Now let's play again, this time using my computer as an example:
What does tapping in the lower-left corner do? nothing
What does tapping in the lower-right corner do? nothing
How do you turn off the thing? Menu-Exit-Shut down
Which makes much more sense. And my computer doesn't run 8.

wow, you really exaggerated on the shut-down thing

veggieman001 wrote:

I just hold down the power button. 

Or pull the power cord :3

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

I just hold down the power button. 

Or pull the power cord :3

2muchwork

But it's faster. Unless you have that little switch that turns off the  PSU 

The thing that really bugs me:

Where's the start menu?

Just hover your mouse around the screen for about 20 minutes, then wait a little bit, then really fast, click what you want!

Please help me, Win8 is going to kill me. My mom is forced to work with it because of her IT job.