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Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:52:33 -0500
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"Tim Rude"  wrote in message 
news:kaqs3f$35f$1{at}dont-email.me...
> "Bert"  wrote in message 
> news:XnsA12DA66586A0AVeebleFetzer{at}216.196.97.142...
>> In news:mho1d8pttbketmb4d9abm1da1at6hgo0ut{at}4ax.com "Ken
Blake, MVP"
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you don't,
>>> it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7,
>>
>> So, what's the "value add" from Windows 8 for people who
use their PCs
>> for more than children's games?
>>
>> -- 
>> bert{at}iphouse.com St. Paul, MN
>
> Not much that I can see.

>
> It seems to start and shut down a little bit quicker (once you can find 
> the shut down option), and I thought the on-the-fly benchmarking when 
> copying files was kinda neat. But otherwise, meh.
>
> The wasted drive space from having all of the duplicated metro cr'apps is 
> a downer. And if you don't run something like Start8 to give you back a 
> sensible desktop and start menu, it's a nightmare.

I believe that I read that 8 does not contain a compatability mode.  Not 
good.  I'm still running Office Professional '95 & 97 (all legal, by the 
way).  My Word and Excel work just fine in OpenOffice.  Tried Access, but 
having difficulty.  Since retiring, don't really need it anymore.

HankG 

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