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I was almost completely happy with Win95, save for the lack of USB support.
Much of what has come out since has been aimed at the average user (i.e. the non-technical masses) to offer them an easier experience in accomplishing what they think they want. This has come at the cost of having to rely on systems updates to (hopefully) prevent access to our data, and the gross reduction of our ability to tweak anything that is more technical than a mere creature comfort.
(Technical opinions not withstanding), I am not at all comfortable with having such a gaping hole into my data where I don't have much control over who can see it, but then again, any system connected to the internet has already accepted that their system will be accessible by default and the task then is to "try" to limit or mask what can be accessed. Using the cloud and wireless, though convenient, does widen the hole to a larger audience, but this is going off topic.
I largely agree that we are making a significant trade off when, and yes I said when, we migrate to Win10. We can resist but that will only leave us behind the curve. WinXP is already not supported, even though 70% of the US Navy still operates on a WinXP platform, and Win7 is soon reaching it's end of life phase. There is always Linux, but most people don't want to go to that much effort, just to use foolbook, play diabetescrush, or get ripped of on stealbay. In fact, as long as the porn is accessible, or some place to complain that it exists, most people are content.
Win10 will happen and really, the only thing that makes it a bad thing is the fact that we exist within a Capitalistic society. Sorry for the near article...thankfully, most of us aren't on dial up any more and I apologize to anyone who is, for my being wordy.
Much of what has come out since has been aimed at the average user (i.e. the non-technical masses) to offer them an easier experience in accomplishing what they think they want. This has come at the cost of having to rely on systems updates to (hopefully) prevent access to our data, and the gross reduction of our ability to tweak anything that is more technical than a mere creature comfort.
(Technical opinions not withstanding), I am not at all comfortable with having such a gaping hole into my data where I don't have much control over who can see it, but then again, any system connected to the internet has already accepted that their system will be accessible by default and the task then is to "try" to limit or mask what can be accessed. Using the cloud and wireless, though convenient, does widen the hole to a larger audience, but this is going off topic.
I largely agree that we are making a significant trade off when, and yes I said when, we migrate to Win10. We can resist but that will only leave us behind the curve. WinXP is already not supported, even though 70% of the US Navy still operates on a WinXP platform, and Win7 is soon reaching it's end of life phase. There is always Linux, but most people don't want to go to that much effort, just to use foolbook, play diabetescrush, or get ripped of on stealbay. In fact, as long as the porn is accessible, or some place to complain that it exists, most people are content.
Win10 will happen and really, the only thing that makes it a bad thing is the fact that we exist within a Capitalistic society. Sorry for the near article...thankfully, most of us aren't on dial up any more and I apologize to anyone who is, for my being wordy.
