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jennifer:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on September 28, 2015, 07:53:02 pm ---Yeah I don't know what all these Windows haters are complaining about. Windows 7 is the closest thing we've gotten to a perfect OS in decades and while 8 was a bit of a clunker (and that is an understatement), 10 seems to have fixed all the weirdness and again, for the first time in decades, added some features and apps I actually want to use.

Call me crazy, but for me and OS really only has to do two things:

1. Not crash
2. Run the majority of apps and games available, and allow me to write software for it.

Linux and Mac have no problem with #1, but it's #2 where they fall apart. Face it, if you want to do more than surf the web and run photoshop, you kind of need a pc. You can't complain about windows being buggy because I haven't seen a BSD since windows XP before service pack 2 came out.

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I do realize you guys are skirting around the 10 conspiracy thing, and probably for the best, But seems to me writing software could relate to unlicensed software depending on what your doing, But that is all just speculation at this point and the smart bomb feature may not apply (for a multitude of reasons)... #3 on your list should be PRIVACY, it is your computer after all.

SavannahLion:
Yeah, the software thing is headed in an interesting direction. Microsoft seems to be trying to pull Windows into the iOS and Android business model. I don't not like that business model but I don't particularly care for Windows going in that direction. Anything as interesting as a token file opener seems to work fine but as soon as you try to do anything remotely interesting, Microsoft sticks their :censored: up your ass and demands a token certificate for no small amount of money.

On XP, I had a lot of leeway with where I sent my code. Nothing like 95/98 but the loss was negligible. With 8, I had my hands tied as soon as I installed the first IDE. I had to jump through hoops just to attach my code and hardware to the Windows stock port drivers. I dread seeing where MS has taken their DirectX layers.

I'm not overly eager to have to jump through more crap just to develop anything for Windows 10 AND have Microsoft asshats watching over my shoulder while I do it.

I've got something going for Android but I don't like the torture pretending to be Java and the new OS updates are a pain in the ---smurfing--- ass. I get why they're doing it, but no amou t of lube will make it easier having their :censored: shoved up your ass. I'm seriously considering dropping Android and using an embeded Linux for my new cab.

yotsuya:

--- Quote from: jennifer on September 28, 2015, 11:04:49 pm --- I do realize you guys are skirting around the 10 conspiracy thing, and probably for the best, But seems to me writing software could relate to unlicensed software depending on what your doing, But that is all just speculation at this point and the smart bomb feature may not apply (for a multitude of reasons)... #3 on your list should be PRIVACY, it is your computer after all.

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--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 10, 2015, 08:24:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on August 10, 2015, 08:17:34 pm ---Yots, you won't notice the extra spyware. It's because Windows is background harvesting nearly EVERYTHING and then uploading it. Like Howard said, it is used with Cortana a lot, but I guarantee you that Microsoft will be selling data bundles as well. Not to mention that Windows now uses a background torrent client to stream updates out to other users thus eating your bandwidth... I thought that was rather genius, and dubious as hell.

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I turned the automatic background torrent client off. One click.

I don't use Cortana.

If they're harvesting info on me, someone at M$ is going to sift through a pile of arcade stuff and chunky chick pr0n. :dunno:

But my computer works just fine.

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jennifer:
That does create quite a interesting problem for the future of MAME, even with a good workaround, the bloat is still in place by design, apparently even torrent clients are banning win/10 users.

ark_ader:
Just use TinyXP for arcade stuff. ::)

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