Windows 7 vs Windows 8.1

[TheStupidForeigner]

To be honest most of the people who dislike windows 8 dislike it for all the things that I disabled on it within 5 minutes of installing... Yes the win8 apps suck, so just turn them off! Connecting to microsoft accounts is not needed at all, and to shut down just press alt+f4 on the desktop. Other than that it is much faster than windows 7 (not my opinion but statistically tested), and the search function is amazing. People complain that they miss the start menu but with the windows 8 search you don't need it! Just press your windows key and type what you want, much more efficient. Or just download the plugin that makes it work on windows 8.

 

[DarkShadow]

I am a Mac now but windows 7 rocks and was/is MS best IMO. If I had to be stuck with 8, I would just burn linux Open source Ubuntu or Debian maybe even Fedora and you can customize or tweak it to death.

 

[CdTSnap]

To be honest most of the people who dislike windows 8 dislike it for all the things that I disabled on it within 5 minutes of installing... Yes the win8 apps suck, so just turn them off! Connecting to microsoft accounts is not needed at all, and to shut down just press alt+f4 on the desktop. Other than that it is much faster than windows 7 (not my opinion but statistically tested), and the search function is amazing. People complain that they miss the start menu but with the windows 8 search you don't need it! Just press your windows key and type what you want, much more efficient. Or just download the plugin that makes it work on windows 8.

FYI, press WINDOWS KEY+S for a better way to search in windows 8, Also its not fast for everything, mostly gaming and boot times etc, some things in 7 are still faster

I am a Mac now but windows 7 rocks and was/is MS best IMO. If I had to be stuck with 8, I would just burn linux Open source Ubuntu or Debian maybe even Fedora and you can customize or tweak it to death.

Ubuntu kicks ass, use it all the time for my ROM developing instead of console in Windows... (SO SLOW)

 

[ShaneF]

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you first!!!

 

[table1349]

Hi guys,

Just wondering how many of you are using Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.1 (or 8) obviously some of you use macs but never mind, ill move passed that lol

I was thinking about going back to 7 and wiping my laptop.

No we mac users will move pass you. We aren't having to ask questions like this about our OPERATING SYSTEM. :lmao:

That's cause you don't have any option you just do what your told bahaha

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Apple business model....If it ain't broke, don't fix it, just make it smoother.

Microsoft business model.....Oh crap, it is almost working like people want it to, time to bring out a new operating system.

FYI. My iPad doesn't force itself into telling everyone I am using it.

 

[480sparky]

I don't know what all the fuss is about. My morse code key has been working just fine since I bought it back in '62.

 

[snerd]

Laptop running Windows 8.1 Update 1

Desktop dual boots Windows 8.1 Update 1 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

 

[ShaneF]

Bill Gates was assassinated, now that is one pissed of Windows user. Steve Jobs died of health complications due to his cancer. Sometimes i'm glad i'm dumb.

 

[nzmacro]

I'll go to 8 when they get it right to how personally I like it. Had it off and on 4-5 times, but back on 7. I think it might really be pretty darn good on touch screens, but so is 7. I've had no issues with Win 7, so need to change to be honest. When it doesn't work so well or needs changing, 8 should be fine by then.

All the best.

Danny.

 

[manaheim]

Bought Windows 8 on my laptop as an experiment and an opportunity to get acclimated to it, since I'm an IT guy and I'm sure to bump into it.

Yeah, no. After about a year of smashing my head into the table I UPGRADED it to Windows 7.

I also have 4 clients and I've basically made a rule that no Windows 8 machines are to be purchased under any circumstances.

I love MSFT. I've made my career around them and I think they make great products... but they have SERIOUSLY missed the boat on Windows 8, and lost their minds besides.

 

[TheLost]

Hi guys,

Just wondering how many of you are using Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.1 (or 8) obviously some of you use macs but never mind, ill move passed that lol

I was thinking about going back to 7 and wiping my laptop.

No we mac users will move pass you. We aren't having to ask questions like this about our OPERATING SYSTEM. :lmao:

That's cause you don't have any option you just do what your told bahaha

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

OSX is soooooooo (o.m.g. sooooo) much better then Windows.

1) OSX is a Unix based operating system.. Its built on the MACH kernel (freebsd, netbsd.. etc).
2) OSX is faster.. My desktop OSX system boots from the BIOS screen to the finder in under 4 seconds. Not like windows FAKE fast boot where things are still loading in the background and you cant do anything... 4 seconds to full functionality.
3) OSX does more with less.. OSX handles memory WAY better then windows. It also requires less HD space.
4) OSX has better built in tools.. TimeMachine. 'Nuf said.
5) OSX is cheaper.. Windows 8 = $100. OSX 10.8 = $20.. OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) = Free Upgrade. (how much would it cost to go from Win7 to 8? $100)
6) OSX is more powerfull.. I can run Windows Programs, Linux and OSX all from one system.
7) OSX is user friendly.. My mom can use OSX.

Don't be bad mouthing an operating system you've never spent some time with .. As somebody who makes a living working with Windows OS's (Both Desktop and Server) i would take OSX any day over Windows.

 

[Msteelio91]

This is one of those threads that's going to be ridiculously opinionated because for some reason people feel the need to defend their PC/Mac and respective OS to the death.

SO. I'll give you the very simple, very basic facts of Windows 8 vs 7.

-Windows 8 is faster for typical uses, such as using the Office Suite and other programs.
-Windows 7 is typically faster when doing tasks that are graphically intense. Such as gaming, and extreme graphics processing. If thinking about Lightroom/Photoshop, 90% of you will never do anything with them that would lead to you noticing a difference. Video/3D rendering, however, would definitely fall into that category.
-The Metro screen/BS start menu button can be replaced for FREE with a fully functional start menu. My favorite is Start Menu 8 by iObit, seen here. So that point is really moot, the Metro screen is of no consequence.


I'm not going to get into Windows vs. Mac because people are way too opinionated and most seriously have no clue about the actual technical specs. I will just say that both have their advantages, and as someone who has owned and worked with many systems on both ends of the spectrum... I like each for certain tasks.

 

[480sparky]

This is one of those threads that's going to be ridiculously opinionated because for some reason people feel the need to defend their PC/Mac and respective OS to the death. .........

Hear hear!

Now, let's debate Ford v. Chevy, or Pepsi v. Coke, or Canon v. Nikon..........

 

[SCraig]

... -The Metro screen/BS start menu button can be replaced for FREE with a fully functional start menu. My favorite is Start Menu 8 by iObit, seen here. So that point is really moot, the Metro screen is of no consequence.

Show me ANY software that can replace the 1980's-vintage Windows 3.x retro-looking dialog box appearance of Windows 8 with the 3-D dialog box appearance of anything since Windows 95. It doesn't exist because Microsoft, in their infinite stupidity, disabled all of it so they could use their ignorant Metro interface to make a desktop computer look like an overgrown cell phone.

 

[Braineack]

Running third party software hacks to have your Windows OS sort of function okay...

too bad you're forced back into Metro mode anytime you open applications that run it...like PDFs or word docs.

and now Windows is spending time and effort reverting the stupid changes in the UI they made because they designed an operating system for a desktop, where 90% of the user will use a mouse, around a touchscreen, and based on their failed Windows phone idea.


this would be the equivalent of going out to buy a new 37" iMac and being forced to purchase one with whatever the mobile OS for the iphone is instead of OSX and then no one explaining how to do the simplest of functions that you've been using since your first Apple IIe--like closing a window/application.

I had to google how to perform many tasks on my new win8 laptop. And since I got the laptop, it just sits there collecting dust since the OS is so bad, and I have since fixed my old ****ty laptop it was to replace.