Do we need another Windows OS?

Microsoft made a case this week for Windows RT, its stripped down version of Windows 8. But do we need a third version of Windows?

It's been about five months now since Windows RT debuted. And this week Microsoft made a case to CNET for the new operating system.

Michael Angiulo, corporate vice president, Windows Planning, Hardware & PC Ecosystem, told CNET: "It was a ton of work for us and we didn't do the work and endure the disruption for any reason other than the fact that there's a strategy there that just gets stronger over time."

And he went on to spell out reasons why RT is necessary.

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A Guy

 

[whs]

She was on the sevenforums and got banned.

 

[Lee]

She was on the sevenforums and got banned.

Don't remember her over on the Seven Forums, but it has been awhile since surfing the that forum.

 

[whs]

She was also on this sevenforum and got banned there too.

Why you should say no to Windows 8 and stick with Windows 7.

 

[Coke Robot]

Ummmm...... you can basically interact with Windows on the Desktop in the same fashion as a mouse. It's the modern aspect of Windows 8 that is differently interacted with touch.

Yes of course. My point was that touch screen is great, if not unavoidable, in any situation when you don't have the possibility to lay a mouse carpet. It's great technology. But whenever you can get a mouse, the mouse is better.

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Same with keyboards: physical keys and buttons are always easier to press than those drawn on a touchscreen. I would not say "I hate" touch screen, no, but I always found them less reliable than real buttons. JMO.

The mouse isn't better for me over touch, at all. If anything, it becomes tedious to do repetitive tasks, annoys me when I draw up house plans in AutoCAD all day, ridiculous to try to fine tune an image in Photoshop by trying to select a small element within it, and also might be giving a touch of carpal tunnel in my right wrist.

 

[whs]

Get a scrollball mouse. That's easy on the wrist. Believe me. That's all I use.

 

[Coke Robot]

Get a scrollball mouse. That's easy on the wrist. Believe me. That's all I use.

Those are BY FAR too weird for me to use. I don't think those are really made anymore are they? All I remember about those was that Bill Gates used them and I think those were supposed to replace the standard mouse with that.

But I have to say, using Windows with touch doesn't give me any issue with my wrists whatsoever. It's that tedious repetitive holding of the mouse for long periods of time that does it for me.

 

[whs]

Get a scrollball mouse. That's easy on the wrist. Believe me. That's all I use.

Those are BY FAR too weird for me to use. I don't think those are really made anymore are they? All I remember about those was that Bill Gates used them and I think those were supposed to replace the standard mouse with that.

But I have to say, using Windows with touch doesn't give me any issue with my wrists whatsoever. It's that tedious repetitive holding of the mouse for long periods of time that does it for me.

Sure they are still being made. I have 3 of those:

Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball Gray 910-001799 - Best Buy

 

[boohbah]

@jimbo i too read your posts , i agree with WHS i find them entertaining (as i do andrea borman.)
please dont STOP as they are a GREAT source of pleasure ,

cheers

Julian, Where did you get Andrea Borman from. As far as I know she has been banned from every forum on the planet. She does her own peep show on Youtube now.

she has her own forum now, its hilarious

 

[whs]

I see that. She has 41 registered users. Good start.

 

[boohbah]

each one as deranged as the other,

 

[whs]

I just registered - I want to see that.

 

[A Guy]

I should register and go complain I was banned from Seven Forums. A Guy

 

[whs]

I should register and go complain I was banned from Seven Forums. A Guy

Nah, You would not do that. Actually, she has to be applauded for what she rigged up. And apart from some of the whiny postings, they discuss normal technical problems. It will be intersting to watch for a while. In the technical discussions I might even participate.