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Sometimes, I just can’t understand MS.

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Sometimes, I just can’t understand MS.

from JoeUser Forums

 

This really isn’t very involved. I was looking at two sets of numbers:

 

MS just launched ie9. Supposedly faster and more secure. There are a lot of qualifiers to that.

But, even if there weren’t, I still don’t get how they think. Granted, over the seven months, XP’s share dropped 10% (54% to 44%). IE’s share dropped 10% also (36% to 26%) while the big winner was Chrome (10% to 24%).

So why didn’t they make ie9 for XP which still has 44% of the OS market?

It would seem to me that they would want to hold onto that, no? Was their thinking, “Let them use ie8.”?  Seems to me that’s short sighted (and just a tad arrogant).

Wouldn’t it have been smarter (overall) to say, “These are tough economic times. We understand, and will extend support for XP longer than we planned originally and continue to make ie8 as secure and trustworthy as we can.”?

So can you explain this? – who was smarter?

As Firefox is setting download records, and Chrome is greased lightning, both having great extensions.

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Reply #51 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 27
 Here ya go, Uvah:  http://windows8center.com/uncategorized/download-windows-8s-aero-lite-theme-for-windows-7/

 
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Wow...that page has a "how to install" video tutorial...really?!?! Stupid people must be breeding by the Millions if they need a video tut on how to hit "next"....*facepalm*

Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 50

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 27 Here ya go, Uvah: http://windows8center.com/uncategorized/download-windows-8s-aero-lite-theme-for-windows-7/
It looks like a polished version of Windows Classic. Nah ..... I'll stick with Winndowblinds. Its prettier.
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to right W B  is much better

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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting captinmoonlight, reply 52

Quoting Uvah, reply 50
Quoting DrJBHL, reply 27 Here ya go, Uvah: http://windows8center.com/uncategorized/download-windows-8s-aero-lite-theme-for-windows-7/
It looks like a polished version of Windows Classic. Nah ..... I'll stick with Winndowblinds. Its prettier.

to right W B  is much better
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WB is much better imo.

Quoting RavenX, reply 51

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 27 Here ya go, Uvah:  http://windows8center.com/uncategorized/download-windows-8s-aero-lite-theme-for-windows-7/

 


Wow...that page has a "how to install" video tutorial...really?!?! Stupid people must be breeding by the Millions if they need a video tut on how to hit "next"....*facepalm*
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The idea was to show Uvah what 8 looked like only.

Reply #54 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 53

The idea was to show Uvah what 8 looked like only.
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True. I'm just saying, anyone who needs a video tut on how to install something that basic doesn't have any business even being on a computer lol.

Reply #55 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 47
And there's WAY MORE WRONG with XP than the Fisher-Price look [which WB can fix] .

It ain't 'just' plug-ugly, it breaks....
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Jafo reminds me if "if I had a a hammer".  I have a hammer.  it is a fine hammer! It can hammer in the morning and in the evening.

but it cannot screw in a screw.  XP is like my hammer, but people are complaining because it does not work on screws correctly.  IN the early days of XP, I experienced a few BSODs, but I cannot remember the last BSOD from XP.  I sure can with Vista!

The world may be going to screws, but if all you want to do is hammer, XP is still a great OS.

Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Dr, reply 55
but it cannot screw in a screw.
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Get a bigger hammer. ;)

Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Or a screwy one. I hear they're called screw-drivers. :)

Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Dr, reply 55
The world may be going to screws, but if all you want to do is hammer, XP is still a great OS.
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Not to mention that I've got all these nice nails that don't go in so well with a screwdriver.  Of course I could still get them in whacking them with a screwdriver, it would "run", but my "experience score" would be pretty sucky.

Reply #59 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 56



Quoting Dr Guy,
reply 55
but it cannot screw in a screw.


Get a bigger hammer.
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Quoting Uvah, reply 57
Or a screwy one. I hear they're called screw-drivers.
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I knew I was going to regret that analogy. ;)

Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So why didn’t they make ie9 for XP which still has 44% of the OS market?
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To get people to drop XP


Quoting Dr, reply 1
Microsoft gets nothing for the browser
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I can't say if they do or don't. I will say there's money in it for them some where Probably



Quoting LightStar, reply 48
And there's WAY MORE WRONG with XP than the Fisher-Price look [which WB can fix] .

It ain't 'just' plug-ugly, it breaks....

Not sure about that one Jafo, been using XP since it came out in beta, it is still my main OS, and I have never had any major issues at all. But then again I build my own PC's or select the components and have the PC built for me. All these BSOD's and stuff people talk about are things I have never really experienced.

I do have Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ultimate too though, triple boot is nice.
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XP was my first PC and it was and is still a good OS now on an PC made for 7 I like 7 but I still like XP to

 

I understand MS has to let XP go some day and 7

Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think one of the things they got right in XP was WMP 10. WMP 13 has issues like when playing back a MP3 of lesser quality the music fades in and out while iTunes plays it back flawlessly. I also don't like how WMP 13 adds stuff to it's library automatically. Quite annoying. Almost as annoying as auto updates.