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Title: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: sam on April 17, 2012, 12:57

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Microsoft's next operating system will come in just three different flavours, the company has announced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17740566

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Rik on April 17, 2012, 13:13

What, no vanilla.

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Clive on April 17, 2012, 13:56

It may be worth waiting to get Windows 8 if I am to buy a new computer.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Simon on April 17, 2012, 22:51

It'll be crap.  They always make a crap version after a good one.  ;)

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Clive on April 18, 2012, 09:23

The thought had crossed my mind too.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: daveeb on April 18, 2012, 10:35

Clive i've heard Windows 8 is crap just as Simon predicts. I've only very recently embraced windows 7, i must admit i like it much more than Vista. I certainly wouldn't wait for 8 to buy a pc, in fact it sounds more like a good shout to get one now to guarantee it doesn't have 8 on it.

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Clive on April 18, 2012, 11:16

Thanks for the advice Dave.  Windows 7 is a good OS apart from the fact that it doesn't support Outlook Express which I love with all my heart.   :bawl:

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: sam on April 18, 2012, 12:48

Move with the times. Get Thunderbird.

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: daveeb on April 18, 2012, 13:25

Quote from: sam on April 18, 2012, 12:48

Move with the times. Get Thunderbird.

Seconded  :thumb:

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: Clive on April 18, 2012, 13:48

Mrs Clive uses it and hates it with a vengeance.  She too was a fan of OE. 

Title: Re: Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS
Post by: sam on April 18, 2012, 21:58

Weird. I prefer to just use a web client / pine these days. Well I've always liked pine