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____/ Homer on Tuesday 19 Jul 2011 22:50 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that bbgruff spake thusly:
>> On Tuesday 19 July 2011 16:14 Homer wrote:
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Peter KÃhlmann spake thusly:
>
>>>> Even worse as a toy than an iPad. Even more useless (if that should
>>>> be possible)
>>>
>>> At least it supports preemptive multitasking, unlike Apple's toy.
>>>
>>> But then what use is /any/ sort of multitasking ... without apps?
>>
>> That's a very fair question. Microsoft's main selling points are:-
>>
>> 1. The U.I. that you know-and-love..... but they seem to be changing
>> it rather drastically?
>>
>> 2. All your usual applications (Which enable you to do Serious Work!)
>> - but you are telling me that those will be few-if-any?
>>
>> Hmmmm..... what's the answer?
>
> Windows 8 is destined for the same trash-heap as Phone 7 and Vista (7),
> I guess.
>
> Wanna bet Microsoft will (yet again) further extend the EOL of XP beyond
> 2014?
>
> Tick tock.
>
> http://static.slated.org/xp-countdown.html
You're assuming Windows is still relevant in 2014.
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