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Yes, I am aware that you can install third party (paid) software on Windows. Thanks.

Are you claiming that included software doesn't add value? Was the Live Essentials suite pointless?

Apple ships iMovie and Garageband with every desktop Mac and MacBook, while Microsoft's equivalents on their premier OS are metro SoundRecorder and something called Movie Moments, which apparently gets beaten by the built-in video-edit functions of just about every digital camera.

Further evidence that Microsoft doesn't care much about anything non-tablet.

Behold, the apps of blue!

New apps [in Windows 8 blue]: There are apparently a few new apps like Alarms, Calculate, Sound Recorder, Files (a basic file manager), and Movie Moments (for trimming the start and endpoints of a video clip).

AWESOME!

Note: I think that's actually harmless and looks like some automatic URL scan service. But if Google would do this, Scroogled.com would pick it up within the minute with a huge scare campaign.

[Sk*ai*ped]

Word Origin: Microsoft's invasion of privacy at Skype, while being insanely hypocritical about its competitors.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Skype-with-care-Microsoft-is-reading-everything-you-write-1862870.html

Could you elaborate the bit about the Windows directory please?

17 hours ago, GoddersUK wrote

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2013/05/14/windows-keeps-getting-better.aspx

Windows Blue will be called 8.1 and be a free update

Finally a good move from Microsoft.

5 minutes ago, cheong wrote

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I must say that I see nothing on this page. There's only big blank rectangles with word "Wird Geladen..." written on the corners. Can you check the link?

Works here. Anyway, here's a screenshot of the relevant quote:

5 minutes ago, cheong wrote

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EDIT: Btw, just know that once upon a time Win9X significantly dominates the market as most popular. And when Microsoft declared to end support for Win9X, there's similar outcry. Knowing these is good enough for the discussion. No need to sidestep the topic.

Knowing these is good enough for the discussion. No need to sidestep the topic.

There was no similar outcry, because by 2006 (end of support), the Win9x userbase was dead in the water.

By that time [2006] Windows 98 market share had diminished to 2.7%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98

No need to sidestep the topic.

"sidestepping the topic" means disproving all the fantasy numbers your made out of thin air.

1 minute ago, kettch wrote

@wastingtimewithforums:

We can either work with Microsoft, or we can work against them.

And as I've said, that goes both ways. Microsoft's socials skills were severely lacking lately.

By bringing anger and hate to the conversation, you've alienated the very people who can make the changes you seek.

Wait, they were acting like deaf-ignoramuses all this time (since the "re-imagination"), because of the few "haterz" here?

36 seconds ago, kettch wrote

@wastingtimewithforums: At great length, in fact, mostly by just linking back to posts you've already made

And? You mean, I have used the function hypertext was made for? The posts therein were relevant to the discussion, and the points of them are still valid. Would it be better if I would post them again in full?

36 seconds ago, kettch wrote

What is the point?

I can ask you the same thing. You're free to avoid the Windows 8 posts (there weren't that many of them until yesterday).

And you wouldn't ask me the question if I would post pro-8 stuff, silencing DeathByVisualStudio, Bitflipper, NitzWalsh, or other critics.

What dismissing? Usually I have answered those points in length.

Go on. You're free to post an example where I have dismissed criticism and opposing viewpoints.