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I think it looks good, though I'd like to see it with some "standard" menu and toolbar Windows apps before I pass final judgement.

23 minutes ago, SteveRichter wrote

Do Linux apps have message loops?

X Window apps, which is what most Linux GUI apps are, have event loops, though they are usually implemented by whatever toolkit a particular app uses.

That looks like a useful tool for parents.

I only hope that as Microsoft integrates more services with Microsoft Account and integrates Microsoft Account more tightly with Windows 8, that they provide more tools for managing one's Microsoft Account, especially for those that have multiple accounts. 

@BitFlipper: "Gn" where n is "Precision specifier: Number of significant digits."

25 minutes ago, evildictaitor wrote

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But what about all of the other things that are only $5 per copy that only 20% of people use? What if they can push Windows8 for $100 with you needing to install $20 of apps? You'll have an extra $70 in your pocket.

Or perhaps Microsoft should go the other way. Some people need AutoCAD software. Let's bundle that. And chuck in Norton or McAfee, and why not a few commercial games like Fable to go with Solitare. All of this functionality for just one easy payment of $800 for Windows8?

I haven't used a DVD in my laptop ever and yet I paid $5 for the privilege of having software that can do that. The world is moving away from DVDs to online, so why not making bunding DVD codecs optional to drive down costs? Is this really such a bad thing to do?

I'm amused that you think MS or OEMs are going to pass the savings on to us.

When all you've got is bamboo and palm fronds you make do. MS wasn't about to rework the VS in true "Metro Style", so instead they slap some funky typography on an arbitrary bit of the existing UI and call it "Metro". Be thankful they didn't ALL CAPS the window content. Personally I liked the ALL CAPS pane titles better. The rest of the changes are a good improvement. That shade of gray is much less dreary.

4 minutes ago, cbae wrote

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The goal is also to get Windows 8 on as many machines as possible. If removal of the feature reduces the licensing cost for 90% of the install base, which doesn't give rat's * about DVD playback capability, then it's a move that most people should be supporting especially since it reduces Microsoft's own bloat, which isn't without a considerable amount of criticism in it's own right. The other 10% can still purchase the capability or find free options.

It reduces it for Microsoft, not for us. I don't see them lowering the price vs Win7.

1 hour ago, PaoloM wrote

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... per year.

So, when's the next edition of D&D coming out? And I hear there's a new Magic expansion coming out next week.

6 hours ago, SteveRichter wrote

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/apple-cash-hits-110-billion-126-billion

Apple has more than enough cash to fund the development of a new desktop and server OS. 

 

Why? Do they need one?

Sync it to iTunes, then set iTunes to only sync artists/albums you select. This is what I do with my 32GB iPhone as it won't hold my entire collection.