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    [–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 41 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    7 from start to finish was the most polished and stable imo. Early 10, I would put right up there with it. 8.1 wasnt as awful as many claimed, despite gui changes. Xp took FOREVER to get to a good place, 95 was jank city.

    [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

    XP was fine after sp2 but to claim it was good is to give it too much credit.

    [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    3.11 was solid. No frills, just basic Windows. Limited in use.

    Bells and whistles may have been available depending on your own personal hardware and software limitations.

    [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

    WinXPSP3 was a mainstay for so long. Vista wasn't going to take that crown.

    [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Windows 8 was when MS were trying to break into the phone OS market to complete with Android and iOS. They wanted to have the "same OS" across phone, tablet, and desktop, which isn't a terrible idea except for the fact you need to betray your entire desktop customer base to get there.

    [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    That, and they confused "Window Manager" and OS. There were third-party apps to make Win8 look like Win7, don't tell me they couldn't have included the option in the OS.

    [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    I wish Windows Media Center and TV tuners would have stuck around for a bit longer, I also wish IR blasters in phones would have stuck around longer

    [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Windows started life as a window manager that you installed on top of MS-DOS. It has since grown to be much more, and I don't think you can criticise it for that.

    Also, changing the visual theme is their prerogative. They are not required to supply a "classic" theme, even though they did do that a bunch of times.

    I get Lemmy is the bird around here, but if you're going to bad mouth Windows, at least do it for the many legitimate problems it has.

    [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

    I don't have a problem with them changing the theme. I have a huge problem with them not allowing me to change it back, especially when it serves no practical purpose (other than, "sign up for our Windows certification!"). Now, I have no right to require them to do it, but it doesn't mean it isn't a shitty move on their part, and don't pretend it isn't.