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Originally Posted by JoeD
Either way I think we're all stuck with it for the foreseeable future, at least those who have to use windows will be once win 7 support is dropped (which thankfully shouldn't be for some time)
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There already is Windows 8 freeware to make program launching similar to Windows 7. And, also from what I read, Windows 8 can run all the programs that Vista or Windows 7 can run, unless one is going from 32 to 64 bits. So, if you want it that way, the biggest change could be that boot time reduces by half. You don't have to go touch screen if you don't want.
My Vista computer is sometimes freezing or powering off on its own, so I figure this Fall is the time to move on. Dealnews.com is showing a $200 editor's choice Windows 7 home premium desktop with a Sandy Bridge processor (Intel's top line as of last year). Up it to 8 GB RAM for another $30 or so, and I couldn't go too far wrong except for missing out on writing a new-style app or two with Visual Studio Express 2012. Since I do like to program (and also like fast booting), I'm going to wait for Thanksgiving week to see how close I can come to this pricing in a Windows 8 box -- maybe even with this year's Ivy Bridge chip.
Now someone is going to come along and say what horrible junk this kind of entry-level PC is. But, well, actually, I bought my wife a Sandy Bridge Windows 7 PC of this sort last November, upped it to the 8 GB, and it still is, if not "vastly superior", just fine.