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Originally Posted by arjaybe
That's interesting about running legacy apps in an XP VM. And I'm pleasantly surprised to hear Windows isn't the resource hog it's made out to be. All those stories - was that just Vista?
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I did not notice nor hear of any reliable reports of resource problems with Vista; I ran VMware on a Vista machine with no problems.
The main Vista issues for general users were, I think, that Microsoft changed the Start button from a button with "Start" written in it to an orb, which created a big outcry, and the intrusiveness of User Account Control asking for permissions.
So deja vu with respect to the Start button come Windows 8; it seems changing the Start button is like lighting the anger fuse of some Windows users and so becomes grist for media commentators who find it to be something to spin a story around.
As BWinmill has said (post #137), it is difficult to understand the angst some feel towards Win 8's Start screen as it is much more efficient and customisable than previous Windows versions for desktop application launching. I suspect Microsoft underestimated the contrariness and resistance to change of many people, especially when it comes to touching their "Start" button
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