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| Thread ID: 136429 | 2014-02-27 02:22:00 | Windows licensing costs in a race to the bottom of the barrel. | Webdevguy (17166) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1368922 | 2014-03-02 21:58:00 | even allowing for the typo in the first paragraph.What's the typo? | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1368923 | 2014-03-02 23:12:00 | "Windows has failed, PCs are dead, and the misery that is Windows 8 is to blame but why? There is one possibility that occurred to us that no SemiAccurate writer has seen posited yet, tablet OSes." Spot the typo! I am guilty of typos as I am always in a hurry, my time is limited and valuable. (to me) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1368924 | 2014-03-02 23:20:00 | Windows has far from failed, declining in popularity perhaps but still has more market share than the alternatives. PC's are not dead, just changing form somewhat. A tablet IS a pc and does not replace the functionality of a laptop or desktop. Windows 8 certainly caused some negative feedback and probably is responsible for some lost sales but is hardly single handedly to blame for changes in what people are buying. Why is it when people dislike something they declare it dead.. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1368925 | 2014-03-02 23:30:00 | "Windows has failed, PCs are dead, and the misery that is Windows 8 is to blame but why? There is one possibility that occurred to us that no SemiAccurate writer has seen posited yet, tablet OSes." Spot the typo! I am guilty of typos as I am always in a hurry, my time is limited and valuable. (to me)Do you mean "posited" should be "posted"? Posited is a perfectly good word. It means "put forward as fact or as a basis for argument", which is quite correct in the context. Or have I missed something else? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1368926 | 2014-03-03 00:06:00 | Yes I thought it was supposed to be posted. But I defer to your superior command of the English language. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1368927 | 2014-03-03 00:08:00 | But I defer to your superior command of the English language.Or pedantry. :) | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1368928 | 2014-03-03 00:09:00 | Yes the shops of full of Windows 8 machines, and they ar esellgin a friend just bought a W8.1 laptop. Mac still has the same market share ! As others have said its just that many people are buying smart phones or tablets for convenience or due to the fact that they can't handle maintain a desktop or laptop with malware, upgrades etc etc. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1368929 | 2014-03-03 00:13:00 | Yes I thought it was supposed to be posted. But I defer to your superior command of the English language. Never mind - there is a minor mistake in the second paragraph though. |
user (1404) | ||
| 1368930 | 2014-03-03 00:21:00 | Yes the shops of full of Windows 8 machines, and they ar esellgin a friend just bought a W8.1 laptop. Mac still has the same market share ! As others have said its just that many people are buying smart phones or tablets for convenience or due to the fact that they can't handle maintain a desktop or laptop with malware, upgrades etc etc. Mac market share has increased since iPhones and iPads are Macs :) Also why would I want to buy a desktop computer that is susceptible to malware when I can get one that isn't and still performs the day to day stuff that I want to do. Of course I could also get an Android device and perform my day to day tasks. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1368931 | 2014-03-03 00:43:00 | Never mind - there is a minor mistake in the second paragraph though.While I have my pedant hat on - do you mean "lets" s/be "let's", or "That for the record would be most computer related sites, Microsoft spends a lot and that has direct influence on content." should be punctuated differently : "That, for the record, would be most computer related sites. Microsoft spends a lot and that has a direct influence on content." That really is pedantry, and the extra commas could definitely be seen as optional. The split into two sentences is correct though, IMHO. | Tony (4941) | ||
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