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I can still hear your startup sound (thelemmy.club)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53427538

Gone but not forgotten

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[–] 8 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

I think Windows peaked with 7. The last time that you felt like the upgrade was worth it or at least not a step backwards.

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  • [–] 0 points 55 minutes ago

    This is exactly right. I suffered through vista, loved the hell out of 7, and right as 8 came out, someone offered me an iMac for cheap. Started learning OS X and when 8 came out and I saw what was going on, I never went back.

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    • [–] 11 points 1 hour ago*

    I still talk with folks about what an unmitigated security disaster it was prior to SP2.

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    [–] 3 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

    Why XP and not 2000?

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