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0 pointsJonnax7y ago0 comments

People saying that Windows 7 is some holy grail are not worth listening to when comparing modern systems.

The operating system came out 9 years ago. Windows 8 was a massive misstep but they've righted the ship somewhat with 10.

There's two control panels bit in each update more functionality moves into the Windows 10 style control panel.

The calculator is just a flat styled application not sure why it's rediculus. But tbh I use Google, Excel or Wolfram to do my calculations rather than that app.

Features that Windows 10 has for usability. Well there's multiple desktops, small things like built in f.lux.

It's nice that you can set a device specific pin for your account. Though having a cloud based account like Android or iPhone may upset some.

Also there's excellent touch screen support as a lot of laptops these days support it. Unloke OSX. Sometimes it's just better to scroll using your hands.

There's a lot of things under the hood that make it faster and more secure.

There are downsides like Random reboots for updates.

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dep_b7y ago

I think under the hood Windows is ahead of macOS. But simple user facing stuff like NSDocument just doesn't exist. Meaning most programs don't return to their state when you reboot, which makes installing updates such a chore since your work is really cut. I had to Google to find the thrash can. Systray icons are not completely killed but very minimized, replaced by nothing. Always alerts and flags that give you a vague sense of something being wrong with your system. Never a clear idea where to find settings. It was already a mess in older versions of Windows like 7, being less crappy than Windows 8 in that sense for me is not really any kind of achievement.

I mean I can work with it, no problem. Especially if you pay me to use it. But the user exists to support the system, not the other way around.

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