8,1

[dneilson]

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...rst-time-users

[SpywareDr]

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...rst-time-users

When will they learn ...

Facebook and Flickr photo integration have been dropped in favor of SkyDrive. This is an obvious and fairly obnoxious play for more market/usage share from Microsoft, and really a bit of a slap in the face for any Windows 8 users who upgrade and find that they’ve lost access to their Flickr and Facebook photos.

The biggest obstacle to Windows 8's success continues to be Microsoft. They used to listen. Now they dictate.

[dneilson]

Yup, they're about as sharp as a marble.

[SpywareDr]

Gates launched the PC market worldwide and Ballmer seems determined to decimate it.

[Desertfox]

Gates launched the PC market worldwide and Ballmer seems determined to decimate it.

The first to happen is to get rid of the arrogant Balmer. He is the ultimate responsible person.

[Shinma]

Gave the 8.1 a quick try this past weekend, not impressed.
As reviews already pointed out,
Classic menu and such not in there.
Hardware support/compatibility not as thorough as Windows 7...

Currently grinding my teeth on Linux distro, LXLE.

[SpywareDr]

The first to happen is to get rid of the arrogant Balmer. He is the ultimate responsible person.

Two years ago at the Ira Sohn investment conference, David Einhorn (hedge fund god) stated that Microsoft had "Charlie Brown" management and that Ballmer’s "continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft stock." And in Q1 when he dumped his sizeable 7-year-old investment in Microsoft, (6,079,544 shares), his comment was "a decade of mismanagement has put Microsoft at risk of becoming a shrinking company.".