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They could have a UI version and a console version.
Surely MS have to create a "need" for us to upgrade. They are probably working with partners on supplementary technologies, for both business and enthusiast markets, that will be desirable enough to make us need Windows 8.
There is already a choice! Third-party developed applications is the alternative choice. If you are so in need to have those pretty little meaningless boxes bouncing around there you are. Microsoft has already documented that they are not going to add such a useless item to the UI. They are trying to make so you never have to think about defragmentation.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 already does that! It skips (is asks what todo, of course) files it cannot move, copy, or delete. Windows XP is what you are thinking of that stop the moment it hits a problem file.
Quote: Originally Posted by Barman58
I cannot, personally, think of any task, that is best served by a total lack of a fancy GUI, than that of drive de-fragmenting.
Even if I decide to run a 3rd party app to provide better functionality, I invariably run the task in the background and set to hide, the presence of a GUI for this type of task will likely double, (or more), the application memory footprint.
Perhaps having a choice would be the best solution. Those that want a GUI may have it. Those that do not, may not.
Also agreed. There's never 100% consensus on anything, so having the choice is best.
There you go...that was my point earlier.we are not given enough choice over our own system installs!!
At some point, people do have to upgrade hardware if they want to continue running the latest versions of the operating system. Vista was a long jump from Windows XP...and there were quite a number of craptastic computers that were still limping along running XP that people attempted to upgrade to Vista. Vista was that painful stepping block that unfortunately does come about every 7-15 years.
I don't think so. Perhaps make it work a bit better, but don't drop it. Dropping it is like going back to XP where problems were rampant. At least with Windows 7 they made it more configurable and you can still disable it...if you choose to do so.