More Than 3 Out of 4 Enthusiasts Reject Windows 8

Lol:

What do you suppose would happen if the EU hassled M$ enough to make M$ decide that EU countries are no longer worth the hassle and refuse to license their products there anymore?

500 million people.

That is where a lot of MS revenue comes from. They can't leave it.

SIW2 said:

What do you suppose would happen if the EU hassled M$ enough to make M$ decide that EU countries are no longer worth the hassle and refuse to license their products there anymore?

500 million people.

That is where a lot of MS revenue comes from. They can't leave it.

They wouldn't have to leave it for long. Enough people would raise a ruction to make the EU back off.

It is quite funny over at eight forums. It is a bit like being the only sober one in the pub.

Small bunch over there make a lot of noise, but can't talk any sense.

Wolfgang knows what I mean.

It is out of the question - suicide for MS.

Mind you - they are having a go at drastically reducing their customer numbers with win 8 as it is.

They were very lucky to get away with that small fine, by the way. Next time they break an agreement, they might get a very big slap. MS came straight out and owned up - which probably helped.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

SIW2 said:

What do you suppose would happen if the EU hassled M$ enough to make M$ decide that EU countries are no longer worth the hassle and refuse to license their products there anymore?

500 million people.

That is where a lot of MS revenue comes from. They can't leave it.

They wouldn't have to leave it for long. Enough people would raise a ruction to make the EU back off.

SIW2 said:

Am having a go at making batch file to make your own 7sp2 install media.

You will neeed an install dvd - and you need to d/l the updates ( I will explain where from and which ones - it is pretty easy .

Just run the batch as admin and it does the job for you. It takes a while putting the updates in - then it will make the iso. You can go away for lunch and let is do it's thing.

Looking forward to it and a +1

whs said:

I think with Windows 8, M$ prepaired the terrain for people starting to look elsewhere. More and more public bodies in Europe migrate to Linux and that trend will only accelerate. I myself explored a few Linux distros - and guess what - some are quite good and would be very suitable for the average user. Download this PDF from here and you will see.

Have the SF Admins and powers that be considered a Linux forum? I would be a total noob although I have tinkered with it some.

SIW2 said:

Lots of 3rd party start menus have popped up to cater to the demand.

Even the oem's are making them.

3 dozen last time I looked. A few free ones - several are cheap 3-5 bucks.

Some are making tens of millions of dollars, even at 5 bucks a license. I think stardock have made $30m on theirs alone. I bet thay can't believe they have been handed this goldmine.

That tells you something.

whs said:

That may be a problem though. If M$ suddenly decided to reintroduce the Start menu, these guys that make millions may not be amused. M$ may have painted themselves into a corner.

I can't believe companies are making tens of millions of dollars just on a start menu app. That seems a bit farfetched. But... I personally wouldn’t pay for one. I haven't even looked to get the free ones.

And as been noted, all Microsoft has to do to kill that market is release a free version. Sure, the other ones may be "fancier", but how many of us have ones fancier than the default that came with 7 or any other OS?

But hey, if there's a need to be met; and a dollar to be made; businesses will spring up. Or put another way... since 8 appears to be bleeding, leeches have popped up all over the place.