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How Would You Change Windows 9?

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 02 2014, @06:30AM   
from the the-weekly-borg dept.

CowboyTeal writes:

"Windows 8 is still being disputed as either the product of a genius or a nerdy sadist but that doesn't mean Windows 9 isn't in the works. That said, how would you guys improve Windows if you could change anything about it? Has windows 8 improved or degraded your overall experience of the Windows platform? If you're not a Windows user, what features would you like to see in Windows for possible assimilation?"

• Get rid of WGA and Product Activation Get rid of WGA and Product Activation (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @08:40PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @08:40PM (#9840)

  This bullshit is why I no longer run Windows. More than once, I have had a perfectly good computer bricked because Microsoft suddenly decided it was no longer "genuine". I mostly run Linux, but still have some programs which don't yet work with Wine. Plus, having up to date Windows skills is still useful for me. But not if I have to go to TPB to get a cracked version of an O/S I already have. It just isn't worth the hassle.
   

• Re:Get rid of WGA and Product Activation (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 03 2014, @12:18AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 03 2014, @12:18AM (#9900)

  The day I heard about product activation on an OS was the day I made a commitment to assure that another dime of mine never made it to Redmond.

  When I heard about M$'s dumb blame-the-user [google.com] attempt at copying sudo with Visduh, that convinced me that I had made the right decision.

  As for WGA, if I want my OS to be annoying, I can install that "feature" myself [linuxgenui...antage.org].

  ...and if you can get your system working by twiddling bits and you don't need soldering equipment, your system is NOT "bricked".

  -- gewg_

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