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Correct, the point that Linux is not Windows is obvious and tautological. The point that a company doesn't support Linux exactly like they support Windows is also obvious and tautological. Compared to the level of support by hardware vendors for Windows, the support for Linux is lacking. There...

Explain. I've listed companies that do support Linux. AMD, NVidia, and Intel all support Linux too. You're the one making a non-specific claim.

In the context of what you said, lack means "not to have (something)". (compare "there is a lack of support" to "support is lacking"). The other definition of lack is "to not have enough of (something)" (in which case, define your terms for "enough", as there seems to be enough support for 10s...

You're shifting the goal post.

Ok, I was wrong. You are right. Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft offer no hardware or software support for Linux. Lack of support from top tier hardware and software manufacturers.

Let's name three: Dell, HP, Lenovo Dell: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3551-laptop-ubuntu/pd HP: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/ubuntu/index.html Lenovo: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd031426...

Lazy thinking, analysis, and conclusion on your part.

This reflects my feelings. The fact that some online news outlets mistook a problem with an Office 2016 update for a problem with a Windows 10 update does not detract from the fact that there was a problem with an Office 2016 update and other problems reported by people with the Windows 10...

So you skipped Vista and 7? Went from Windows XP to 8.x to 10? Interesting.

Experiences vary ("your mileage may vary") If a person doesn't run into any of these problems, it may be hard to see what all the fuss is about. ("I've upgraded x computers to Windows 10 build y, Cumulative Update z, and they all worked perfectly") I've seen desktop users post that Windows...

Google search says that is a PC World article, not an InfoWorld article. PCWorld: How to fix Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update blunder: nuked Office templates

By incorrect, I mean there was a problem with the referenced Windows Update. It just didn't have to do with the Normal template issue. Also, at the very least Office 2013 updates are still delivered through Windows Server Update Services for some editions of Office 2013. There is a checkbox in...

Incorrect. "Radu Tyrsina at Windowsreport has amassed a list of more than a dozen problems with KB 3124200, including the following: Install failures, which have become very common with cumulative updates. Usually, but not always, frozen installations can be fixed by installing the...

Two of the articles mentioned the Office 2016 updates. The ExtremeTech article seemed more focused on how to fix the Office 2016 issue. The InfoWorld article said there were problems with the Windows update and the Office update. The InfoWorld article title is "Users who install Windows 10...

To me, this is all just par for the course. Emotions and rhetoric seem to run high on both (maybe all?) sides of the Windows 10 discussion. The media still words their articles to grab attention. Arguments spring up over the way messages are delivered and not the message itself. Ed Bott seemed...

That's true. Blackbeasst could "Create a system image" in Windows 7 under Backup and Restore (System Image Backup under File History in Windows 8.1) to an external or network location then create a system repair disc (or use the Windows installation media) to restore the image to another...

I would be interested to know if slipstreaming service pack 3 into your Office 2003 would work. Office System (2003) SP3 Slipstreaming

The Microsoft tool for capturing images is DISM (or previously ImageX), but it involved creating a Windows PE environment and using the command line. Capture Images of Hard Disk Partitions Using DISM Capture Images of Hard Disk Partitions by Using ImageX DISM and ImageX are File-based imaging...

I don't understand Microsoft's philosophy with the way they've handled Windows 10, so it is of some comfort to hear that others struggle with Microsoft's decisions as well. For many, price has implications of value. I would need to dig to pull specifics. There are stories or studies about a...

To clarify, this story states that to see the "Upgrade Now" or "Upgrade Tonight" window, the user has to click the Windows icon (Get Windows 10 [GWX] icon) on the system tray. Right now, "Upgrade to Windows 10" is delivered as an Optional Update in Windows Update. The Windows Update windows...

Aside from Microsoft "accidentally" changing Windows 10 from an optional update to a recommended update, I haven't heard about Windows 10 being installed without user choice or intervention. The user would have had to use "Recommended settings" for Windows Update or enable an option for it to...

"'Tis the season for holiday savings! Select Square Enix apps are on sale at amazing low prices from December 19 through January 5 only!" "Get FINAL FANTASY for 50% off the regular price!" - $3.99 "Get FINAL FANTASY II for 50% off the regular price!" - $3.99 "Get FINAL FANTASY III for 50% off...

Tell me who you think you're responding to. Since you're going the personal route, I'm curious where you're headed with this.

Wow. You know the discussion has gotten salty and bitter when you're criticizing a freely offered class. "Or when the graphics drivers do not work and all you get is a black screen." sounds like a specifically Windows 10 problem that Microsoft has a helpful troubleshooting page for...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," and "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." The "United States vs. Microsoft Corporation" case is not the only case of anti-trust, and perhaps the parallel is not strong. There are similarities though. Microsoft is...

How can someone compete with Cortana on Windows? How can someone compete with OneDrive and be as well integrated in Windows? How can someone offer the kind of integration as a Microsoft account in Windows? How can a company advertise their version of Office 365 on Windows? How can an Ad network...

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I've got to ask then. If you're comparing Windows to the rest of the other 78%, by your numbers, are you honestly saying you could swap Windows for iOS or Android and do everything on iOS or Android that you can do in Windows? How about even Linux or Mac OS X. I have seen you argue elsewhere...

I am only considering desktops, laptops, and 2-in1s. Or lets include all x86 devices. How does Microsoft's operating system share look there? Second, I am not talking about the Windows 10 upgrade, i am talking about all of the apps and services that are built into Windows 10 that make it very...

Microsoft has gone far beyond what was attempted with Internet Explorer in the "United States v. Microsoft Corporation" with Windows 10. Sound familiar: "Plaintiffs' Joint Proposed Findings of Fact, and the evidence on which they are based, demonstrate that Microsoft has engaged in a broad...

10) Hacknet 9) Rocket League 8) Cities: Skylines 7) Ori and the Blind Forest 6) Heroes of the Storm 5) DiRT Rally 4) Rainbow Six Siege 3) Fallout 4 2) Grand Theft Auto V 1) Witcher 3

How rude of me. I forgot to thank you. Thank you for setting me up as your personal straw man and learning into and tearing into me personally until I was a pile of tattered cloth and straw in a pile on the ground feeling the need to defend my personal habits, choices, and behaviors. It is the...

I don't use Spotlight search becauseI know where my Apps and Settings are. I don't read Audiobooks, I don't watch TV/movies/videos on my iPhone. I don't listen to music on my iPhone. I haven't plugged headphones into my iPhone. I make calls, check emails, and search using Safari in Private. I...

Google does not have immunity among geeks. Posters on this very forum criticize Google. Microsoft is emulating Google. I was exposed to account privacy and personalization pages through Google first and better (https://myaccount.google.com/), then Microsoft second and less robustly...

I did not.

Along the lines of what Syran said, I would have thought it was that one program was running elevated and the other (or just File Explorer) was not. I've experienced that. However, I did a bit of searching and it seems there are other reason this could happen. One suggestion I came across was...

Microsoft employs some of the smartest people in the world. I have a hard time understanding how they have been and continue to be this tone deaf. The world just recently came off the almost universally criticized controversy regarding the NSA revelations. Governments, companies (including...

I recommend against doing this under any circumstances, but it's your analogy that I am extending. Try going from house to house with a camera and a notepad, taking pictures and taking notes, and you'll have a lot of pissed off neighbors. You'll probably be confronted by some, reported by some...

I was just drawing the comparison between reading tea leaves and reading markets. That's all. Personal Computing was in contrast to mainframe computing. Microsoft was a big part of that. Now Microsoft is a big part of cloud computing. Cloud first. Interesting.