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  1. me too, but let's thank people, press and devs that bashed on it for no reasons
    6 points
  2. Microsoft will still support the Office UWP apps on Windows 10 tablets in 2021

    I wish Windows Phone was still around
    6 points
  3. 3 points
  4. Which KB has this dubious full-screen nag, so I don't install it. Memo to MS: Don't pi** off your Windows-7 users any more. Until you get Windows-10 solid, we won't upgrade. We have much better things to do than constantly having to "fix" WIndows-10 because of a rogue update. True the last two or many three months have been smooth; but, you'll need a much longer track record of smooth updates for us to consider Windows-10 a worthy upgrade to Windows-7.
    3 points
  5. I miss the star rating system. The thumbs up and thumbs down is rubbish.
    2 points
  6. Finished it on Legendary yesterday. Lots of fun.
    2 points
  7. If these users got this far and are happy with their old PC and out of date Windows 7 then I think what is happening will be very annoying for them. But in the end those users have pretty much two options... upgrade to Windows 10, which can still be done for free using the official Media Creation Tool, or... switch to Linux. depending on what the person does, Linux might be a better option, like if they just primarily use it for internet machine and maybe a little bit beyond this, I would suggest Linux over Windows as for the average person they are likely all around safer online with Linux than Windows since many threats are Windows specific. There should be a third option where get to keep on doing what you have always done because you accept or ignore the risks. The vast majority of people won't understand the risks, so no. that's not an option. I get enough bloody spam and other crap coming over the internet, i don't want more damn zombie bots out there adding to it. So no. You're wrong.
    2 points
  8. It had so much potential.
    2 points
  9. We’re looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build Yah! Recent builds have spent huge amounts of time stuck on certain percentages and overall have taken insanely longer than older builds. I started installing at 4:34(according to event viewer), first reboot at 6, and just finished at 6:22.
    2 points
  10. With as many problems that 10 has had, in the last year alone, it's a small wonder why any Windows 7 user is hesitant in upgrading to 10. Even though " End of Support" is less than a month away, Microsoft hasn't really given me a good enough reason to upgrade to an OS that is constantly breaking itself! When Microsoft can create a REAL successor to Windows 7, THEN I'll consider upgrading.
    2 points
  11. One can still upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free using the official upgrade tool (i.e. Media Creation Tool, which can be downloaded here... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 ). no CD key required. once the upgrade completes and auto-activates, you can simply wipe the computer and install Windows 10 clean and it will automatically activate once online. Or just use the windows 7 key during the installation of a clean install. It will install and activate just fine.
    2 points
  12. AMD doesn't allow direct download links from third party sources. You will have to get the driver through their release notes page that I linked at the bottom.
    2 points
  13. One can still upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free using the official upgrade tool (i.e. Media Creation Tool, which can be downloaded here... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 ). no CD key required. once the upgrade completes and auto-activates, you can simply wipe the computer and install Windows 10 clean and it will automatically activate once online.
    2 points
  14. Oh, we only sell in the group of 5 sir ...
    2 points
  15. Yes, "drops new features" is misleading. "Adds new features". Apparently, Facebook is also using "Mic Drop". 😆
    2 points
  16. how about a new consumer 1st party Android TV device from Google? Besides the Nvidia Shield most Android TV devices are all Chinese and buggy ....
    2 points
  17. Drops... You keep using that word...
    2 points
  18. As much as people want to complain about this sort of thing I say good on Microsoft for being diligent. Techies that know what they're doing and don't care are one thing, but the average user should be made aware in whatever way possible that their system is going out of support. At this point standard users really should upgrade or buy new equipment to stay secure and running smoothly if their machine is connected to the internet.
    2 points
  19. > 2.5GHz 28-core Xeon W for $7,000 more Upcoming AMD Threadripper 3990X (64 cores): Price, around $2000.
    2 points
  20. I love it when bad karma bites companies like Epic in the backside. Now they might know how we feel about them buying up exclusives for their crap store.
    2 points
  21. Epic trying to act all high and mighty but they're just coming out as a bunch of douches that want all the revenue for themselves. Same story on PC, they make it sound like they're drawing publishers to the Epic store to lower others' revenue cuts (namely steam) but it just comes off as they want all the revenue instead and it's pissing off PC gamers because it's fragmenting their library more ...
    2 points
  22. Netflix doesn't feel like it used to... just feels meh to me now, maybe they are making too much of their own content now?
    1 point
  23. The new Windows Ugly Sweater has a Windows XP theme

    Would be better if it had a ME logo instead of XP.
    1 point
  24. Twitch fights back against rivals with exclusive streamer deals

    It's funny really. When the mixer signings happened and the news was posted on twitter by the usual gaming related sites. I remember all the replies trying to down play it and things like "who?". Or the lazy one "What's Mixer?". Well, now that twitch is actually doing the same thing I'd say the signings have had an impact, and a bigger one than the twitch fans want to admit.
    1 point
  25. PotPlayer 1.7.21097 [Update]

    VLC's appeal is it's fully multi-platform compatible; outside of that there's not much special about it anymore. They haven't really improved much over the years from what I've messed with it.
    1 point
  26. PotPlayer 1.7.21097 [Update]

    since MPC-HC retired development this has been my video player of choice; I tried Pot Player back in the day and it was just okay but they've really matured and become quite the nice media player in recent years
    1 point
  27. If these users got this far and are happy with their old PC and out of date Windows 7 then I think what is happening will be very annoying for them. But in the end those users have pretty much two options... upgrade to Windows 10, which can still be done for free using the official Media Creation Tool, or... switch to Linux. depending on what the person does, Linux might be a better option, like if they just primarily use it for internet machine and maybe a little bit beyond this, I would suggest Linux over Windows as for the average person they are likely all around safer online with Linux than Windows since many threats are Windows specific. There should be a third option where get to keep on doing what you have always done because you accept or ignore the risks. The vast majority of people won't understand the risks, so no. that's not an option. I get enough bloody spam and other crap coming over the internet, i don't want more damn zombie bots out there adding to it. So no. You're wrong. correct, that's the main point; the average user doesn't understand the risks.
    1 point
  28. At least it was up front about spying on you unlike iPhones and most android devices. It was a great phone OS despite what anyone else said. Apple and Google paid a lot of money/incentives to carriers and online agencies to discredit windows phone, now we`re left with just those 2, its a shame really but money/influence talks.
    1 point
  29. If you had to choose between one of these two, which one would you choose?

    agreed. I love my android phone. but I did not like any android tablet I have tried, meanwhile ipad is very good even if you will have 2 different ecosystems - for tablet apple store is way better also.
    1 point
  30. At least it was up front about spying on you unlike iPhones and most android devices. It was a great phone OS despite what anyone else said.
    1 point
  31. well... American Indians... reduced to about 10M from 145M during colonization... does that count as one country executing millions of its citizens to protect its political party and ideology? We all have blood in our hands in a way or another...
    1 point
  32. Still have my Lumia 950 and using it for playing music. After 8 months of using iPhone XS, I still think that WM10 has best user interface and best home screen.
    1 point
  33. “Drops” ? - I read that title as “Facebook cancels new features”. Surprised to find the article was simply about new features actually being added. Dictionary anyone?
    1 point
  34. Microsoft Teams is now available for Linux in preview

    Just launches a web app in chromium, probably better than porting their software though that's called electron ... thanks to devs and companies ditching native apps fro web apps
    1 point
  35. Apple's new Mac Pro is available for pre-order, maxing out at $52,599

    Anyone who buys this is an idiot.
    1 point
  36. Bloatware for streamers needs spinning off into another app.
    1 point
  37. Microsoft Teams is now available for Linux in preview

    How about office ? I don't think it will happen, but would make lot of life easier!
    1 point
  38. Any notification LED on this anywhere? Otherwise buyer beware! And it's IPS LCD which is OK but without a notification LED, is not OK. Even if it has Always on Display, the whole backlight will turn on killing battery more than AOD on OLED. Looks like it is a phone without any proper notifications.
    1 point
  39. i am starting to think that new midrange is the replacement of flagship i bought Motorola One Vision as a gift, and i liked it as much as i like my Galaxy s9 plus even more, possibly. the midrange specs are good enough for all your daily apps, seriously. and the 330 canadian dollar price was extremely attractive considering the crazy prices Galaxy S line costs. i think my next phone is going to be mid range. really no reason to shell out $1000+ for a phone, that i usually put in power saving mode anyway, meaning it slowed down and low res version i am actually using mostly.
    1 point
  40. "Another thing that Microsoft points to is touch, something that became popular on Windows in the Windows 8 era. And oddly, the final bulletpoint is the Photos app, which makes it "easy and fun" to search for images." just no. this are not the selling point anyone really cares about. however, i do think that if you originally bought a consumer pc or all-in-one when Windows 7 came out, then it is definitely time to upgrade.
    1 point
  41. Blue Origin Aerospace (updates)

    1 point
  42. Apple bet on the wrong supplier with this system. They should have gone with an AMD EPYC or Threadripper configuration. It would run circles around this Intel based unit and probably at a much lower price too. A PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD system alone would have blown anything PCIe 3.0 away.
    1 point
  43. and for an additional $99.95 it will grate cheese
    1 point
  44. What I would do if I have $52,599 available to spend in a workstation. I would probably build a Linux ring with high end specifications, Fedora 31, lightworks for video editing, renderman for 3d graphics and still have half of that money in my pocket.
    1 point
  45. this is all a non-issue since Android allows sideloading. They can build their own store to compete with Google if they want.
    1 point
  46. Yeah, I have no idea where people got it in their heads that devs/publishers need more money, while they in turn get less features and functionality. If anything, I find it hilarious that they'll complain about Google's platform while trying to pull in timed-exclusives just to grow their own store which is just a software form of scaffolding by comparison. Hell, go search "Control" on EGS and laugh at how the damn client can't even find the game... How was this meant for gamers again? Tim Sweeney is where they get the idea from.
    1 point
  47. You forgot to mention how Valve also lets publishers and developers sell their games on third party sites that gives them full access to steam and all of it's features which Valve takes a whopping 0% cut from.
    1 point
  48. Yeah, I have no idea where people got it in their heads that devs/publishers need more money, while they in turn get less features and functionality. If anything, I find it hilarious that they'll complain about Google's platform while trying to pull in timed-exclusives just to grow their own store which is just a software form of scaffolding by comparison. Hell, go search "Control" on EGS and laugh at how the damn client can't even find the game... How was this meant for gamers again?
    1 point
  49. I don't care if Epic Games distributes their game outside of the Play store. What bugs me about the deal is that they don't treat Apple the same way. Apple doesn't allow anything to be installed outside of their store, so Epic Games is basically taking advantage of Android while rewarding Apple for their bad practices.
    1 point
  50. If you had to choose between one of these two, which one would you choose?

    iPad. Android tablets are just not something I've ever found particularly useable for any real purpose.
    1 point