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  1. Ya, but Windows devices with less than 4GB RAM are still being sold.
    7 points
  2. Just bring Aero back man!
    7 points
  3. Microsoft job listing hints at Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows

    And at the end... tools like the Windows Vista and Windows 8 scanning apps will remain, unchanged. Windows 2000-era dialog boxes will still be present. Old icons will appear throughout.
    7 points
  4. Don't think PWA\Electron solution is something good at least from the user perspective.🙄
    6 points
  5. I use outlook.com. The mail and calendar apps are not worth bothering with.
    6 points
  6. Smaller footprint in storage, but being a hybrid web app and having to run a browser engine they'll be much heavier in memory usage. Mail currently using ~35MB RAM, open a pretty empty outlook.com in Edge, ~250MB RAM.
    6 points
  7. Maybe they will resurrect the "Outlook Express" name.
    5 points
  8. Outlook Express was not a bad app, I used it myself
    4 points
  9. A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

    What is broken on my Win10 machine? Why is Win10 no good for business? My questions are serious, not antagonistic. Every release of Windows has a generation banging the drum for the previous version to live on for ever and ever... why?
    4 points
  10. A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

    Used to be thrilled about these types of things 20 years ago. Can remember getting my hands on an exclusive build of Windows XP build 5.2.3790 (Windows Server 2003 codebase) for x86 even though this version was being designed for x64 platforms. Maybe I'm not so much of fanboy anymore, maybe its that I'm grown, maybe its that I don't really have time anymore, I dunno.
    4 points
  11. Probably just a web app, going to rebuild all the garbage to use the heavier chromium versions. Mail app is okay, calendar app is bad [one spammer can take over your calendar] But ya I just use outlook.com
    3 points
  12. I agree, but it's probably for the best. Anything that gets "updated" usually ends up half as functional as before and looks half as good. Examples include, Settings, Cortana, Search, Tablet usability (various things), Start menu, Jumplists, (File) Explorer, etc.
    2 points
  13. Desktops Thread: 1Q 2021

    It runs like a dream. The only minor complaint is that UI elements are quite small on a 1440p 25" display and were tiny on a 4K 32" display. Windows' Aero Glass was stunning.
    2 points
  14. I use the Windows 10 mail app to select all my inbox emails at once. Outlook.com can't do this basic function. We will lose this functionality in the app once they replace it with this new webview2 garbage. Good job Microsoft!
    2 points
  15. Alphabet workers announce the formation of a union

    Apparently someone fully invested in Corporate America Kool Aid (tm). Literally all of what you wrote is wrong, except for the fact that occasionally unions protect ###### workers, just like corporate America frequently protects ###### managers. But the US manufacturing industry was not crushed by unions, it was crushed by free trade.
    2 points
  16. Outlook Express was not a bad app, I used it myself Until I could afford it (the Office '97 suite) I used and quite liked Outlook Express. Even after going with Outlook '98 (since '97 was a disaster they released '98 as a free disc) I used it as my Usenet newsreader for years.
    2 points
  17. Alphabet workers announce the formation of a union

    Union work is quite a bit larger in scope than just striking and pay. I'm self employed and belong to a union because they offer legal advice which I otherwise couldn't afford. On top of that they give me lots of discounts at cinemas and on products if I ever want to take advantage of them. On balance, I think you're better off being in a union than not. It's like the UK's NHS, you pay a certain amount each year in tax to maintain the health system even if you never use it that year but when you do end up using it you aren't lumped with an enormous bill; safety in numbers.
    2 points
  18. Alphabet workers announce the formation of a union

    Ummmm Nothing to do with the UAW.
    2 points
  19. Alphabet workers announce the formation of a union

    And you will get all the goodness you have come to expect from the UAW...
    2 points
  20. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? It was, is, and continues to be a Hindu symbol long before the Nazi usage. A Hindu prayer app is likely to be filled with usages of that symbol. Swastikas are very common in India and most people to use them don't even know the Nazi association. Sure, but in Western countries we all know what a swastika means. Go to Germany and tell them about the Hindu symbol. Why would someone do that? That's like selling this app on an online drugstore. People in Germany know the swastika as a Nazi symbol. People in India and other countries in the east use it as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. People in their respective domains know what it is and how it is used. People using the Mac app store know what this app does. The situation mentioned in this article is similar to a guy from Germany triggered that the swastika is displayed in a car/house in India.
    2 points
  21. Microsoft job listing hints at Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows

    Big X to doubt.
    2 points
  22. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? It was, is, and continues to be a Hindu symbol long before the Nazi usage. A Hindu prayer app is likely to be filled with usages of that symbol. Swastikas are very common in India and most people to use them don't even know the Nazi association. Sure, but in Western countries we all know what a swastika means. Go to Germany and tell them about the Hindu symbol.
    2 points
  23. Lol.. take a chill pill.. hate them or not.. they aren’t that bad.. I wanted to, but Apple has banned chill pill because it is a drug! 🤣
    2 points
  24. Apple reverses stance about popular Mac app being named after a drug

    Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF?
    2 points
  25. I remember getting my hands on Windows Whistler pre beta 1. Ahh good old days.
    2 points
  26. I still want the guts of a Surface Pro X in a small case to compete with the mac mini. They could even beat the price of the mac mini too! The names could be easy to come up with too. WinMini WinBox MS Mini Surface Box Mini Win Small Surface Portal Surface Desktop
    2 points
  27. A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

    Modular programming, instead of just coding? Will this new OS be more reliable than WIndows-10? Will this new OS be actually designed for desktop and laptop PCs for business oriented users? I guess we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, good old reliable Windows-7 just keeps chugging along--getting the job done reliably.
    2 points
  28. Desktops Thread: 1Q 2021

    2 points
  29. A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

    Windows 10 being an inspired dumpster fire which receives "minor update" after "minor update" doesn't help the situation for me
    2 points
  30. Desktops Thread: 1Q 2021

    2 points
  31. Apple reverses stance about popular Mac app being named after a drug

    That’s ultimately the problem with Apple’s review department. They get a bunch of what I can only assume are interns and let them loose. You can submit an app three times and literally get three different reactions.
    2 points
  32. Office Lens has been removed from the Microsoft Store

    This was also my first thought, but the second thought was different... I think they abadoned it, because nobody is using it. As there aren't Windows Phones anymore, i can't imagine people holding letters in front of their PC Webcam to scan documents, as they do with their phones. Windows tablets are still a thing.
    2 points
  33. Apple reverses stance about popular Mac app being named after a drug

    Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? Here's a wikipedia link for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika The Swastika didn't start with the Nazis FYI Context matters. Just because there is a social approved association with something, doesn't mean it's always that Just like the color rainbow didn't start with LGBT,....you get the idea I am not sure why you thought I wasn't aware of the history of the Swastika? The fact it is meant only one way 99.9% of the time today especially in the west. Only in the west. Numerous other cultures shouldn't have to bend over backwards to appease to 12 countries because someone stole their symbol. That's cultural imperialism. Context matters and, in a Hindu context, a swastika is fully acceptable. That's my point.
    1 point
  34. Is the entry-level Kobo Nia e-reader worth your money?

    To say Kobo and Amazon is like to say Apple Store and Google Play Store??? Or am I wrong? As in, are they 2 independant 'book stores' which you can't transfer books from one store to another. That being said, Been using my Kindle Paperwhite 2018 for a while now and already bought many books. Don't want to rebuy them if I want to use another e-reader
    1 point
  35. Microsoft job listing hints at Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows

    I've long given up expecting anything from Microsoft especially where the pig which is Windows 10 is concerned
    1 point
  36. It's sarcasm that implies that the current apps are terrible and whatever we get can't be worse than what we have right now.
    1 point
  37. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? Here's a wikipedia link for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika The Swastika didn't start with the Nazis FYI Context matters. Just because there is a social approved association with something, doesn't mean it's always that Just like the color rainbow didn't start with LGBT,....you get the idea I am not sure why you thought I wasn't aware of the history of the Swastika? The fact it is meant only one way 99.9% of the time today especially in the west. Ya, but the world doesn't just consist of the 'West', does it? In fact, there are far more people using the Swastika on a daily basis unaware and unconcerned about what you and people of the 'West' think. So by popular usage, shall I say your opinion on the swastika is invalid? See where this is going? Context is everything. And to agree yet also disagree - context is more than just a popularity tally. Look at the level of evil that was commited under that usage in "the West" (why are we quoting this?). That also adds to the contextual stance. I'm not disagreeing with you, just enjoying the fact that people can at least acknowledge context Some people think their perspective is the absolute truth. Quoted it in a sarcastic way to say that the Western world isn't the entire world.
    1 point
  38. Outlook on the web doesn't mean outlook.com. It could mean like Outlook is...on the web, or whatever its referred to now. Used to be known as OWA.
    1 point
  39. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? Here's a wikipedia link for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika The Swastika didn't start with the Nazis FYI Context matters. Just because there is a social approved association with something, doesn't mean it's always that Just like the color rainbow didn't start with LGBT,....you get the idea I am not sure why you thought I wasn't aware of the history of the Swastika? The fact it is meant only one way 99.9% of the time today especially in the west. Ya, but the world doesn't just consist of the 'West', does it? In fact, there are far more people using the Swastika on a daily basis unaware and unconcerned about what you and people of the 'West' think. So by popular usage, shall I say your opinion on the swastika is invalid? See where this is going? Context is everything. And to agree yet also disagree - context is more than just a popularity tally. Look at the level of evil that was commited under that usage in "the West" (why are we quoting this?). That also adds to the contextual stance. I'm not disagreeing with you, just enjoying the fact that people can at least acknowledge context
    1 point
  40. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? Here's a wikipedia link for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika The Swastika didn't start with the Nazis FYI Context matters. Just because there is a social approved association with something, doesn't mean it's always that Just like the color rainbow didn't start with LGBT,....you get the idea I am not sure why you thought I wasn't aware of the history of the Swastika? The fact it is meant only one way 99.9% of the time today especially in the west. Ya, but the world doesn't just consist of the 'West', does it? In fact, there are far more people using the Swastika on a daily basis unaware and unconcerned about what you and people of the 'West' think. So by popular usage, shall I say your opinion on the swastika is invalid? See where this is going? Context is everything.
    1 point
  41. Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, Xbox, Playstation)

    I'm guessing you're going for 1080p right? I think you can run it fine with medium settings. For example here are my specs. Intel i7 6700k @4Ghz 16GB RAM GTX 1070 I've got film grain off and the lensing effect off as well. Two shadow settings are are set to medium and everything else is set to high. I run it fine, good chunk of screen tearing but I can live with it personally.
    1 point
  42. I have 32 GB RAM. The 115 MB extra is just killing me...
    1 point
  43. Microsoft job listing hints at Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows

    With 10X on the way, MS is probably just adding (or replacing) someone to add a few bells and whistles. I wouldn't expect much from this hire.
    1 point
  44. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 gets a $440 price cut on Amazon

    Fixed it. Sorry about that. I keep forgetting that we are in 2021 now.
    1 point
  45. A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

    how about this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
    1 point
  46. Same issue as people using a swastika? WTF? Here's a wikipedia link for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika The Swastika didn't start with the Nazis FYI Context matters. Just because there is a social approved association with something, doesn't mean it's always that Just like the color rainbow didn't start with LGBT,....you get the idea
    1 point
  47. Tesla manufactured more than half a million cars in 2020

    The only electric car we ever hear about on neowin.
    1 point
  48. Desktops Thread: 1Q 2021

    @Wannes Sure, it's just the default wallpaper from KDE Plasma 5.18 'Volna' can be found here https://linuxreviews.org/KDE_Plasma_5.18_Wallpaper_Winner_Announced
    1 point
  49. Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface

    Another thing that's reportedly coming is support for Android apps in the Microsoft Store. Codenamed Project Latte, no one really knows why Microsoft would do this, especially since it killed off its initial attempt at running Android apps, Project Astoria. It's fairly simple actually, especially when you understand why Astoria was killed off. That all started when Win 8 first launched and Microsoft was trying to get Windows Phone 8 going. The idea was UWP would be the equivalent of Cocoa Touch in iOS and Microsoft Store would be their Apple Store. Except - they couldn't motivate anyone to write UWP apps since it was a completely different toolset from Windows (unlike Cocoa Touch which still used macOS underpinnings on iOS). So, the idea was to create Project Astoria for Android and Ironwood for iOS to provide cross-system platforms and allow devs to port (or even run) their apps on Win Phone 8 easily. Then someone (betting it was Sinsofsky) suddenly realised 'crap - then they'll have NO reason to write UWP apps' and shut both projects down. Didn't help. UWP was a flop even on Windows because of the same problem: it was touch centric and incompatible with Win32 toolsets which meant having to write two versions of everything. Eventually they started merging UWP and Win32 - but YEARS too late. Win Phone died for a lack of ecosystem and Win 10 put the nail in UWP's coffin as a Win32 replacement. Which is stalling Win 10 and Win 10 X in tablet environments because devs aren't making touch apps for Win 10 (and, well, Google hates Microsoft). So, finding a way to run Android apps "natively" in Windows gives Microsoft 2/3s of an ecosystem that's compatible with the Duo. They still won't have Google Play Services... but here's the trick... neither do Chinese phones. So, if MSFT comes up with a replacement that's tightly integrated with Windows - donates it to AOSP Android... instant 1.7B customers Google can't touch. Win/win Windows.
    1 point
  50. Can teachers view your deleted search history on a school chrome book?

    in private browsing?
    1 point