The End of Windows XP

[notyoueither]

Yeah, you could do that. If it never, ever, ever, ever is connected to the internet then you could safely continue to use XP. We're talking not even connected to a network which is connected to the internet though so what's the point? Either junk that ancient beast or just install a different operating system (again, linux would work well even on really old computers).

To use it for software that runs fine on XP and doesn't on newer OS's, like games. Duh?

[Nikolai]

Only games I can't get to run on Win7 and onwards, are old 16bit games. Those can be run in a virtual machine if needed, no need to keep the old trainwreck that is XP.

[onodera]

Good ****ing riddance.

We just expunged GDI+ from our codebase and replaced it with Direct2D. DirectX9 has been replaced by 10.1.

Life is good again.

Is Direct2D supported in .net the way GDI+ is (through System.Drawing)?

[Asher]

Not sure how it integrates with .NET. We use it via C++.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Hello Linux Mint, perhaps Steam OS once it is released to the public. (on two PC's, two are Win 7 until the end of support )

[Imran Siddiqui]

It's nice that they admitted they totally ****ed up and even fired Steve Balmer over it because the **** up was huge but I still can't forgive them. Win8 will still be a worthless piece of crap even if it because a marginally more useful piece of crap because normal people can now actually understand how to use basic functions once again. I seriously hate this new Samsung laptop my work has foisted upon me and would gladly burn it in the night fires to appease R'hllor and I don't even like R'hllor.

I'm glad you are admitting you are a moron who can't figure out what my tech deficient friends had few problems with.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Win 8 is just pointless on the desktop.

No positives for majority of desktop users and the main difference is being faced with an interface that you need to disable. Even if the annoyance is slight, why would you want to spend the money on that?

[Berzerker]

so do I struggle onward with xp until the crap crashes me into upgrading to win 7 or 8?

I'm ignorant about the tech stuff so switching to linux or something else is probably beyond my means

does win 8 handle civ games okay?

[Imran Siddiqui]

This thread is Exhibit A of why we shouldn't let libertarians (like Berz) run ****.

[Geronimo]

This thread is Exhibit A of why we shouldn't let libertarians (like Berz) run ****.

People who are ignorant with respect to tech issues shouldn't be allowed to run ****? What fraction of the modern leaders whom you respect do you really think even know what windows 8 is let alone attempt to solicit opinions about the relative virtues of various available OSs? Do you really think most of them are even a tiny smidgen of tech savvy?

[Imran Siddiqui]

If any potential world leader is still running Windows XP, impeach their ass

[Berzerker]

This thread is Exhibit A of why we shouldn't let libertarians (like Berz) run ****.

as a libertarian, I dont wanna run ****

you know, the invisible hand?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Invisible hand of the welfare state

[Berzerker]

dont wanna run that either

[OneFootInTheGrave]

so do I struggle onward with xp until the crap crashes me into upgrading to win 7 or 8?

I'm ignorant about the tech stuff so switching to linux or something else is probably beyond my means

does win 8 handle civ games okay?

In principle ( ) it should be as easy to install as any flavour of windows, and for regular use (internet/media/some gaming) it is a very similar experience. Probably the same amount of fuss (or less) than learning where are things on the ribbon, ie going from MS Office 2003 to 2007...