When we bought new computers in September from Officeworks they had Windowes 7 installed. There was an offer that came with the purchase which was that we could order Windows 8 for a special price until the end of January 2013, and we could install it on the new comupters.
The offer seemed too good to be true, and as it has turned out, it is too good to be true.
I have been using computers since 1980 with various operating systems and programmes, and in this 30-year period, NOTHING has been as user-unfriendly as Windows 8.
Did Microsoft really think they had something which would be in competition with Apple? If so, they have seriously miscalculated.
It is easy enough to get started, but it is downhill all the way after that.
All one has to do is put Windows 8 into a search engine with one of the problems one is having, and already, in such a short time, people are saying how appallling the system is!
I am thinking of uninstalling Windows 8 and going back to Windows 7, which, after many years of Window XP, was different but accessible.
It reminded me of a children's poem from many years ago which I have changed slightly for reasons which are obvious:
"Win 8 tumbled down the drain;Couldn't scramble out again.
Now it's floating down the sewer,
And there's one Win 8 the fewer."
One thing is for certain and for sure - I will certainly wait to let new operating systems settle down before rushing in to buy because of special offers - which in the light of our experiences did not seem to have been the best decision. Just remember what happened to Windows Vista which was somewhat of a disaster, and probably Windows 8 will prove to be the same!
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