[ubuntu-uk] Windows 10 - Still a disaster zone.

[Gareth France]

On 02/08/15 21:07, Barry Drake wrote:
> I had Windows7 on a removable drive in a caddy on my desktop.  A couple
> of days ago, I downloaded the Win 10 iso and did the free upgrade.  the
> install process is painfully slow - but it worked.  I was surprised MS
> allowed me to do it!  Windows 10 itself is much much better than I
> expected.  I haven't tried to install anything - if I did, I doubt I'd
> use the 'shop'.
> Next time I fire it up, I'll try installing something.
> Going from Win 7 to Win 10 changes the reg. number - and Microsoft
> doesn't make it easy to retrieve it.  It's in the registry with the
> characters written in Ascii-hex.  I think I got mine back OK, but I will
> try one of the downloadable apps that get it back, next time I fire
> Windows up (not for a few months, hopefully!).
>
> Back on topic, I am delighted that Wine now installs and works properly
> in Wily.  I have been using Mint for a while, and am glad to be back
> with Ubuntu at last!
>
> Regards,        Barry.

The feeling I get when using Windows is very much that I am using a 
product still designed to be installed off floppy disk with many patches 
bringing it into the 21st century like some sort of software jenga! 
Linux comes across as having sat down at some point and said 'ok, we 
need to integrate this internet thing' and because the whole workflow 
has been considered the solution is much, much more sane, elegant and 
painless.

Yes, on first glance Win 10 seems to be better than 8 but it's still so 
painfully slow. The win 8 machines I have seen are all unusable, my old 
laptop I retired runs quicker! I don't think this is going to win any 
hearts, it still suffers from all the same bugs I have been complaining 
about since win 95!