“Hi, I’m Steve and I bought Windows 8.”
Hi, Steve
“I admit it. I fell for the hype. It wasn’t the touch screen, or the applications. I believed the stories that it was more stable and faster than Windows 7.”
How many copies of Windows 8 did you get?
“Well, my daughter’s computer was new enough that when we upgraded hers to Windows 8 it only cost $14.99.”
So only one copy? Come on, you can tell us.
“She seemed to like it, so I installed it on three other computers”
So you inflicted Windows 8 on four innocent computers?
“They had this great price! It was new technology!”
What happened next?
“Some of my hardware wasn’t compatible with Windows 8. Some of my programs wouldn’t work. I had to uninstall it from one computer.”
And did that work?
“{Sob} I couldn’t find the Vista reinstallation disk, so I had to go back to Windows XP! {Sob}”
And the other computers?
“I have to uninstall Windows 8 and reinstall Windows 7 on one computer. One is sort of kind of working. My daughter won’t speak to me! I don’t know if it’s because of her computer or just one of her mood swings!”
Well, don’t worry, you’re among friends. We’ll help you get through this.
“Thank you. I really needed that.”
Now let’s talk with this nice couple over here. Please introduce yourselves.
“Hi, I’m Bill, and this is my Melinda. We didn’t buy Windows 8 – the company I used to, uh, work for, sent us copies for free.”
Hi, Bill and Melinda.
Thank you for the warning. I’ll save my 14.99. This is a travesty the the public gets sucked into all to often. software that does not work and is always upgrading to a new level of incompetence. The W8A upgrade forces everyone else to change to so everybody else upgrades there software too.
I get on the internet to read not watch videos. I have been using AOL since 1993, currently the written word has been mostly replaced by video and the huffington post. I have to find something better to read not watch. Too much advertising and too little content. I maybe slow but not that slow to have sound bytes without depth, misleading bylines that take you into oblivion of trash.
I love your blog, it has depth and something to ponder keep it up at least I can enjoy a few words from time to time.
Thank you ,
Tom
Ha, humor is a good foil for frustration. You are proving me right, though – I just had to buy a new laptop so I made sure to snag one with Windows 7.