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That's how light bulbs actually worked way back when. And now you have practically light bulbs that live for 10+ years and are 10 times more energy efficient.

That's how light bulbs actually worked way back when. And now you have practically light bulbs that live for 10+ years and are 10 times more energy efficient. Remember when you had to reinstall windows XP every few months? Yeah, i haven't reinstalled my windows since windows 8 came out. I've done upgrade to 8.1, 10, 10 CU without re-installation or "refresh".

giancarlostoro 9y ago
Even with Vidta and 7 I never had to reinstall my OS. I had the same Windowd 7 install from 2012 till 2015 ~ and I think I stopped because I wanted to use Linux from then on instead.
cjsuk 9y ago
This is lost on me because I’ve had to reinstall Windows 10 twice this year. Boot loop and latent network on a Thinkpad T440. Before that, I did it once a year going back to NT3.51
olyjohn 9y ago
Is that because Windows is better, or you're just better at dealing with it? XPs big problem was IE and malware infections, other than that it was as reliable as any current version of Windows today. Once you have to manage 3500 PCs and you see the same stupid issues coming up over and over, you realize it's not really any better. Computer stores may not be as busy cleaning malware from desktops and laptops, but my team is every bit as busy cleaning up bad updates, fixing BSODs and trying to find documentation that doesn't exist for whatever feature was released last week.
userbinator 9y ago
That's how light bulbs actually worked way back when. And now you have practically light bulbs that live for 10+ years and are 10 times more energy efficient. I'll have to disagree: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/t...
katastic 9y ago
Your analogy is pretty hilarious when you realize old light bulbs last WAY longer because they're not as bright and there are old bulbs over 100 years old still glowing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest-lasting_light_bulbs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest-lasting_light_bulbs
PeachPlum 9y ago
The lightbulb manufacturers colluded to stop marketing based on lamplife. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

giancarlostoro 9y ago

Even with Vidta and 7 I never had to reinstall my OS. I had the same Windowd 7 install from 2012 till 2015 ~ and I think I stopped because I wanted to use Linux from then on instead.

cjsuk 9y ago

This is lost on me because I’ve had to reinstall Windows 10 twice this year. Boot loop and latent network on a Thinkpad T440. Before that, I did it once a year going back to NT3.51

olyjohn 9y ago

Is that because Windows is better, or you're just better at dealing with it? XPs big problem was IE and malware infections, other than that it was as reliable as any current version of Windows today. Once you have to manage 3500 PCs and you see the same stupid issues coming up over and over, you realize it's not really any better. Computer stores may not be as busy cleaning malware from desktops and laptops, but my team is every bit as busy cleaning up bad updates, fixing BSODs and trying to find documentation that doesn't exist for whatever feature was released last week.

userbinator 9y ago

That's how light bulbs actually worked way back when. And now you have practically light bulbs that live for 10+ years and are 10 times more energy efficient. I'll have to disagree: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/t...

katastic 9y ago

Your analogy is pretty hilarious when you realize old light bulbs last WAY longer because they're not as bright and there are old bulbs over 100 years old still glowing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest-lasting_light_bulbs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest-lasting_light_bulbs

PeachPlum 9y ago

The lightbulb manufacturers colluded to stop marketing based on lamplife. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel