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> Windows 8 will be the most secure Microsoft OS ever. Ever. Never again will Microsoft create any software product as secure as Windows 8. It will be the pinn
by Derbasti 15y ago
> Windows 8 will be the most secure Microsoft OS ever.
Ever. Never again will Microsoft create any software product as secure as Windows 8. It will be the pinnacle of human software engineering and it's all downhill from there.
Seriously though, 'ever' is such a strong word...
- droz 15y agoI'm surprised they let that slip by too. I would have expected 'to date' instead.
- baddox 15y agoThat's a common usage though, right? Apple's press release for the iPhone 3GS claimed it would make gaming "better than ever" and taking pictures "easier than ever." Sometimes, it's made explicit that we're talking about the past ("you've never seen anything better"), but even without making it explicit the meaning is clear. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/06/08Apple-Announces-the-New-iPhone-3GS-The-Fastest-Most-Powerful-iPhone-Yet.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/06/08Apple-Announces-th...
- Derbasti 15y agoThey are actually using future with 'ever'. As far as I know, the future 'ever' is relating to all future events. In contrast, Apple is using the present tense or the past tense 'ever', which would relate to all past events. I guess you could use the two versions interchangeably without confusing too many people. Then again, good writing probably wouldn't.