Arainach

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   by Arainach 12y ago

   Does it, though? Even if you can't eliminate something, making it prohibitively difficult has an impact. In my younger days, at LAN parties where people could just pass around the installer of a game almost no one bought most of the
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   by Arainach 13y ago

   Windows 7 had lower system requirements than Windows Vista. Windows 8 and 8.1 have the same system requirements as Windows 7, and in my experience often use less resources (presumably as part of their focus on mobile/tablet scenarios)
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   by Arainach 13y ago

   Huh? I think you're off by a decade. Microsoft burned a lot of reputation by letting IE stagnate between 2001 (IE6) and 2011 (IE9), but at the time IE5 and IE6 shipped, they were legitimately faster, more compliant, and all-around be
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   by Arainach 13y ago

   Windows 7 shipped in 2009. You're comparing a current product to one that's 4 years old. For reference, both of your complaints are addressed in Windows 8/8.1.
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   by Arainach 13y ago

   Are we supposed to be surprised by this? Look at desktop sales numbers versus laptop and mobile sales numbers. Which one would YOU focus on?
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   by Arainach 14y ago

   So this researcher went from notifying Linksys to open disclosure to the internet after only a month? That hardly seems responsible.