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HP to prominently sell PCs with Windows 7, with the OS 'back by popular demand'
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article published on 20 January, 2014
HP, the world's second largest PC maker, has begun emailing customers that "Windows 7 is back" as an option for those looking to buy new PCs.
The new promotion comes along with "$150 in savings" and the PC maker claims the operating system is "back by popular demand."
By heading over to the HP desktop PC section, all computers are set to Windows 7 by default, with Windows 8.1 only ... [ read the full article ]
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ddp
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20. January 2014 @ 10:51 |
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ouch for ms.
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20. January 2014 @ 14:01 |
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kinda surreal isnt it?
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dEwMe
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20. January 2014 @ 16:03 |
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It's MS stinker for sure. HP has some balls being so in their face about it though. I remember back when MS could give a brand some grief for stepping out of line.
Just my $0.02,
dEwMe
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GryphB
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20. January 2014 @ 19:12 |
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I'll take a few.
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21. January 2014 @ 01:17 |
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I'm surprised it took this long for someone to do this.
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sikosrus
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21. January 2014 @ 10:15 |
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Originally posted by Azuran:
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to do this.
My thoughts exactly Azuran. Now if more would include operating disk it would be in the right direction
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hearme0
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21. January 2014 @ 12:35 |
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The fact that this has to be re-announced or even brought to any attention is sad. Windows 8 was NEVER a viable 'desktop' replacement! Windows 7 should have NEVER BEEN pulled from being an option for new PCs.
Windows 9 announced in April though!
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SProdigy
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21. January 2014 @ 12:49 |
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Windows 7 is going to have a long life span like XP did. Why? Because it just works.
And who is the genius that got rid of the Start Menu? SMH
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ddp
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21. January 2014 @ 14:23 |
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SProdigy, not genius but village idiot.
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SProdigy
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21. January 2014 @ 14:25 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
SProdigy, not genius but village idiot.
I stand corrected by your brilliant comment! ;-)
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xnonsuchx
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21. January 2014 @ 16:10 |
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Originally posted by dEwMe:
It's MS stinker for sure. HP has some balls being so in their face about it though. I remember back when MS could give a brand some grief for stepping out of line.
MS isn't as bad an Intel, though...paying makers (like Dell) to only use their CPUs, telling retailers to put all AMD-based computers 'in back' and inform customers that they have compatibility issues (if not also trying to pay them not to carry AMD-based computers entirely), and ridiculing AMD's 64-bit CPUs until they had their own consumer 64-bit CPUs ready.
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hearme0
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22. January 2014 @ 12:19 |
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Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
Originally posted by dEwMe:
It's MS stinker for sure. HP has some balls being so in their face about it though. I remember back when MS could give a brand some grief for stepping out of line.
MS isn't as bad an Intel, though...paying makers (like Dell) to only use their CPUs, telling retailers to put all AMD-based computers 'in back' and inform customers that they have compatibility issues (if not also trying to pay them not to carry AMD-based computers entirely), and ridiculing AMD's 64-bit CPUs until they had their own consumer 64-bit CPUs ready.
Yeah......that does suck! Shady too!
My next build will be an AMD FX9590. I've been an Intel guy for a long time but now I'm gonna give the other half a try. AMD might require more power but it outperforms Intel in just about every benchmark.
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samdun3
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24. January 2014 @ 23:22 |
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HP has been really great since 1939. Go Meg!
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ddp
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25. January 2014 @ 11:13 |
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1939?
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25. January 2014 @ 23:53 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
1939?
Bill Hewlett [8] and Dave Packard graduated with degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935. The company originated in a garage in nearby Palo Alto during a fellowship they had with a past professor, Frederick Terman at Stanford during the Great Depression. Terman was considered a mentor to them in forming Hewlett-Packard.[9] In 1939, Packard and Hewlett established Hewlett-Packard (HP) in Packard's garage with an initial capital investment of US$538.[10] Hewlett and Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.[11] HP incorporated on August 18, 1947, and went public on November 6, 1957.
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26. January 2014 @ 20:19 |
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Originally posted by 2oldGeek:
Originally posted by ddp:
1939?
Bill Hewlett [8] and Dave Packard graduated with degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935. The company originated in a garage in nearby Palo Alto during a fellowship they had with a past professor, Frederick Terman at Stanford during the Great Depression. Terman was considered a mentor to them in forming Hewlett-Packard.[9] In 1939, Packard and Hewlett established Hewlett-Packard (HP) in Packard's garage with an initial capital investment of US$538.[10] Hewlett and Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.[11] HP incorporated on August 18, 1947, and went public on November 6, 1957.
wouldve figured you would know this,having been around at the time and all.LOL
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26. January 2014 @ 20:31 |
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Originally posted by aldan:
wouldve figured you would know this,having been around at the time and all.LOL
Yeah, I was around when Christ was still a corporal...... 
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26. January 2014 @ 21:28 |
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Thats cowboy pilgrim.
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26. January 2014 @ 21:33 |
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No, when cowboys die they don't go to heaven - they go to Dallas...
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6. February 2014 @ 09:18 |
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I think Micro$oft missed the mark by not providing their customer base with choice. While the Metro interface can be easy to use, it is a radical change from their earlier versions of the OS. This radical change created a very steep learning curve. They would have been better off keeping the Start button, and slowly introducing the Metro interface. Allowing users to try it on their own could have resulted in more buy-in and acceptance from their user base. It could have resulted in a "wow factor". But by forcing it, all they created was a significant amount of resentment, as users asked "How the hell do I 'X' out of this damn thing?"
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