Microsoft has no plans to ever leave Windows 10. It is like macosx with minor annual updates. MS makes no promises but states no Windows 11 team nor plans for one unless a need arises.

This is the best of both worlds as post XP world has split comouting. One hates change and if ain't broke don't fix it etc. Other wants mobile and cloud features added.

So MS will make money by app store, azure, office 365, onedrive, and other add ons via a service model.

So I see no problems.

No Hairys point is that linux lacks an abi based on theological arguments from RMS. I posted similar sentiments on neowin.net which is windows fanboy land and still saw the foaming of the mouths on how they had it all so much better than 98 the last ones these users used.

Windows Vista and later have a driver model that makes it harder to crash and be as buggy compared to XP too. Fail backs and other features.

Add forks to X with Xorg using a different config file than xfree86. SystemD replacing init scriprs and shit breaks left and right!

I quit linux in 2011 for these reasons and was already dual booting for 5 years prior until I gave up the linux obsession and 7 finally being what Windows should have been. It is 2015 and vm technology lime hyperV and virtual box are free for non server use. Linux running on them is fine enough for me on a 4 core 8 threaded system with raid ssds.

Yes

Yep. I am sure XP will work wonderfully on 4k screens, tablets, uefi sysyems, etc.

It most certainly is.

At this moment of time I am replacing a motherboard. Will Windows 7 even boot off it? NO!

No efi support or I should say limited and no I do not even mean secure boot. I am talking usb 3 which Windows 7 doesn't support. USB 2 in efi? No support or very limited. Sata in uefi mode? Nope. Exotic. Need 3rd party driver.

Windows 7 will boot if you turn on csm aka compatibility support module which trashes your boot time.

This next statement is more controversial but important for non slashdotters ... not everyone uses or wants a desktop pc. No tablet support. MS surface is gaining popularity and so are Lenovo yogas, dell venues, etc. Consumers want portability, apps, programs, and super long battery life.

6 years is a long time in technology. Things change.

Like XP before it Windows 7 is great for the hardware designed for it. Old school bios, no uefi, usb2, no 4k scaling, etc. Meanwhile as quad core atoms and future intel SC move more components into hardware and rely on firmware ala Uefi Windows 10 and later will be better.

Right now Windows 8.1 is faster on a newer build because you don't need to disable intel smart connect and turn on CSM and use 3rd party drivers that auto launch just to get Windows 7 to work at all

I will say this. I HATE the look of flat, pastel, chromeless windows, and blinding white and nursery school colors. I miss aero and I am playing with glass8 :-(

That is my only complaint but this is the new thing designers do today and that is not ms specific. Many refuse to hire anyone with a portfolio with skuemorphic design. ugh.

But I broke myself in and it's fine. I realized I just hated change because 7 was so awesome for it's. But it is 2015. If your 2010 era machine still works keep using 7. XP users held onto their clunkers for years. Everyone else will move forward

Especially if an intern set it up

I am the grandposter.

I am conservative in alot of areas libertarian leaning. I used to be a Democrat and went to church as a child and had lots of problems and confusion with this topic of Jerry Falwell.

Here is the history which no one can answer. Why is God republican in today's A merica?

Jimmy Carter was the 1st evangelical president in 1976. How did his base betray him just 4 years later and practically worshipped Reagan? It wasn't always like this as Pope Francis is extremely religious and borderline socialis too! He follows Jesus in acts closer than any pope.

My mocking point is by aligning with everything the Republican party as God willed is strange. Jesus did heal and support the poor and said you can't love both God and money. Look it up?

By being far right and fearing global warming as anti biblical because Exxon said so and Christianity and the gop being joined this is hypocrisy and dangerous.

Jimmy carter should have created a religious left. Not destroyed his party for the church goers

These scary views of global warming and evolution are causing people to burn for eternity in hell for not believing in GOD!!

We need a pro God president to change the culture of this country so people stop thinking for themselves! It is only a matter of time before we anger him by voting for things Jesus did like providing healthcare and support for the poor and sick and our nation will fear his wrath.

We here at Megacorp are a family friendly company. We decided as a right to work state to cancel your position. No reason at all. We reserve the right to cancel and I assure you it had really nothing to do that my boss is a prominent support of prop 8. But this has no professional meaning as you are let go for no reason as a voluntary contract etc.

Delete and recreate your ff profile?

Sqlite gets corrupted amd data forked each time it opens Ala windows registry rot in similar fashion. Mozilla stores this with that rdbms.

Let me know if this fixes it?

How can that be legal?

What if she went to a bar? What if it was a lesbian bar?

I know some states make it legal to discriminate agaisn't gays but I have a feeling there has to be some law agaisn't this unless it was a contract. Is this really a contract or just some agreement?

I would be interested to hear from a lawyer?

I have turned liberal/socialist to fairly conservative over my 15 years on Slashdot. However, as often as I favor an empoyer right to hire and fire this seems not right. I wonder if 24/7 compensation laws kick into effect. After all if an employer makes you do something 24 hours a day does not the employer need to compensate?

Actually MS is doing just what you want. Windows 10 is the next XP but will have updates as some of us get new hardware want modern browsers etc.

Times change man in this field. Virtualization means your grandkids will use IE 6

Perhaps there are millions of reasons why you are receiving spam and weird things?

Arstechnica above has a half dozen security issues related to it. It is so bad at this stage I would not recommend anyone use it as the plugins are not updated even if the core is which means full security exploit season. Especially if your programmer wrote them in 2011 and is no longer around and you have +40 security exploits and sql injections. Like IE 6 it needs to be avoided at all costs.

Stop using that security nightmare.

PLEASE!

IE 6 and XP with pre service pack 2 had less security exploits for crying out loud. No IT professional should trust it as arstechnica and others have a 0 day posted every other month.

You forget the most stressful ones.

The ones not in IT but pms, vps, management, and users who view you as a peon cost center and are happy to file a complaint the second you push back at unreasonable requests. After all they pay your salary! We need results and not complainers and if you won't do it due to my lack of planning then I will find someone who will!

Twice I was so angry I almost quit my job. However, during the great recession I took several month contract jobs so HR views me as a job hopper. Last thing I need is quit less than a year on my resume. Grrrh!

If I did not have bills or could move on due to that several year gap I would in such environments.

In time I will after my 3 years. Lesson for assholes in management are do not be surprised to see a mass exodus during boom times. No one owes me a job yes but no one owes you service either. Works both ways