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End User wrote:As a PC gamer I view the Windows Store with utter contempt. Any version of Windows prevents the installation of Steam/Uplay/Origin/etc should be ignored and mocked.
LostCat wrote:End User wrote:As a PC gamer I view the Windows Store with utter contempt. Any version of Windows prevents the installation of Steam/Uplay/Origin/etc should be ignored and mocked.
Talking about 10 S in the context of a gaming machine is missing the boat by about fifty miles. Of course you wouldn't install it on a gaming machine. Nobody would.
Would I use it on my non gaming laptops? Definitely. Because I have other machines for gaming. I might convert my old laptop now that I'm not using it for as much.
DancinJack wrote:Yeah, I think he understands that. Though what he's referring to is your assertion that gaming is something the Windows Store does well. I don't think most people would agree with you considering it's lack of the services already stated.
derFunkenstein wrote:Chrispy_ wrote:Ben Funk is on point.
/flex
sweatshopking wrote:But, those who would benefit will be denied because users like EU are so vocal and believe their use case is the only one that matters.
sweatshopking wrote:S would work great for my grandmother.
sweatshopking wrote:I guess you ditched apple since they require browsers to use the safari engine? any browser can come to windows S, they just have to use the edge engine, in an identical policy to apple. So, hypocrisy?
LostCat wrote:I might convert my old laptop now that I'm not using it for as much.
sweatshopking wrote:My grandmother uses her laptop for two things
Netflix and writing.
Let me know when an iPad gets a real keyboard or a Chromebook gets full office.
Until that happens both those machines are less capable for her use. Plus, she already has a Windows laptop, as do most people. Buying another device is a ridiculous suggestion, when this is free and solves the problems.
sweatshopking wrote:She uses a number of office products, including publisher. Google docs is a sad replacement for word. It's the "Windows store" of office software. You also retain ownership of your stuff made with word. You don't with google docs last i checked.
End User wrote:Edge flat out sucks. Therefore any Edge only flavour of Windows flat out sucks.
What are the specs of that laptop?
DancinJack wrote:Yes, it is SUPER tough to save things to your hard drive from Google Docs. /s
Google Docs is one million times better at being office software than the Windows Store is of providing a real app distribution service. Don't even joke.
sweatshopking wrote:Your confusing "ownership" with "store locally"
Google owns stuff made or stored on their products, just like fb owns stuff put on there. For some people that's a deal breaker.
Sure, it is better. It's still a poor offering in comparison to real ms office.
LostCat wrote:FX-7500 with 6 gigs of RAM and a 64GB SSD.
End User wrote:That was underpowered when it was new although it is still way better than the upcoming Windows 10 on ARM laptops.
sweatshopking wrote:Let me know when an iPad gets a real keyboard
sweatshopking wrote:or a Chromebook gets full office.
LostCat wrote:End User wrote:That was underpowered when it was new although it is still way better than the upcoming Windows 10 on ARM laptops.
When it was new it had a better IGP than 90% of cheap laptops (if not 100%.) It's still a great build for casual use. The screen sucks, but that was normal.
End User wrote:Which features of Word can your grandmother not do without?
Captain Ned wrote:End User wrote:Which features of Word can your grandmother not do without?
This is not a features issue, this is a UI issue. Having tended to an 80-something mother-in-law, the UI must not only be "stable", but MUST NEVER CHANGE to make the user experience the least possibly painful for the intended user.
SSK would likely do better to find a copy of Office 97, ditch the ribbon, and set Grammy up for life on something that will never change and will not require retraining.
Someday, when you're eating a pureed hamburger through a straw, you'll grok this.
Captain Ned wrote:SSK would likely do better to find a copy of Office 97
Captain Ned wrote:Someday, when you're eating a pureed hamburger through a straw, you'll grok this.
End User wrote:Cinebench R15 scores of 55 (single) and 153 (multi).
End User wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Someday, when you're eating a pureed hamburger through a straw, you'll grok this.
When that day comes (soon, so very soon) I sure as heck won’t be pining for Office 97.
just brew it! wrote:End User wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Someday, when you're eating a pureed hamburger through a straw, you'll grok this.
When that day comes (soon, so very soon) I sure as heck won’t be pining for Office 97.
LibreOffice is the obvious solution for anyone worried about confusing UI changes. They haven't made any substantial changes to the UI since... what? The Office 97 days?