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--- rb:whywin10isworse [13/02/2026 13:53] – [Time to switch] andrew
+++ rb:whywin10isworse [16/02/2026 19:01] (current) – andrew
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-====== Why windows 10 is even worse ======
+====== Why windows 10 is even worse then 7, 8 or 9 ======
+Plenty to write here, just not formatted it as I want yet.
+Where did windows 9 go? Reasons I can find include calling it "9" would get confused with 95 or 98 and cause software install errors, so because m$ can't write a regex to distinguish, they had to miss a version number.
+Or
+Windows seems to only be successful every other release. They're skipping 9 to get back onto even numbered releases being popular. (From Reddit). I can believe this, windows 11 is terrible. Clearly windows 12 will be perfect and windows 13 will just be unlucky for all of us.
+Or
+"Windows 10 will be our most comprehensive platform ever," Terry Myerson, head of the operating systems group, explained. "It wouldn't be right to call it Windows 9, While the multi-tile based interface of Windows 8 worked well enough on phones and tablets, desktop users found it a struggle." (BBC news website).  So skipping 9, will make us all forget 8? I already have, I never had to even log in to it once.
-Plenty to write here, just not made it public yet.
 I'm forced to use windows at work for now, at home I'm 100% Linux based, so writing about windows without risking comparing it to something much better is not easy.
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 Well, at least have a fancy icon either for all directories or none. I thought the idea of icons was to distinguish directories and different file types? Where did consistency of case go for names too?
-Is "Documents" a directory or a file? Looks like a fike to me from the icon. (Ok, if you are a Unix smart arse, directories are files...)
+Is "Documents" a directory or a file? Looks like a file to me from the icon. (Ok, if you are a Unix smart arse, directories are files...)
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 Supposing you want to change a network setting, a network related icon would be where you would look wouldn't you? Maybe an ethernet or WiFi symbol? WRONG!! Nil points. Look for a picture of a computer monitor, and instead of finding display properties or something similar, you will find network settings. Logical or what! If you want to change your display settings, look for the Wifi icon. Just joking! Or maybe not.....
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+- Major OS update!! windows 11 has changed the side of the monitor it shows the mouse icon on!! {{rb:mouseupdate-w11.jpg?200 |}}
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-If you have an older pc which cannot be "upgraded", search for articles about a real upgrade of your OS to Linux. I've used it as a desktop system for 20 years and if you have an open mind, I'd recommend it without hesitation.
+If you have an older pc which cannot be "upgraded", search for articles about a real upgrade of your OS to Linux. I've used it as a desktop system for 20 years and if you have an open mind, I'd recommend it without hesitation, it's not scary as microsoft would have you believe and it won't spy on what you are doing.
 [[https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/windows-10-s-demise-could-be-linux-s-gain-if-the-flood-of-defectors-is-anything-to-go-by/ar-AA1OP12c|Windows 10's demise could be Linux's gain if the flood of defectors is anything to go by.]]
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-The Windows 11 Crisis Is Worse Than You Think [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB0_3yi_KN4]], it doesn't even know if you want to really trash your files or recycle them into something more useful:-
+The Windows 11 Crisis Is Worse Than You Think [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB0_3yi_KN4]].
+{{:undefined:trash_or_recycle.jpg?200 |}}windows 11 doesn't even know if you want to really trash your files (see icon) or recycle them into something more useful, but at least the nice round edges to windows are pretty.
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