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Originally Posted by pompousjohn
Got a new SSD for my primary desktop workstation, and I was thinking it would be a good time to do a clean OS install, so the question is what OS. The choices are Windows 7 or Windows 8. Linux is a great idea but I don't have time to learn new software for every damn thing I do.
I don't really do any heavy lifting with it except occasionally transcode video for my paysites.
I also have a lot of games in my Steam account and I have this dream that someday I will have time to play them, hopefully before I am too old to enjoy them.
So mostly its webmail, spreadsheeting, IM and quickbooks.
I tried windows 8 and it was pretty much unimpressive in every imaginable way. An arbitrary learning curve with no payoff, whose slogan should be "do everything you do now, just with a greater degree of difficulty, uncertainty and clunkiness"
So I am leaning heavily towards sticking with Windows 7.
What do you guys think?
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Go with win8.1 if your hardware supports it, its quite easy to use (install Modern-Mix so you can still X open apps)
It's also faster. It took VdBucks a year to convince me so he gave me a copy and I actually enjoy it now that my hardware is compatible.
You can also install win8 using usb flash drive with secure mode, so your OS is secured.