Call me an old timer or any other epithet.. I find Windows XP (sp3) to be the peak, the pinnacle of Microsoft’s invention of the GUI operating system. Every system since is a decline, one worse then the previous.
I’ve followed every version since Windows1!! Most in the line were some sort of step forward somewhat, some were complete disasters (ME), being in a rush to develop a something while skipping over major, important areas. XP is the most versatile, useful system for work, home, (play r”l), business, etc. Everything “klaps”, neat, organized.
Then, in their quest to ‘modernize’, they came out with the next ones, Vista (another disaster), the twenty or so variations of Windows 7, and then the major failure of Windows 8.
They have completely done away with the concept of using a computer for work!! Today’s systems are solely geared for entertainment, media and play. Three dimension, four dimension… realistic.. virtual.. live.. animated… More and more, faster and faster, bigger and bigger, clearer and clearer.. to hear, see and feel the movie with all the body and soul.
So in their quest to outdo themselves, they have failed the working sector big time. FAILED.. FAILED.. FAILED..