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   From: hgxrp@yahoo.com   
      
   "Tim Rude"  wrote in message   
   news:kaqs3f$35f$1@dont-email.me...   
   > "Bert"  wrote in message   
   > news:XnsA12DA66586A0AVeebleFetzer@216.196.97.142...   
   >> In news:mho1d8pttbketmb4d9abm1da1at6hgo0ut@4ax.com "Ken Blake, MVP"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> You do *not* have to use the Modern/Metro interface, and if you don't,   
   >>> it's hardly distinguishable from Windows 7,   
   >>   
   >> So, what's the "value add" from Windows 8 for people who use their PCs   
   >> for more than children's games?   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> bert@iphouse.com St. Paul, MN   
   >   
   > Not much that I can see.   
      
   >   
   > It seems to start and shut down a little bit quicker (once you can find   
   > the shut down option), and I thought the on-the-fly benchmarking when   
   > copying files was kinda neat. But otherwise, meh.   
   >   
   > The wasted drive space from having all of the duplicated metro cr'apps is   
   > a downer. And if you don't run something like Start8 to give you back a   
   > sensible desktop and start menu, it's a nightmare.   
      
   I believe that I read that 8 does not contain a compatability mode.  Not   
   good.  I'm still running Office Professional '95 & 97 (all legal, by the   
   way).  My Word and Excel work just fine in OpenOffice.  Tried Access, but   
   having difficulty.  Since retiring, don't really need it anymore.   
      
   HankG   
      
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