Thomas, You're talking to a wall. Would it be appropriate to blackhole this thread at this time? It's reached the point where it's simply not productive.
Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Dark, > > Well, the thing is, and here is my over all point, there are actual > benefits in upgrading. Even if you refuse to consider them > benefits.They exist. > > Take security for example. The older an OS it is the morechances a > cracker or virus maker has to discover its weaknesses and can exploit > them. When Microsoft stops making their critical updates XP will be > fair game for every virus and cracker in the known universe. Maybe you > will be one of the people exploited, maybe not, but its an unnecessary > risk you are taking by not updating to a newer and hopefully more > secure operating system. So in terms of security alone there is some > benefit in upgrading. > > Take User Account Control. I know a lot of people don't like it, think > it is a pain in the butt, but it helps safeguard your PC from viruses > and other malware by informing you if a program is trying to access > some part of your OS it should not be or doing some other action UAC > thinks is potentially dangerous. Maybe you don't care, but I do so I > use it. > > The other issue is bug fixes and such. Maybe a certain bug will effect > you, maybe not, but I can see XP users not being able to get newer > updates for things like DirectX and over time that could be a big > problem. Especially, if developers such as myself begin using things > like XInput, XAudio2, and other newer components for Windows 7/8 and > the XP versions are no longer updated along with the ones for newer > platforms. So there might be some benefit in upgrading there as well. > > I know for a fact you have mentioned on list many times about XP's > user accounts screwing up on you. Well, that is in part the fault of > using an older OS. I don't know of anyone running Windows 7 or Windows > 8 experiencing the bugs and problems with user accounts you have > mentioned so that might be a benefit in upgrading too. The point being > is you are so certain Windows 7 and Windows 8 holds no benefit to you > that I think you are overlooking some actual benefits out of some > personal biased towards anything and everything that isn't XP. So be > it. I've said my piece. I didn't intend for this thread to go viral > like this anyway. > > Cheers! > > > On 9/12/13, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > > Well Tom in that case lets stick with xp. If something is of no actual > > bennifit why use it? :D. > > > > Actually in fairness this isn't your fault, it's microsoft's for > creating an > > > > upgrade that actually doesn't do anything better. > > > > But your right in that everything has been said so this conversation > might > > as well stop. > > > > however I have explained why, if my xp desktop broke tomorrow I'd likely > > still buy another xp machine, and not upgrade windows. > > > > Beware the grue! > > > > Dark. > > > > > > --- > > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
