Actually the idea was to play on the one branding idea. One operating system to rule them all. Xbox one. One drive etc. when you consider the fact that windows 8.1 is actualy windows 6.3 the version number doesn't matter much any way. Hth
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+jgrimsby=roadrunner....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of David via Talk Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:27 PM To: Bud Schwab; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: which version of windows should I get Well, for your information, Windows 9 simply does not work at all. Reason? It does not exist. Microsoft lost their abacus when they were to release the next version after Windows 8.1, and hence found it much easier to start from afresh, which means Windows 10. Smiles. Just wanted to clarify that one point. If you ever can get a Win7, I would much recommend that - over the 8-series. I had so much trouble with both Win8 and 8.1, that I parked that whole computer altogether. Admittedly, that was with an earlier version of the screen reader as well, so things seemingly have got much better as time moved on. But the 8-series do have their learning curve, and even sighted people complained enough to have Microsoft partially change their mind. It all depends on whether you want to pick up on that curve, or if you want to go with something that is more in line with what you have been used to. Besides, according to what I hear and read, the Win10 interface may partially take you one step back to the feel of Win7. Since it is going to be released in the not too far off future, maybe no need to hazzle around learning the steep curve of Win8, only to find yourself having to go back to a more familiar touch when Win10 is hitting the market. Just some thoughts. David On 2/25/2015 5:24 PM, Bud Schwab via Talk wrote: > Hi Gang, > > I am currently using windows 7 64 bit, but my computer is about to > fail on me and I am going to get a new one. I'm familiar with windows > 7 64 bit but don't even know if it's available any more on a new > computer. My question is, of the versions of windows available today, > 8, 9, and 10, is there one of them that works best with windoweyes? I > have the latest version of wineyes. Thanks for any input. > Thanks. > > > Bud Schwab > W 6 Z Y P > Malibu, California > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%4 0hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/jgrimsby%40roa drunner.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
