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Windows XP support ends today
« on: April 08, 2014, 07:26:28 PM »
Today marks the end of an era.  The day when XP, one of the most popular windows operating systems to date, is no longer supported.


Let us take a moment to remember the love and frustration it brought us.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2014, 07:38:42 PM »
NOTHING TO SEE HERE. IGNORE RAMA SET.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2014, 07:39:49 PM »
Grannies everywhere will be shocked and appalled that they can no longer call an Indian man to remote into their computer and help them load online scrabble for free.

Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2014, 08:07:26 PM »
I only use it to play old computer games.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2014, 08:20:20 PM »
Will be installing Debian on mum's computer on Saturday.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2014, 09:30:58 PM »
Everything changes today.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2014, 11:03:21 PM »
Will be installing Debian on mum's computer on Saturday.

I hope your mum likes learning obscure code to do simple tasks. 

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2014, 11:04:44 PM »
Will be installing Debian on mum's computer on Saturday.

Ubuntu is more noob friendly.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2014, 11:10:23 PM »
He is one of those, "Ubuntu is evil because Stallman and stuff" people. 

Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2014, 11:18:13 PM »
Your program is very attractive, but I value my freedom more. So my mother rejects your program.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2014, 12:54:42 PM »
Will be installing Debian on mum's computer on Saturday.

Ubuntu is more noob friendly.
Doesn't matter. She won't be doing anything that requires any knowledge. Shouldn't matter what distro you use when all you need is a working web browser to browse facebook and look at cat videos/pictures with.
He is one of those, "Ubuntu is evil because Stallman and stuff" people. 
No, but Debian is the only distro I'm familiar with.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2014, 01:24:52 PM »
Will be installing Debian on mum's computer on Saturday.

Ubuntu is more noob friendly.

But Ubuntu is just a bloated Debian.

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2014, 01:32:51 PM »
With evil added. 

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2014, 01:34:57 PM »
The bloat itself is already evil.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2014, 04:50:47 PM »
Doesn't matter. She won't be doing anything that requires any knowledge. Shouldn't matter what distro you use when all you need is a working web browser to browse facebook and look at cat videos/pictures with.

No, everyone knows you need a $3000 MacBook Pro to do that.

Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2014, 05:13:55 PM »
cat videos

Might need Adobe flashplayer. :(

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2014, 05:27:06 PM »
Well, fine.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2014, 05:29:15 PM »

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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2014, 05:33:35 PM »
Doesn't matter. She won't be doing anything that requires any knowledge. Shouldn't matter what distro you use when all you need is a working web browser to browse facebook and look at cat videos/pictures with.

No, everyone knows you need a $3000 MacBook Pro to do that.
Nope.  A $600 Mac Mini will do just fine.
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Re: Windows XP support ends today
« Reply #19 on: April 09, 2014, 05:59:07 PM »
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