[AccessD] Windows 8

HI Bill:

There has been this unearthly quiet about Windows 8.x for a while but the pending doom of XP and uncertainty about Window 7 is causing the thin veil of frustration to come to a head...It seems that most developers would be happy if Windows 8 disappeared like a fart in the wind. ;-)

Jim  

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Benson" <bensonforums at gmail.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 5 March, 2014 6:27:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8

Does this thread EVER die? LoL.

I guess as the great Greek philosopher Hypocrites said,
"If you're not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate".
On Mar 5, 2014 7:41 PM, "John Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote:

> IME the ones that do install another browser do it in large part due to
> Google's search or Gmail page constantly nagging them to download chrome.
> They have Firefox because I load it ;-)
>
> Another thing I've noticed lately is that most consumers no longer realize
> they can type a direct URL. They seem to think they have to search for
> everything. I've seen it go so far as typing google.com into Bing search.
> So
> sad <shaking head>.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 2:23 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8
>
>
> I'm well aware of the tyranny of the default, but I'm not sure that always
> holds true when you look at browser stats and see Chrome's overall
> dominance
> of the market.
>
> There's a joke among us pretentious IE bashers: Internet Explorer is the
> best browser for downloading a better browser
>
> :p
>
> - Hans
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2014, at 7:52 AM, John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote:
>
> > Hans,
> > I realize there are alternatives but the majority of consumers don't
> > change what comes with the PC/Mac. I have trouble getting them to
> > switch from ie8 on XP!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > Hans-Christian Andersen
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 1:35 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8
> >
> >
> > https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id5358868
> > 23?mt=
> > 8
> >
> > - Hans
> >
> >
> >
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