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AskWoody LoungerAugust 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm #1347084XP was at the top for longer than any other Microsoft OS thanks to Vista being released before it was ready. It will be interesting to see if Windows 7 can stay on top as long. I would be surprised if Windows 8 will have as long a life even though I’ve grown to like it with Classic shell installed.
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm #1347091Win XP has had a what, 12 year run so far. That’s pretty good! It will continue for quite some time as well, but Win 7 is picking up speed, especially with enterprise users. I do personally think Win 8 will make a nice run for it as well. A lot may depend on MS. What is Win 9 going to be like? I have observed in the past that people that like something are often very quiet about it (how often do you call to complement someone), but people that do not like something are very boisterous in their complaints. I think this is the case for Win 8 as well. It’s human nature to do so.
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