Today I assisted a female coworker purchase a Windows 7 desktop that was $100 to $150 off the store retail price, via mail order. I had actually spent about an hour talking to her on Friday about the differences between Windows 8 vs Windows 7 and I could tell that she really wasn't too interested in dealing with Microsoft's revolutionary Windows 8. Win 8 is Microsoft's attempt to kept it's name as a leader in the computer technology game, and rightfully so. After all, they did usher most of us into the PC world from the 1990's on with their Windows platform operating system.
Calm down Apple fans. I was not implying that Apple's OS hasn't been around from the beginning until now. Same with you Linux fans. You've all rightfully deserved your place in time, history and market share. All I'm saying is that Microsoft has done a lot to popularize personal computers - period. Just because Apple has jumped to the front of the line, doesn't mean that Microsoft needs to step back and do nothing. The competition between all the major tech players has been beneficial to us consumers, and profitable to the major players. Enough said.
Now back to my point...so I helped a female coworker shop for and purchase an i5, Windows 7 PC for $460. 6gb RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 3.1ghz speed and a so so integrated graphics card. All that included a discount coupon code. She is currently using a 2004 PC with Windows XP, Celeron processor, 80gb hard drive, etc, etc. So she's made a pretty good jump with her soon to be new device and it falls within her budget for such an upgrade.
Now she can really put her music, family photos, smart phones and tablet all together with a device that will give her some future proof features. Had she been a real power user, she would have needed a little more to get her going, but the main features was more than enough for her basic needs.
That brings me to my point in this post. If you're not really into power computing, fearful of the complexities of Windows 8, and want to stay as current as possible - then I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU BUY A WINDOWS 7 PC BEFORE THEY ARE ALL GONE. At this point in time, you can buy a quality device, equipped with quality parts and features, that will be relatively future proof - that is - they will have room for some physical upgrades to give you at least 4 to 8 years of decent use. If that is all that you desire, now is the time to shop for such machines. If you wait until later in the year, you're going to be left purchasing the bottom of the barrel PC's that still have Windows 7.
Microsoft has made a big and bold statement these past several months. Windows 8 is everywhere. Tablets, phones, and PC's. It works great on tablets, phones and touch PC's...but...ah not so great on traditional PC's with keyboard and mice. It just doesn't "feel" right or as intuitive. But, be that as it may, Windows 8 is definitely here to stay...learning curve or not.
So folks don't waste another second reading this blog. Go shop around and find yourself a PC with Windows 7. 2013 just may be Windows 7 last stand. From here on, the playing field seems like it's going to get pretty tech wild.
Calm down Apple fans. I was not implying that Apple's OS hasn't been around from the beginning until now. Same with you Linux fans. You've all rightfully deserved your place in time, history and market share. All I'm saying is that Microsoft has done a lot to popularize personal computers - period. Just because Apple has jumped to the front of the line, doesn't mean that Microsoft needs to step back and do nothing. The competition between all the major tech players has been beneficial to us consumers, and profitable to the major players. Enough said.
Now back to my point...so I helped a female coworker shop for and purchase an i5, Windows 7 PC for $460. 6gb RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 3.1ghz speed and a so so integrated graphics card. All that included a discount coupon code. She is currently using a 2004 PC with Windows XP, Celeron processor, 80gb hard drive, etc, etc. So she's made a pretty good jump with her soon to be new device and it falls within her budget for such an upgrade.
Now she can really put her music, family photos, smart phones and tablet all together with a device that will give her some future proof features. Had she been a real power user, she would have needed a little more to get her going, but the main features was more than enough for her basic needs.
That brings me to my point in this post. If you're not really into power computing, fearful of the complexities of Windows 8, and want to stay as current as possible - then I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU BUY A WINDOWS 7 PC BEFORE THEY ARE ALL GONE. At this point in time, you can buy a quality device, equipped with quality parts and features, that will be relatively future proof - that is - they will have room for some physical upgrades to give you at least 4 to 8 years of decent use. If that is all that you desire, now is the time to shop for such machines. If you wait until later in the year, you're going to be left purchasing the bottom of the barrel PC's that still have Windows 7.
Microsoft has made a big and bold statement these past several months. Windows 8 is everywhere. Tablets, phones, and PC's. It works great on tablets, phones and touch PC's...but...ah not so great on traditional PC's with keyboard and mice. It just doesn't "feel" right or as intuitive. But, be that as it may, Windows 8 is definitely here to stay...learning curve or not.
So folks don't waste another second reading this blog. Go shop around and find yourself a PC with Windows 7. 2013 just may be Windows 7 last stand. From here on, the playing field seems like it's going to get pretty tech wild.
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