PC Magazine - USA (2021-12)

Your computer will be out of date for

Windows—but not for Linux. The latest

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seamlessly on computers that are over

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Designer can be compared to Adobe

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Quark X Press or Adobe Indesign,

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Adobe Dreamweaver. There is always

an alternative. Don’t let Microsoft and

Apple pull you by the nose (that’s what

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make fools of you and take money out

of your pocket.

—darebeograd

What feature or function was introduced
in the 8th generation of processors that is
critically needed by Windows 11?
—David Sylva

Yes, Microsoft has been deafeningly

silent on this issue.

—Ben Myers

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with the live tiles back. I also like the old
taskbar, but I have it set up so it’s all
grouped in a square. I like the old action
center. I also would like the News and
Interests widget to return. ... I just want
the features that work for me.
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I want the option to put the taskbar on
the side to return. I just about always
need more vertical space and rarely need

all the available horizontal space, at least

when I’m using a 16:9 or 16:10 display.

(It’s less true on a 3:2 display.)

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and Win 8, I’ve liked new iterations of

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and using them, and I don’t get all the

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that you need to update your hardware in

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to wait four years, as I am not throwing

out my present computers. ... In 4 years, I

will be ready for new ones, and they will

already have Windows 11.

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Windows 11 is Windows 10 with a paint

job and some aesthetic changes.

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People generally display inertia when

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even if in the long term, they might be

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despite knowing that learning to use all

digits will save them time down the line?

Let’s not forget the masses using Total

Commander on Windows 10 just because

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—Petar H. Lambrev

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