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Aladinsaneuk · #16 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:57 pm

I rate Windows 10 - it's almost Mac like

fatboy · #17 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:04 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I rate Windows 10 - it's almost Mac like

I like the sound of that !
I was chatting today with my workmate, he uses an ancient Mac book, so old he needs to use an external hard drive to do any serious work, he loves the way the Apple thing works but simply cant justify the cost of replacing it with its modern counterpart

flatlander · #18 Post by **flatlander** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:13 pm

Modern ones by comparison with their alternatives aren't that much better IMO. If MS went down the route of controlling their whole supply and accessories chain they would be much better than they are it just depends ehose copying who at what time

Aladinsaneuk · #19 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:21 am

I have an M$ surface pro with win 10 on it - very very good hybrid

I am not surprised that win 10 was called 10 - or X in Roman numerals- Mac OS is officially Mac OS X....

The stuff that Windows 10 has taken from OS X is a huge step forward for MS - it is very tight and does reduce the amount of security holes

I am also certain that MS Edge could be a very good browser - needs better extension support but at least it is secure - unlike IE

flatlander · #20 Post by **flatlander** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:42 pm

Try Tor as a browser as its encrypted

Aladinsaneuk · #21 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 4:50 pm

Tbh I generally just use safari on my macs and edge on xb1 and my surface - and for the average user I think they are fine. If you want more then Firefox is probably the answer, though I do prefer a browser that is tight to the OS

While in the past I have played with a lot of browsers like tor, I don't have the need now ;)

Gio · #22 Post by **Gio** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:35 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I rate Windows 10 - it's almost Mac like

Its ok if you don't mind the way they update and don't give you the option.

Aladinsaneuk · #23 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:53 pm

That's why I like it - if a security hole is found, it's patched asap

Until recently ms were notorious for finding holes that were left wide open - with an optional patch for those that wanted it

We have children in the house so would rather ensure their safety

(And yes what they do is very heavily screened..... Especially the teenager!)