Thanks RT and dkt

I think i am going to get a 27in imac now. windows 8.1 has done nothing to keep me. I was windows, got a macbook and had that for 8 years till the screen died. Then i got this samsung laptop with 8.0 then 8.1. I cant stand it any more. All the errors i get its ridiculous. I was going to have a computer guy here in korea build me a multicore computer that could process video and photos and on the side be a serious cruncher. Now i think ill just bite the 2k+ bullet and get an imac.

When I got my ASUS, I queried the salesperson (he seemed to be fairly knowledgeable about Windows and the next products to be available) about when a new version of Windows would be out and he indicated that it should be sometime in 2015 (Windows 10 or something). I hope it is more usable than 8.1 as I was much happier with Windows 7.

MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 01/09 - Active Members

Active team members report
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                                                     Current          Points
Active member name            Rank      Change       Points        This Period
=========================     =====     ======     ===========     ===========
RT                                1          0     603,813,133         308,345
judson Somerville MD              2          0     267,215,131         157,771
GeraldRube                        3          0     231,576,936          94,444
xroule                            4          0     116,045,320          20,555
Coingames                         5          0     109,544,813               0
brown chris                       6          0      84,643,474          39,027
dkt                               7          0      81,942,490         109,771
Vuj                               8          0      43,925,923          25,232
keithhenry                        9          0      38,659,195          20,697
darth_vader                      10          0      33,694,184          26,223
Tomwp                            11          0      24,489,982          20,521
Fanie                            12          0      23,697,252          11,574
smcclarigan                      13          0      20,266,386          19,221
largethunder                     14          0      18,401,512           2,416
PohSoon                          15          0      18,284,471          17,244
jpenning                         16          0      13,600,408          47,345
Jonathon Wright                  17          0       9,495,104           5,021
SteelDragon                      18          0       8,221,637               0
Lanscader                        19          0       8,101,106          16,722
Mechanical                       20          0       7,555,037          11,548
nanoprobe                        21          0       7,484,356         129,449
insane.codernaut@gmail.com       22          0       6,344,471          87,414
doright                          23          0       5,405,317               0
Hintsala                         24          0       5,306,554          29,195
johng                            25          0       4,983,111           2,402
cht!                             26          0       3,693,635           8,781
Wunderwuzzi                      27          0       3,573,431          13,126
elpe                             28          0       2,304,616               0
pauldarleen                      29          0       2,279,084           1,567
CCH                              30          0       1,764,924               0
Harry de Swart                   31          0         635,567               0
sm217144                         32          0         191,853               0
mjunaidakhtar                    33          0             334               0

Note: Active members are those who earned points in the prior 30 days.

Top Twenty active members returning points today:
01: RT - 308,345 points
02: judson Somerville MD - 157,771 points
03: nanoprobe - 129,449 points
04: dkt - 109,771 points
05: GeraldRube - 94,444 points
06: insane.codernaut@gmail.com - 87,414 points
07: jpenning - 47,345 points
08: brown chris - 39,027 points
09: Hintsala - 29,195 points
10: darth_vader - 26,223 points
11: Vuj - 25,232 points
12: keithhenry - 20,697 points
13: xroule - 20,555 points
14: Tomwp - 20,521 points
15: smcclarigan - 19,221 points
16: PohSoon - 17,244 points
17: Lanscader - 16,722 points
18: Wunderwuzzi - 13,126 points
19: Fanie - 11,574 points
20: Mechanical - 11,548 points

Total points returned today: 1,225,611
Active members returning points today: 25
Average points per member active today: 49,024.44

It has been my experience that salesman are wrong more than they are right. While waiting on my wife I used to stand around in the computer area in Best Buy and listen to the answers they gave to customer's questions. Absolutely unbelievable the BS. Same experience in Staples.

From what I have read, it looks like the decision to launch Windows 10 is more of a marketing decision than a technical one. It appears that Windows 10 is ready and the intent was to launch it in the first quarter. My memory is not what it used to be but if I remember correctly, there are beta tests going on. From what I understand it has a user interface that is a cross between windows 7 and 8. That is, the traditional start button is back but the panel like Windows 8 screen. Just went and looked it up. You can learn a good deal about Windows 10 here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso

You can even download a preview if you wish.

Windows 8 was the attempt my Microsoft to have a single user interface paradigm like Apple does. Windows 8 was to run on phones, tablets, laptops, desktops etc. So that the user would have one interface. It was an attempt to establish an "Ecosystem" as Apple has.

As you know Windows 8 was almost totally rejected by the user community which was a terrible blow to Microsoft. I am unsure about their strategy with Windows 10. I think their phone, tablet (surface) etc will remain with the same User Interface (UI) and 10 will attempt to ease folks into that UI. Anyway I think I have told you all I know about it at this point. Hopefully not told you more than I know. Just for grins, I think I may download the Technical Preview (above URL) and play with it a bit since it is so blamed cold out there.

Everyone have a Great Day and Keep Crunching.

Nope. I have known about the shell from the start. I take issue with the the driver issues and performance issues i have had since buying my laptop. It's been fixed at the Samsung service center 2 times in korea no less, replaced the HD 2 times because the drivers had it pegged at 100 percent randomly. Upgraded to 8.1 and it changed little in the way of perfornance. I know how to use it now. It just doesn't work well enough for me to get another unless the imac proves incompatible with what I'd like to use it for. We shall see.