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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by chollida1 on Thursday October 27, 2011 @10:14AM (#3163118)
> It is easy to uninstall junkware on Windows, and to pop in a CD to upgrade or crossgrade the OS.

Can you enlighten me as to what it means to "crossgrade the OS". Native english speaker and I've never heard the term :)

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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by w0utert on Thursday October 27, 2011 @10:46AM (#3163336)
I'd imagine he means wiping the Windows install and installing some other OS, e.g. Linux, BSD or OSx86 or something. Not really an upgrade or downgrade of the Windows installation the machine shipped with. I think crossgrade is a nice way to put it ;-)
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by chollida1 on Thursday October 27, 2011 @12:34PM (#3163980)
Ah, I thought it was some weird stripping down thing the kids were doing to windows these days.
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by rbanffy on Thursday October 27, 2011 @05:04PM (#3165547)
I guess "crossgrade" means installing another equivalent version of Windows. Installing anything other would most probably be an "upgrade".
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by chollida1 on Thursday October 27, 2011 @05:26PM (#3165630)
:)

I knew who wrote this comment before I read the name.

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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by rbanffy on Thursday October 27, 2011 @10:44PM (#3166747)
You are being unfair. "Anything else" could include newer versions of Windows.
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by chollida1 on Friday October 28, 2011 @09:36AM (#3168159)
> You are being unfair. "Anything else" could include newer versions of Windows.

Just re-read the posts. I agree. I apologize!

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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by rbanffy on Friday October 28, 2011 @10:01AM (#3168268)
No need to. I was joking ;-)

I'd never consider installing a version of Windows an upgrade ;-) Unless it's installing XP over Vista.

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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by cytzol on Thursday October 27, 2011 @11:28AM (#3163600)
I'm guessing it's the sideways version of upgrade or downgrade: the new OS isn't better or worse, just different.
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by raganwald on Thursday October 27, 2011 @10:46AM (#3163340)
Linux :-)
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Re:Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support by chollida1 on Thursday October 27, 2011 @12:43PM (#3164022)
Yes, I feel shame:) In hind site, that's obvious to me now.
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