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Re:HP brings Windows 7 back 'due to popular demand' as buyer... by massysett on Monday January 20, 2014 @08:04PM (#7092728)
"I spend almost all of my time in the desktop, and the few times I need to use the new Start interface, the workflow is exactly the same as Win7"

OK, then why is it a "clear upgrade"?

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Re:HP brings Windows 7 back 'due to popular demand' as buyer... by ubercow13 on Monday January 20, 2014 @08:13PM (#7092770)
Everything feels faster and more responsive IMO. Dare I say the scheduler has been improved somewhat since 7 (that's a guess). Also there are a number of nice tweaks to the task manager and explorer, and some other things.
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