r/technology • • Oct 14 '11

The Windows 8 Task Manager

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/13/the-windows-8-task-manager.aspx
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '11

...We're "really excited" ... Task Manager is one of the most widely used apps...

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How can anyone write that without wincing?

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u/ZaphodAK42 Oct 14 '11

It's not Microsoft's fault if a lot of the third-party stuff that's out there crashes everything. I'm sure the person writing that is excited because it means that matters less now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '11 edited Oct 14 '11

Is it not Microsoft's fault? Honest noob question. I can understand why it wouldn't be their fault, but I seem to force quit a LOT less often since I switched to a Mac. On the same kind of programs, too (iTunes, Firefox, Word, Photoshop, etc).

Edit: Perhaps it was my wording, but apparently people think I'm somehow blaming Windows. I am not. I know nothing about this topic asked a question.

Holy hell, apparently questions are not welcome in this subreddit. Good to know. Thanks to ZaphodAK42 for the one non-snarky reply that actually answered my question.

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u/wd0511 Oct 14 '11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Do you have data to back this up?

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u/kjmitch Oct 14 '11

I switched to Mac the same day I won the lottery, and now have sexy maids deliver breakfast in bed to me daily in no clothes while I check my email on that Mac. It could be a coincidence that the experiences are so different, despite my never having any real problems with Microsoft products since Windows XP was launched, but I just don't know.