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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

which I regarded for how light and well optimized Windows 8.1 was

I don't think I'm alone in saying "light" and "well-optimized" are not words that fit the Windows 8.1 experience.

Mediocre in almost all aspects is the best descriptor for 8.1 and honestly that's pretty generous given how bad 8.0 was

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It was basically a faster 7 (also less hungry). Universally hated Metro stuff can be get rid of easily. Plus it had better forward compatibility - I could run some apps that said to require windows 10 which I knew didn't work on 7.

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