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The thread discusses the reluctance of hospitals and businesses to adopt Windows 8, with the original poster noting many institutions continue using Windows 7 or earlier, and hopeful for a return to traditional desktops with Windows 9. A subsequent comment reflects on how technological advancements often overlook human familiarity and ease of use, sharing personal anecdotes about older generations struggling with new device interfaces. Overall, the conversation highlights skepticism towards rapid OS changes and concerns about technology's alignment with human habits.
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I was just at the new 250 room hospital that opened here last month. They went with Windows 7, each patient room has a computer with a 24" monitor. There must be several hundred throughout the entire hospital. Business seems to be avoiding Windows 8 like the plague. I've asked people at hospitals, DR offices and other businesses what OS they are using and many people don't even know. Hopefully Windows 9 desktops will be more like the traditional desktops that preceded the Windows 8 mess.
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Nothing much I can say. But I feel like I might share a common sensation that things go too fast, and the tech seems to ignore human nature. My grandmother never understood why "we have to press these buttons" on a telephone, why can't we "dial as we used to". And my father never learned to use a cell phone - he died in peace, without the practice.

Who goes first, man or engineer?
 
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