I don't see people speaking up disagreeing with W7 being the best, one guy said 10 was objectively better, but he didn't respond for us to be able to discuss.
If you search best versions of windows, pretty much every single result is giving it to win7. I think that's sufficiently convincing evidence for my point.
Also, in response to comment being downvoted as though that indicated something, your comment disagreeing with my first comment is more downvoted than my own, indicating more people disagree with your contention than with my ranking.
There is one comment explicitly disagreeing saying 10 was better, the others are not disagreeing about the ranking if W7 at all so much as making the same point that subjectivity can play a part in considering what is the best, which is not something I ever disagreed with. One comment is just saying they didn't see what was great about W7 that it just seemed like vista, and other comments clarify things for that user.
Like there is one that says NT is the best...or maybe 2000...but that person is not disagreeing with ranking but making the point that subjectivity plays a part.
You disagree about a lot of things even when the evidence isn't subjective or open to interpretation in the least. Fascinating.
As previously stated, it's not merely an opinion that W7 is the best, but an objective argument supported by reasoning and evidence, also both objective.
But by all means, let's keep discussing this despite your proclamations to want to be done.
Sure, just not in a way that supports your claims.
More people disagreed with your initial first comment to my point than with my ranking, which is pretty much considered the industry consensus as evidenced by search results.
I disagree. Others have also disagreed with you. There were also those that did agree too. We had a situation where everyone shared different opinions. One might describe the conversation as "subjective". ;-)
The parts of the industry that agrees with your opinion, you mean? Rather than the parts of the industry that disagreed. Such as the metrics offered by several other people on HN. Those people who also happen to be part of the industry too.
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I noticed that you're not replying to my other question. Can i take it from that, that you're more interested in trolling than genuine discourse?
> The parts of the industry that agrees with your opinion, you mean?
I am referring to an industry consensus, not simply a random subset of industry professionals. You are free to dismiss that as irrelevant as you dismiss other evidence if you like.
> I noticed that you're not replying to my other question. Can i take it from that, that you're more interested in trolling than genuine discourse?
Given your behavior if you had the ability to be notified by replies I think it would be worse for discourse on HN, as you would get in more discussions like the one you are going out of your way to prolong here. I simply don't want to be the one to enable that.
I was honestly thankful you asked a question I felt I could ignore so that particular discussion could end.
> I am referring to an industry consensus, not simply a random subset of industry professionals. You are free to dismiss that as irrelevant as you dismiss other evidence if you like.
You do know that "consensus" means:
> An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole.
Ergo there is no consensus reached and thus your opinion is subjective.
> Given your behavior if you had the ability to be notified by replies I think it would be worse for discourse on HN, as you would get in more discussions like the one you are going out of your way to prolong here. I simply don't want to be the one to enable that.
Ouch. More insults and personal attacks.
You do also realise you're the one who said you'd keep replying until I stop? Shouldn't your comment apply to yourself too? (those are rhetorical questions by the way)
> I was honestly thankful you asked a question I could just leave hanging so that particular discussion could finally end.
So you're just interested in trolling then. Got it.
> > An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole.
> Ergo there is no consensus reached and thus your opinion is subjective.
You seem to be under the mistaken impression a consensus is synonymous with unanimous consent - that simply isn't so.
Look at a scientific consensus for example, there will always be a minority of scientists who disagree.
> Ouch. More insults and personal attacks.
Well, certainly not 'more' since unlike you I didn't engage in insults...that aside, though, insulting you here was honestly not my intention, but that is an honest answer to the question you asked.
> You do also realise you're the one who said you'd keep replying until I stop? Shouldn't your comment apply to yourself too? (those are rhetorical questions by the way)
Rhetorical or not, responding since this was edited in after my reply and I think is a misrepresentation. I said upfront that I would rather be done but will continue to reply to anything that I feel is a misrepresentation. You simply said you wanted to be done, yet went out of your way to continue the discussion, even if it was to do nothing more than add an insult.
> So you're just interested in trolling then. Got it.
Not at all. There is a reason I didn't reply and say that in answer to your question, and only answered here because you asked explicitly. It's what I honestly believe. Sorry.
If you search best versions of windows, pretty much every single result is giving it to win7. I think that's sufficiently convincing evidence for my point.
Also, in response to comment being downvoted as though that indicated something, your comment disagreeing with my first comment is more downvoted than my own, indicating more people disagree with your contention than with my ranking.