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Reviving this thread yet again, and dashing the hopes of those who  
said that Windows 8 would include a simple mechanism to disable or  
bypass the Windows 8 Style UI (formerly known as "Metro") -- see the  
following reports on Slashdot:

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/08/09/1417210/cowboyneal-weighs-in-on-the-windows-8-metro-gui

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/08/11/0051250/you-cant-bypass-the-ui-formerly-known-as-metro-on-windows-8

-- dkm


On 9 Aug 2012 Loren LaLonde said:
> Sadly, no. Godwin's Law only applies when making a hyperbolic  
> comparison to actual Nazis. The thread remains open.
>
> -Loren
> On 8/9/2012 10:21 AM, David McFarlane wrote:
>> Note that this thread has also gone meta in talking about itself  
>> (e.g. both Ryan's and mine here). And devolved into snipes about  
>> grammar. All of which adds to the message count.
>>
>> BTW, since I used the term "Nazi" (in calling myself a grammar  
>> Nazi), does Godwin's Law apply?
>>
>> -- dkm
>>
>>
>> At 8/9/2012 10:16 AM Thursday, Ryan M. Finn wrote:
>>
>>> #44
>>>
>>> Unless you count the Kinect spin-off… I believe that puts this at #46.
>>>
>>> What’s the record for kicking a dead horse?
>>>
>>> Ryan M. Finn
>>> Systems Administrator
>>> MSU RHS Information Services