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by cwathen
Mon 11 Sep, 2023 13.39
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Predictions for 15/08/2023
Replies: 20
Views: 7447

Re: Predictions for 15/08/2023

So predictions for 15/8/2033... 1) The process of trying to break bread with the EU following Brexit (something already started) will continue with possible re-joining being a constant theme. Eventually readmission under the same terms we had before (including the opt outs and keeping the pound) wil...
by cwathen
Mon 11 Sep, 2023 09.17
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2158
Views: 860503

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Last week's discussion on store closures is already academic, the Putman deal has collapsed.

https://news.sky.com/story/more-wilko-j ... s-12958920
by cwathen
Wed 06 Sep, 2023 17.10
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2158
Views: 860503

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Whilst questions as to the logic as to how some stores survived this initial closure but others didn't will depend on factors maybe not immediately obvious, the particular 5 they've closed in the pointy bit of the country are nevertheless...a bit questionable. Avonmeads, Bristol - unlike much of the...
by cwathen
Tue 15 Aug, 2023 21.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 🥳🥂 20 years of Metropol 🎂🎈
Replies: 11
Views: 4107

Re: 🥳🥂 20 years of Metropol 🎂🎈

Never in a million years did I think in 2003 that this place and collection of keyboard warriors would still be here after all these years!

Happy birthday Metropol!
by cwathen
Tue 08 Aug, 2023 21.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1164206

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Just saw a TV ad for Halifax bank, with what looked like an updated logo on it - it's no longer stripy and has a new font. I normally log in to Bank of Scotland's online banking, but had cause to use the Halifax-skinned version of it today, and see that they're still using the old branding on there...
by cwathen
Sat 15 Jul, 2023 21.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Public Transport in your particular part of the region
Replies: 584
Views: 232238

Re: Public Transport in your particular part of the region

I do get though a commercial private entity that doesn't want to pay Rick to sit behind a window selling five tickets per day, and twiddling thumbs for the rest. Where I do start to question the logic of closing quieter ticket offices is that these stations usually already don't have any dedicated ...
by cwathen
Fri 14 Jul, 2023 10.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Public Transport in your particular part of the region
Replies: 584
Views: 232238

Re: Public Transport in your particular part of the region

One more Tory scorched earth policy before they're booted I agree. There is rather a lot being made of 'replacing ticket offices with ticket machines'. Arguably, ticket machines themselves are fast becoming redundant. I would be interested to know, not just the percentage of tickets bought through ...
by cwathen
Wed 03 May, 2023 19.20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 240
Views: 143093

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

Philip wrote: Fri 28 Apr, 2023 19.43 Nice to see this 9 year old thread still going strong.
Possibly not for much longer. Apparently 22H2 is now confirmed as the last release of Windows 10, only security updates from now on out until EOL in 2025.
by cwathen
Mon 01 May, 2023 21.18
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 240
Views: 143093

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

Second in each category and gaining significantly. Not dead ducks. Not entirely sure what argument you're trying to have Will. Both are indeed second - a cavernously distant second - but that second position is with the world's largest software company spending years pushing them and still they're ...
by cwathen
Mon 01 May, 2023 12.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 240
Views: 143093

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

TBH I think they got their dominance taken away, to a large degree. Thats true, but MS still made some pretty bad decisions which would only damage their market share. They left XP users stranded on IE8 5 years before it reached end of life and whilst it still had a big chunk of market share even t...
by cwathen
Mon 01 May, 2023 08.56
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 240
Views: 143093

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

...Bing has 2.8% market share and Edge 4.9%. This rises to 7.2% and 11% respectively when looking just at desktop browsing (same statcounter link you posted). For two products that have been aggressively pushed for years. I think you'll have to concede that, if not dead ducks, they are decidedly unh...