Proper grammar usage: Window's Updates or is it just Windows Updates?

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WiseOldDude

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What do you run on your PC? Window or Windows

If that doesn't answer your question, then perhaps you should go back to grammar school and start over.
 

KingofCamelot

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Originally posted by: amish
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Windows' Updates.

Multiple windows versions, multiple updates.
Nope. Ban.

are you sure? if we did it grammatically correct he would be right. it isn't, "this is the jones's house" it would be, "this is the jones' house."

i would say that it is possessive since windows is updating itself.

Windows is the product name, its not possessive.

Say you had an Escalade. You go to buy rims for your Escalade. Would you buy "Escalade Rims" or "Escalade's Rims"?
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: KingofCamelot

Say you had an Escalade. You go to buy rims for your Escalade. Would you buy "Escalade Rims" or "Escalade's Rims"?

"hooptie"
 

amish

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Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
Originally posted by: amish
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Windows' Updates.

Multiple windows versions, multiple updates.
Nope. Ban.

are you sure? if we did it grammatically correct he would be right. it isn't, "this is the jones's house" it would be, "this is the jones' house."

i would say that it is possessive since windows is updating itself.

Windows is the product name, its not possessive.

Say you had an Escalade. You go to buy rims for your Escalade. Would you buy "Escalade Rims" or "Escalade's Rims"?

ok, ok i concede. i can think of a rebuttal but it just doesn't sound like normal english and it makes things worse. :eek:
 

Rubycon

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Do you go out to the wood to play? (or play with your wood hehe) But yes saying "The Woods is Alive!" is correct.

Windows is restarting (you see when you restart) is correct - NOT Windows are restarting. ;)