a small point but it's FordPrefect, not FordPerfect . I'm the last person in the world who would ever believe that Ford is "perfect".
But back on topic, is the move to 8.1, or 7.1 for that matter, a logical evolution or is it just done for the sake of change. I would think that for the average person that type of a setup would tend to be overkill.

Not that there is nothing wrong with overkill

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