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You probably would have lined up if Vista had been offered for free too.chokonen888 wrote:For free....on a non-work PC? Worth a try, no?
chibaka wrote:Probably will upgrade, I tried a win 10 preview version already, much better than the car crash 8/8.1.
wagyl wrote:
Is it better than Win7 in your view?
chibaka wrote:Probably will upgrade, I tried a win 10 preview version already, much better than the car crash 8/8.1.
chokonen888 wrote:Wags, totally understand but with 4 PCs, I can risk one of them to test it out...besides, seems like reporting on OS's is always skewed. I still have no problems with win 8, just annoyed at the design when used on a desktop.
Wage Slave wrote:We will see. It's popped up on one of my computers but not the others. May as well reserve it I suppose. Running Windows 7 except for one laptop which languishes with Vista. I too couldn't see any improvement over XP except for minor prettiness, which has mostly been disabled for better speed.
wagyl wrote:Seeing Chibaka's ambivalence about whether 10 is better than 7, I still don't understand when he says "I will probably upgrade because it is better than 8."
wagyl wrote:But hey, if you want to be a guinea pig, if you can't bear to wait a few seasons, then go ahead. Just don't be surprised when you end up on a Peruvian dinner plate.
Wage Slave wrote:Just because someone has new hardware doesn't automatically mean a new operating system is needed or wanted. In a way, Microsoft really have been going sideways at best since XP when it comes to operating systems. I'm not sure that Office is that much better either. Not for the things I do anyway.
Firstly there are the software losses. Most of these will only affect a small number of users, but upgrading will mean saying goodbye to Windows Media Center, the card game Hearts, and Windows 7's desktop gadgets. Anyone in the habit of using floppy disks on Windows will also have to install new drivers, and Microsoft warns that watching DVDs will also require "separate playback software." Microsoft manager Gabriel Aul has said on Twitter that a DVD option for Windows 10 is coming "later this year," but early upgraders can always download VLC instead.
In addition to the software losses, there are also a number of limitations for some of Windows 10's most exciting features. Cortana will only be available in the US, UK, China, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain at launch, while Windows Hello (which offers support for various biometric passwords) will need an infrared camera for facial recognition, or a supported fingerprint reader. The Xbox Music and Xbox Video streaming apps will also be constrained by the usual, complex web of region-based licenses.
More annoyingly, perhaps, Microsoft has also changed how updates will work with Windows 10. Although the Pro and Enterprise editions will both be able to defer updates, Windows 10 Home users will not have the option. Updates will instead be downloaded and installed automatically as soon as they're available.
chokonen888 wrote:I think he meant if he installs win 10? I don't see it as much of a problem for home users...unless they upload a fucked update...but that's a different problem.
If you have a Windows 7 or 8 PC on July 29th, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. This free license will only be offered for one year, but what happens if you need to reinstall your OS? The good news is that the license Microsoft is providing will allow you to clean install Windows 10 on the same device at any time.
wagyl wrote:OK, gotcha. Although, if he installs Win10, he has already drunk the koolaid, and always being at the bleeding edge will be coolio
wagyl wrote:Microsoft have uploaded fucked updates in the past. There is likely to be even more fun when they automatically roll out updates for people who have not followed Coligny's advice and have failed to do the update after a clean install: there is going to be a trainwreck of older hardware and legacy programs to trip Microsoft up, and one or two "my computer won't boot this morning all of a sudden," I am sure. But then, that is just me. i don't like the Google Chrome constant secret update model.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Windows 10: After the free upgrade, you can perform a clean install if neededIf you have a Windows 7 or 8 PC on July 29th, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. This free license will only be offered for one year, but what happens if you need to reinstall your OS? The good news is that the license Microsoft is providing will allow you to clean install Windows 10 on the same device at any time.
Wage Slave wrote:The offer for free is for a year but the licence is forever as I read it.
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