Upgrade to Windows 10?

[floatingby]

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch!

Free Windows 10 Now Looks A Terrible Deal

As explained in the article, Windows 10 will be free for a year, then it's pay every year for 'maintenance'.

Typical of the software world, release defective products, then make you pay to fix their blunders.

 

[snowbear]

Typical of the software world, release defective products, then make you pay to fix their blunders.

That's because we want the new stuff now. Everything is a beta - it's been that way for years.

I'm running Win 8 - I had no choice when I bought the laptop. Problems have really been minimal. I have the reservation for 10 and will install it -- after a full backup. If things go to he!!, I have two RPis to play with.

 

[Overread]

It sounds like windows is trying to go the Adobe way to software release - instead of a big cost up front for software; instead do it by "subscription" style; pay along the way for access; only in their case they are going to let you keep using it, but charge for maintenance. That makes it subscription for the majority - only those living fully offline and not using cutting edge software can really avoid the need for updates.


Personally I'm going to wait at least 6 months or so - windows 8.1 has been a very smooth experience for me barring the whole metro" side to it and some rather stupid choices (eg wanting to tie all the calandar and skype features built-in to a single account). So I've no real "need" to upgrade; heck I stuck with Vista for a long while - I tend to update OS when I get a new rig rather than worry about what a new OS will mess with on my existing one.

 

[floatingby]

It sounds like windows is trying to go the Adobe way to software release - instead of a big cost up front for software; instead do it by "subscription" style; pay along the way for access;

They already do with their office line of product. You can still purchase a perpetual license, but much like Lightroom it is limited in scope(only one seat per license, so if you have a workstation and a laptop you need to purchase 2 license)and hard to find; worst, no reduced price for owners of older version, so no upgrade path. Why I stuck with Office 2007 and will not "upgrade", not ever.

 

[floatingby]

Typical of the software world, release defective products, then make you pay to fix their blunders.

That's because we want the new stuff now. Everything is a beta - it's been that way for years.

That is one theory. Mine is that there is a culture of mediocrity that developed in the software world over the years, a culture of "good enough" and "we'll fix it later, let's collect the money now". I have no solution, I just know I don't like to be on the receiving end of it.

 

[480sparky]

Windows 10: A 128-bit rewrite of a 64-bit patch of a 32-bit offering that was based on a 16-bit fix of an 8-bit repair of a 4-bit OS by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

 

[Derrel]

Win-Doze Ten...the name sends shudders down the spines of millions who await with dread and unease the amazing depths of its piece of crap-ness nature...

 

[snerd]

LOL!!

 

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[snerd]

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[crusheddiced]

Windows 10? Really? what happened to 6, 7, 8 and 9? lol ... I am that behind ... lol

 

[Overread]

Well 9 vanished because 8 was so bad Microsoft wanted to leap as far from it as possible

(actually 8 was perfectly fine as an OS - fast, stable, good compatibility after patching - its sole problem was interface based)

 

[480sparky]

Win9 wasn't used as it was a common abbreviation for Win95.

 

[table1349]

Windows 10? Really? what happened to 6, 7, 8 and 9? lol ... I am that behind ... lol

This explains it completely.......