Thread: WINDOWS 10 What do you think

Originally Posted by Ronin

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

You will be paying, every year for various licences and if you don't then apps will be stopped. It's as simple as that.

You sure about that? See here; No, Windows 10 Won?t Require a Subscription: Here?s How Microsoft Plans on Making Money Instead

additionally; Microsoft: Windows 10 will not be sold as a subscription - PC Gamer

Here's the thing. Microsoft, the money grasping bastards that they are, have never once come out and said, categorically, clearly, plainly, that after the free year (free excluding if you don't want the full range of windows accessories that you got for free with 7 and 8) it will be free forever. They have release statements that are wishy washy, not clear, and keep using the key phrase which is free "for a year". So no matter what the rest of their statement is, the critical and most consistent part of their message is that for a period of 1 year, it is free. Even in the blog released by Terry Myerson which almost goes straight to the "It's free, it will always be free until your computer dies", if you read it with eyes full of hope and trust, you might miss that he includes phrases such as "we will continue to keep it current for the supported lifetime of the device – at no cost" and then the asterisk behind "We announced that a free upgrade for Windows 10 will be made available to customers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 who upgrade in the first year after launch.*" which takes you to "*Hardware and software requirements apply. No additional charge. Feature availability may vary by device. Some editions excluded" which says Free, except maybe not.

The other point to consider is the advertising weight of Microsoft with minor and major publications. Not many will bite the hand that feeds them and write something not condoned by Microsoft.

The reality is that the only people who know what will happen after a year is Microsoft. My experience of moving to 8.1, and all the extra "for security" measures they insisted upon which basically makes you link everything you have and do on a computer to one of their accounts I found annoying, so god knows what they will insist upon with 10. Scan of passport? Fingerprint? Retina scan? DNA swab sent to them

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Not many will bite the hand that feeds them

I consider that cliche Dogs think nothing of doing it and have survived pretty well (longer than humans). Only chickenshits (tame = lame), like humans, behave that way. Meekness = weakness.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Not many will bite the hand that feeds them

I consider that cliche Dogs think nothing of doing it and have survived pretty well (longer than humans). Only chickenshits (tame = lame), like humans, behave that way. Meekness = weakness.

Sorry pal - but look at the correlation between HSBC's nasty activities world wide and the press they received about it, including thee BBC who on their international site, runs lots of adverts for HSBC.....

Originally Posted by david44

WINDOWS 10 What do you think

I think 10 is a nice even number which matches Apples OS version number.
Microsoft should hurry on with next update so they are the first to get to 11.

it's shit.

I apologize to all apple users for any profanities I may have thrown at them in the past. I have seen the light!

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Sorry pal - but look at the correlation between HSBC's nasty activities world wide and the press they received about it, including thee BBC who on their international site, runs lots of adverts for HSBC.....

Wasn't making a comment relevant to the OP. Sorry for going off topic.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Sorry pal - but look at the correlation between HSBC's nasty activities world wide and the press they received about it, including thee BBC who on their international site, runs lots of adverts for HSBC.....

Wasn't making a comment relevant to the OP. Sorry for going off topic.

Cheers , should have added a satisfaction poll, I think I'll wait until forced to move or junk it and stick with Apple Linux

Sorted installed upvc double thanks to members here

this morning wife says she has not been able to use her laptop since yesterday. Can not do anything , can not even shut it down.

Now I am not a puta person and I spose there are millions in the world like me who use a computer for various reasons but have no knowledge or desire to learn the workings, a bit like driving a car but not being a mechanic

I thought I would try before going to the local puta shop, couldnt even turn it off, so I disconnected the battery and then restarted it.
Well it started- windows 10 had been installed ( all by itself ??) she has lost a few of her programs- some of them were expensive lots of changes she will need to learn.

On my laptop I have decided to go to Mint its a pain as I need to relearn a lot of things its not really that logical to use but I simply dont want to be told what I can have on my computer and how I can use it.
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Originally Posted by roger77

Well it started- windows 10 had been installed ( all by itself ??)

that would tell me that I did not own the computer hardware

Like they were on a home computer network and all devices on the network were upgraded simultaneously?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Like they were on a home computer network and all devices on the network were upgraded simultaneously?

Nah her computer is independent, it doesnt leave the room its in but she is - was running win 8 all other puters here are on different OS's.
I have read that windows is simply installing 10, I assume by updates.

Originally Posted by roger77

I have read that windows is simply installing 10, I assume by updates.

They won't install it unless you sign up for it. Does it come with a PDF Reader and by whom?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by roger77

I have read that windows is simply installing 10, I assume by updates.

They won't install it unless you sign up for it. Does it come with a PDF Reader and by whom?

I will need to look for the PDF but dont understand what you mean by "by whom"

Thanks for your interest but as I said Im not a puta wiz.

A cut and past of one of the things I read.

Microsoft hasn’t exactly been endearing themselves to tech geeks everywhere lately, with all the privacy concerns and other issues. And now they are automatically downloading all of Windows 10 to your Windows 7 or 8 PC, whether you asked for it or not.

neither am I so we're both learners. And it was a pretty stupid question. No Windows OS I know of comes with a pre-installed pdf reader and most people go with the tried and true Adobe Reader. But I got sick of their constant fight to advertise and sell upgrades, etc., I junked it and downloaded Sumatra PDF which is a free open source document reader which supports numerous document file formats, such as PDF, CHM, DjVu, EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PRC, OXPS / XPS, CB7 / CBR / CBT / CBZ

I was really wondering if Win 10 would get rid of it.

Originally Posted by roger77

And now they are automatically downloading all of Windows 10 to your Windows 7 or 8 PC, whether you asked for it or not.

Yeah, they download the files to your computer but you still have to push the "install" button before they execute the installation. For example, just checked my status by right clicking the Get Windows 10 button in the bottom right hand corner and my status is "Upgrade Now".

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Sumatra PDF

sumatra or nuance - I use sumatra - I used to use foxit but they have started down the adobe path

Originally Posted by roger77

I assume by updates.

yes - and it gets marked as a critical and not optional update

Wintard users OwNed !!! how refreshing,

Never run the Auto-Update in Windows, it's the first thing you should "disable" when you install Windows

I believe there is a race between Apple, Google and Microsoft for the most evil corporation. Lately MS was lagging behind. Windows 7 was fairly stable, open, simple ... With Windows 10 Bill Gates takes the lead again.

I'll be trying to uninstall win10 from my work computer as the os stops me doing my work by not opening various apps. I'll update you all on how this uninstall goes.

They really shouldn't let learner drivers on the Information Superhighway.