Posted on 01/21/2015 9:57:16 AM PST by McGruff
Linux is already charging for certain apps or premium features.
Where Microsoft will recover the costs of Windows is by charging for desirable extra features in Windows.
That is going to be delivered through its Windows Store.
For most businesses 7 is the only option due to its familiarity.
The problem is that Windows 10 in terms of install files may require multiple 4.7 GB DVD discs for the install files. It'll be easiser to download the install file and then copy the install file to a 16 GB flash memory drive (16 GB flash memory drives are dirt cheap nowadays).
Yup. And DVDs get easily scratched, dirty and can be rendered unboootable.
In my experience, USB flash drives are fool proof in running installation programs.
Pingy thingy.
Ours is used for test programs we wrote in BASIC and QBASIC years ago. It has a 40MB HDD and still runs. Boots up in DOS.
I still write programs for it, and have backups, naturally, on a ‘real’ computer!........................
“Your mileage may vary. Void where prohibited. For external use only. Do not use on unexplained calf pain.”
“Apply to infested area. This is not a toy. Do not eat. Do not operate heavy machinery while using this product.”
If your computer’s hard drive stays up more than four hours, call a doctor.
Maybe that’s the bottom line. Pay up or else you get left behind in the digital dust!...................
IIRC, MS did the same thing several years ago with a ‘free’ version upgrade. The steps to get it, however, were convoluted and complicated. Many times, the initial download would stall out. If one did manage to get the download, the installation would stall out, as it needed to be connected online. The process was more hassle than the upgrade was worth.
Me too. I bought one of the last Pavilions with 7.
Customer: “Hey waiter, smell these clams. They’re off!”
Waiter: Sniff, sniff
“Yeah, you’re right. But quit yer bitchin’ buddy.
It’s `All You Can Eat’ night!”
Not unless you want it to be.
A key mistake with Windows 8’s initial release was defaulting to the Modern UI, then known as ‘Metro’ with all the gaudy tiles, such as are seen on smartphones and tablets. As PC users, we didn’t want to see that crap, and it took some time to learn how to get to the familiar desktop that we expect to see.
Windows 10 will be more intelligent about how it initializes, and will make more intelligent decisions about startup, based upon the hardware it detects. It will still allow desktop or Modern UI choices, but the desktop will look more like users of Windows 7 and prior versions are accustomed, with fewer familiar tools moved or hidden from view.
(Ducking, because the hate mail is sure to fly now...)
I’m a cheapskate and I’ve bought 3 PCs from Dell’s auction site www.dellauction.com and they are great. Most come with the OS installed. Just don’t go for the cheapest model. We use the Precision series at work.
There's the catch. After one year your computer freezes and you have to PAY for the upgrade.
NOTHING IS FREE!
You work at the same place as I do? Won't let us use any other browser, either. They scan our PCs and remotely delete Firefox or Chrome or anything else usable.
skipped 9 because 789
It means they can cut off support for older versions earlier. They can just say, "well, upgrade to Win10 for free".
Also, Microsoft's most important sales target is still the enterprise - they have a lot of existing customers and they want to keep them. Getting the companies and their employees and customers all on the same OS version makes life a lot easier for corporate computing (especially in a BYOD model).
New computers, and upgrades after a year, will still have to pay for Win10 as well.
Could be they wanted a perfect ‘10’................................
You need to get out of your’s mom’s basement. And take off that tinfoil hat.
Kinda like HP selling cheap printers under cost and selling the ink cartridges for outrageous bucks!......................
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.