RE: Windows 10 to be free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1
January 23, 2015 at 3:14 pm
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2015 at 3:28 pm by Jaysyn.)
(January 22, 2015 at 9:24 am)Animated Earth Wrote: Free is great. I won't feel I'm being ripped-off again. Ever since XP 64-bit and Microsoft's refusal to placate me I have vowed never to buy another OS from Microshaft.
Something for nothing from Microsoft - it is a miracle!*
* Terms and conditions apply. Limited time offer. May cause cancer. May contain cafeine and nuts. Small animals may have been harmed in the making of this product. By agreeing to use this product you absolve Microsoft of any liability for the safety of your data or the privacy of your personal information. Subject to viruses.
However, XP 64 isn't eligible for the free upgrade.
(January 22, 2015 at 11:14 am)Davka Wrote: i wonder if 10 is going to be as much more of a resource-hog over 7 as 7 was over XP?
I'll get the free upgrade and play with it, but I'm not expecting to like it. MS has a long history of fixing what's not broken.
It's supposed to be lighter-weight than 8, which for all its faults was an improvement over Win7 in that department.
(January 22, 2015 at 12:01 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Buy a PS4.
Can't use (or create) game mods with a console. Very important to me.
(January 22, 2015 at 12:09 pm)Alex K Wrote: I haz dual boot. I use Linux for everything and windows for video streaming portals that insist on MS silverlight and similar nonsense.
Ditto. Dual-booting Mint & Win7. Almost never boot into Mint since the only programs I use on a regular basis that have a linux version are QGIS, Google Earth & Firefox.
AutoCAD = nope
ArcGIS = nope
Microstation = nope
MapInfo = nope
(January 22, 2015 at 1:32 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: From my perspective here, what really sucks is that they removed mainstream support for Windows 7 before 10 was released, leaving users with a choice to continue using an unsupported product, or switch to one that is widely considered to suck (Windows 8).
Dick move, Microsoft.
Not quite as bad as you've stated. Win7 is still getting security updates till 2020, just won't be getting any new features & I guess non-security related bug fixes.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
