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Microsoft Introduces Build Cadence Selection With Windows 10

Posted by Soulskill on from the putting-a-ring-on-it dept.

jones_supa writes: Microsoft has just released Windows 10 TP build 9860. Along with the new release, Microsoft is introducing an interesting cadence option for how quickly you will receive new builds. The "ring progression" goes from development, to testing, to release. By being in the slow cadence, you will get more stable builds, but they will arrive less often. By choosing the fast option, it allows you to receive the build on the same day that it is released. As a quick stats update, to date Microsoft has received over 250,000 pieces of feedback through the Windows Feedback tool, 25,381 community forum posts, and 641 suggestions in the Windows Suggestion Box.

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  1. It's great to see so much community feedback by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hopefully all this community feedback translates into functional changes in the operating system. They made a huge mistake with Windows 8 by relying on the standard Windows 7 feedback mechanism (that seemingly most people turned off) so this looks like a much better solution with much broader participation.

  2. oh boy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sticking with windows for software compatibility, full blown and rich feature drivers(video, audio, tv adapter, printer), productive suits(adobe creative suit and autodesk), VS 2013, office 2013, gaming, media center for tv adapter, easy installing software no dependency issues.

    I'm not a big fan of the flat color look but I do like the Metro experience. I just hope MS gets rid of the app title bar and context menu for the Metro since the old desktop is coming back and there is no more need trying to turn the Metro into the old desktop way. I never liked the MS start menu or the Aero which strains my eyes. Kde with all the effects barely strains my eyes.

    I would drop Windows in a minute If all the things I need were available on Linux or even BSD(freebsd, pc-bsd). I have always liked the themes, desktop customizations, the many DE's for linux. MS have always done things half-ass, windows 7 no second taskbar for dual monitor.

  3. Re:Community involvement is nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But you are not forced to send big bucks to Linux foundation either. If the Microsoft does not give monetary incentive for doing their testing, I don't see how this system could work with Windows. How would the paying users be otherwise tempted to use their time for free doing the QA for Microsoft?