The Unintended Consequences of Free Windows 10 For Everyone

Ammalgam writes: Microsoft seems to be really driven to pushing over a billion people to the new Windows 10 platform as soon as humanly possible. In the latest push to make this happen, the company has basically decided that (somewhat off the record), pirates can come in the side door and it really doesn't matter what the state of their Windows license is, they can get Windows 10 for free. To get deep into the weeds on how this is happening, you have to read Ed Bott's excellent article on ZDNET – "With a nod and a wink, Microsoft gives away Windows 10 to anyone who asks." However, on Windows10update.com, Onuora Amobi asks whether the cost benefit analysis has been done and if this deluge of new members will have a detrimental effect on the Windows Insider Program.

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Re:I don't care at this point, as a systemd refuge

[F.Ultra]

Why does this clearly wrong statements keep getting posted? It should be well known by know by everyone that systemd has captured stderr and uses the exit status since day one. In fact the old SysVInit was the one that didn't capture stderr at all or cared about the exit status.

we'll all be on android/chromebox shortly

[mix_left_and_right]

I have a chromebox pc (cost about 160 bucks) and an android tablet that dual boots with windows 8.1 (costs about 99 bucks). Both the android tablet and the chromebox work great. I see no need for windows any further. I am typing this on a windows 7 pc, but when it goes down, that will be the last windows only computer I buy. As for linux, been trying it since 1999. Always had hardware problems with it.