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First Windows 10 RTM Candidate Appears

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-expected-to-make-it-through-the-primaries dept.

Mark Wilson reports that the first RTM candidate for Windows 10 has been spotted: build 10176. Leaks and sources have suggested the company intends to finalize the operating system later this week, perhaps as early as July 9th. This would give Microsoft almost three weeks to distribute it to retailers and devicemakers before the July 29th launch date. "While the RTM process has been a significant milestone for previous releases of Windows, it’s more of a minor one for Windows 10. Microsoft is moving Windows 10 to a 'Windows as a service' model that means the operating system is regularly updated."

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  1. Windows is an operating system. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Windows is an operating system.

  2. Re:"as a Service" = you have to buy it Every Year? by ZenDragon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wrong! Stop peddling that nonsense! Microsoft has repeatedly and specifically said you do not and will never have to pay a yearly subscription for Windows once you've purchased it. What it means is that there will be no more windows 'versions', that this will just be in place updates from this point.

  3. Re:"as a Service" = you have to buy it Every Year? by bondsbw · · Score: 3, Informative

    So in other words people will just be expected to buy their security patches and upgrades in the future after a year or so of patches.

    No, you just made that up.

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  4. Re:WaaS: more cons than pros by bondsbw · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's an old article and many of the cons have already been debunked.

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  5. Re:"as a Service" = you have to buy it Every Year? by Ravaldy · · Score: 4, Informative

    and they're a huge multinational who doesn't give crap what their consumers want

    Wrong. MS has always done things with customers in mind. You would know this if you worked with them at any partner level. It's for the same reason their OS and Office suites carry so much baggage and often makes them look bad. It's because they believe in keeping legacy software compatible with future generations of OS and they generally do a good job at that.

    Look at Windows XP. They extended their support twice. They didn't have to but they did.

    I often see you flame MS so I'm not surprised by your appearance in on this subject. It's almost as if MS threatens you in some way shape or form. No offense intended.