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Slashdot Asks: Free Upgrade To Windows 10 Ends Today: What's Your Thought On This?
Exactly one year ago, Microsoft released Windows 10 to the general public. The latest version of company's desktop operating system brought with it Cortana, and Windows Hello among other features. While users have lauded Windows 10 for performance improvements, the Redmond-based company's aggressive upgrade tactics have spoiled the experience for many. Whether it was installing Windows 10 on computers without users' consent, or eating up tons of bandwidth for users who couldn't afford it, or whether it was deceptive dialog boxes, Microsoft definitely deserves a lot of blame -- and rightfully, a bunch of lawsuits. But many of these things, hopefully, will end today -- July 29, 2016 (or to be exact, Saturday morning 5:59am EDT / 2:59am PDT) Today is officially the last day when eligible Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers could be upgraded to Windows 10 for free of charge. After this, an upgrade to Windows 10 will set you back by at least $119.
We asked you a couple of weeks ago whether or not would you recommend someone to update their computer to Windows 10, and the vast majority of you insisted against it. What's your thought on this now? Those who opt out of updating to Windows 10 will also miss the Anniversary Update -- and its features -- which Microsoft plans to release on August 2 for free of charge.
We asked you a couple of weeks ago whether or not would you recommend someone to update their computer to Windows 10, and the vast majority of you insisted against it. What's your thought on this now? Those who opt out of updating to Windows 10 will also miss the Anniversary Update -- and its features -- which Microsoft plans to release on August 2 for free of charge.
Now I can get back to the normal update cycle without worrying about getting Windows 10 accidentally on my part.
It is NOT as bad as I feared; but, it is slower than I hoped it would be. Windows 7 was faster; maybe after I defrag the speed will go up. I now have to check and see which programs fail to work. NOTE: If you have a NON windows software firewall installed; you really likely need to uninstall it before upgrading. NOTE2: The TinyWall software firewall front-end did NOT work for me on Windows 10; even though their website says it should. Tim S.
...if it means M$ stops trying to force/trick people into "upgrading", GOOD!
We upgraded at home a while back, and we just completed all upgrades at work. Non issue in almost all cases, and for those few that were at issue at work, we resolved all upgrade issues.
At work, it was a no-question decision, because all business-critical programs are Windows-based (Office, Dynamics AX, SharePoint, etc.) Non-Microsoft options are simply not in the cards for the foreseeable future. I'd love to see a transition to Open Source applications, but they just don't exist when it comes to several specialized applications we require.
At home, the only thing really keeping us on Windows is Quicken. We've used Quicken since DOS days, and we rely on it for managing our finances. Simply put, there are no truly comparable alternatives. And because we require that, all other devices really need to be compatible.
Yes, as a tech geek, I could adapt and come up with a nice alternative, but my wife is more of an "appliance user" when it comes to computers, so having different systems won't cut it. Making sure that the user experience at work is consistent with the user experience at home (which it is) is goal number 1.
My mom always said, "Jim, you're 1 in a million." Given the current population, there are 7000 of me. God help us all!
THAT is my thought on Windows 10. I'll pass.
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I moved to osx
Have you ever run something like Little Snitch and seen the ton of places that OS X wants to connect to? It's a real eye-opener
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Apps!
I did a free upgrade to Linux Mint, they seem to have forgotten what the P in PC means, I have been building computers since 1977.at first they were nothing but a box of parts that needed a LOT of soldering, they were to give the geeks freedom , freedom to do what we wanted not what some dictator sysadmin tells us what to do, look at what is coming down in a few days with the first major update, how many things they will prevent us to doing to OUR computers.
so while they tell most of America what to do and how to do it . I will spend my golden years
using my computer they way I want to .
You do realize they ported all the spysoft back to Windows 7, 8 and 8.1? If you are using windows, regardless of version, the situation is little different. The only way to avoid the Microsoft spysoft is to drop Microsoft entirely.