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Title: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Glen73 on June 02, 2015, 05:15:10 PM
anyone got it already, whats it like just as a general OS as i don't have any windows touch screen stuff...
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: steve_xland on June 02, 2015, 06:28:38 PM
Not until at least half the people I know are on it
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Glen73 on June 02, 2015, 06:41:39 PM
I have a laptop that will be my Guinea pig. Why do they want us on 10 so badly... Makes me sceptical
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Bird on June 02, 2015, 07:05:33 PM
I have a laptop that will be my Guinea pig. Why do they want us on 10 so badly... Makes me sceptical
Easier to support one OS only - but they also want to keep the wheels rolling, get new versions out, etc.

But with this version there's two things that seem fishy
1) free upgrade from win 7/8 - it goes into the face of their business model
2) they say it's the last version - if I believe that, then MS is essentially cutting a major(?) revenue stream.  Or they'll have to charge for updates at some point.

But to answer your question; not unless/until I have to. 
- New os=new bugs and thanks but I don't want to be a free tester. 
- Also new os=new headaches.  I've set my win7 up the way I like, I don't want to learn a new one just now.  Plenty of other stuff to do.
- Also; some programs refuse to work even on win8 as my business partner has found out recently.  I can't even start to think what it'll be like to switch to 10....
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Glen73 on June 02, 2015, 08:11:48 PM
Nice answer bird,  cheers ;-)
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on June 02, 2015, 09:24:46 PM
They will undoubtedly go to a subscription based model at some point like office has (the decent version). . That's why I believe nowhere do they state that there is no ongoing cost.

I also think they want to make money out of the app store or whatever MS call it.
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Glen73 on June 03, 2015, 06:28:16 AM
Cool guy, I did wonder if we are the product  ;D
Title: Re: Who's doing the free upgrade to win 10?
Post by: Simone on June 05, 2015, 09:12:56 AM
Cool guy, I did wonder if we are the product  ;D

ahahahah we are,smart marketing out there
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