wackypete2
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Windows 10 for free
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I do not ask much of a computer. Go in and out of forums, such as this, To be able to enter a dealer's site and trade in comfort. Recieve emails and send them.
I do not understand, or am interested in, many of the details expressed here. I do, though, want to download some documents, scan to memory some charts and, then, perhaps, paste them them to a Paint programme, etc.-- stuff like that and not have to read a page of a novel, with a cup of coffee, while W10 is doing the downloading.
My previous home computer was very old and used XP. Windows stopped maintenance last year and my son downloaded Linnux onto it. Now that I have a new computer I have taken to going to the office and doing document transferring on the Linnux over there.
Some say that W10 will get better. I'll give it some more time. Then, it will lose me. I miss Linnux.
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I do not understand, or am interested in, many of the details expressed here. I do, though, want to download some documents, scan to memory some charts and, then, perhaps, paste them them to a Paint programme, etc.-- stuff like that and not have to read a page of a novel, with a cup of coffee, while W10 is doing the downloading.
My previous home computer was very old and used XP. Windows stopped maintenance last year and my son downloaded Linnux onto it. Now that I have a new computer I have taken to going to the office and doing document transferring on the Linnux over there.
Some say that W10 will get better. I'll give it some more time. Then, it will lose me. I miss Linnux.
ort
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hhiusa
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You need lessons in forum manners,
It is not about manners. I just expect people to make sense and not make fallacious statements, otherwise I call them out. :smart:
I forgot to mention that I was using later Linnux programmes on an old computer. I had some problems to overcome, like a slow mouse, when dragging and scrolling, and to get used to. A new computer with up to date Linnux software must be glory! I can hardly wait!
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Of course, that's the nub of the problem isn't it? The consumer side of the IT industry has for years been kidding us that all you have to do is buy expensive hardware and software (the more expensive the better it will work - obviously!) and your problems are over. They don't actually say but encourage us to believe, that it's just just like owning a modern car where you need have no knowledge of what happens under the hood - just start it up and away you go. And for motoring today that is generally true. People need to be told that PCs are still at the same stage motoring was in the 1930s: you needed a trained mechanic on hand if you had no understanding yourself, it was unreliable and needed regular maintenance at short intervals and although a new and possibly exciting experience you needed to be an enthusiast to feel its true worth. One day home computers will be like other domestic appliances - simple to operate, reliable and capable of satisfactory use without any specialised technical knowledge. One day .........
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In terms of ease of use its already here. It will never get easier though because operating systems, by cause of the competition in the industry, are getting more complex every year. Simplicity is very difficult to achieve. Windows 8 is an example of what geeks thought was simple yet to most people was difficult. The evolution of computers is driving towards AI. We are a long way off that though.
In regards to how Microsoft have evolved their software. It was a given really as everyone in this industry is moving towards service oriented offerings. You can't have that without continuous integration which is limited to people defining the right testing frameworks.
I haven't received my download yet. I was on the early adopter network but mine still says it's coming.
Regarding their free upgrade. It's ingenious really. They want to imbed everyone into those long term architecture so they can earn revenue from us for as long as we use the software. They will eventually move into a framework of asking a service charge for software updates.
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I agree with what you say though I suspect many of the non computer-savvy people with whom I have contact would disagree! I fear you're right about Microsoft's new software business model – we're going to end up renting.
As for the change to Windows 10 – I wouldn't be in any rush just yet. Coincidentally I recently upgraded my OS drive to SSD now that you can get decent performance at a sensible price & it now works superfast like greased weasel$hit. I also took the opportunity to install the Win 10 upgrade. I found it to be a really nice interface and generally all round better to use than Win 7 but it still has (on my installation least) a small number of irritating glitches which I assume will be fixed in forthcoming updates. So I re-installed the Win 7 image and will continue to use that for the time being.
@wackypete2 - well that's a good start - ie., that they're at least on the ball as regards those listed issues above being fixed. Still can't find any good reason to leave W7 any time soon, myself.
That being said, do you also happen to have any headsup as to when MS will be fixing the single most controversial problem concerning windows 10?
And, surely you're aware of 'that' one too...? Or, as another reviewer put it:
"With windows 10, for the first time here we have a windows operating system which is provided 'free', only so that the customer becomes the product."
That being said, do you also happen to have any headsup as to when MS will be fixing the single most controversial problem concerning windows 10?
And, surely you're aware of 'that' one too...? Or, as another reviewer put it:
"With windows 10, for the first time here we have a windows operating system which is provided 'free', only so that the customer becomes the product."
Since you don't use windows, you couldn't possibly have experienced any of this yourself, so... you left out a lot from the blog you copied/pasted from.
http://pogueman.tumblr.com/post/128346662032/13-windows-10-bugs-microsoft-needs-to-fix-right
Included in the blog are workarounds to some of the problems and this line:
"Microsoft intends to fix bugs and add features continuously via quiet, automatic software releases. In fact, the company has already released several Windows 10 updates"
I can attest, as a windows 10 user that some of the issues have already been addressed even before the final release (ie: the mail tile works fine).
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