Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 12:46:29 GMT
Hello,
I got another MS virus on my desktop, notificating me about a windows 10 venue I've never asked for, and tried to cancel it(the notification) 3/4 times with no success. So time has come to ask to some of us, you, them if they believe Windows 10 is a good venue because one more time you're going to need an i7 3Ghz to run words, and the mining game, and you're going to need directX 12, as even previous versions haven't been fully exploited.
It's going to link the Xbox with the desktop version, need a permanent internet connection, makes updates without asking you, to ask you to buy a windows phone because it's better of course, and possibly like some application now, asking you for your bank details without you get to know why...
Any shiny happy people there ?
Gracias.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deth on Jun 29, 2015 14:16:07 GMT
I have not been following it. But I will be getting it for my Windows 8 Tablet because it has to be better then Win 8. If I like it on the tablet then I will think about upgrading my Win 7 Laptop. If I hate it on the tablet , well I do not use the tablet all that much as it runs so badly with Win 8 anyway.
|
|
Roumsen
Master
Look behind you, a Three-Headed Monkey!
Posts: 157 
|
Post by Roumsen on Jun 29, 2015 17:07:09 GMT
I will just wait for the first few reviews.
Nowadays it seems to me that it's not always a good idea to get any software/game from a renowned developer at the very beginning. There are too often annoying bugs or, in respect to the new Batman game as an actual example, the product doesn't even really work that good.
|
|
|
|
Post by 13thGeneral on Jun 30, 2015 13:49:23 GMT
Just make sure to turn off the Windows auto-update, so it doesn't install without your permission.
I also plan to hold off a few months for the initial bugs and kinks to be worked out, as well as any in depth reviews and tips associated with it
I'm mostly concerned with the general backwards compatibility with many of the programs and software, as well as legacy drivers; they seem to screw that up every few iterations and it is either left to users to fix or takes years to patch (or they just make another version that supposedly fixes it, breaking other things). I don't know why they don't package in virtual desktops with previous versions of the OS - that don't require an IT degree or programming MBA to set up.
|
|
|
|
Post by morsealworth on Jul 1, 2015 20:48:27 GMT
I will just wait for the first few reviews. Nowadays it seems to me that it's not always a good idea to get any software/game from a renowned developer at the very beginning. There are too often annoying bugs or, in respect to the new Batman game as an actual example, the product doesn't even really work that good. Let me give you that review. This shit is freaky, unstable, yet awesome. They have totally reworked the Start Menu, have failed the attempt at replacing the Control Panel with new tablet-style Settings menu (failed since Settings doesn't provide essential functions Control Panel gave) and made Explorer shittier so now you can't separate pinned up folders and frequently accessed folders which for some reason count as pinned. Also, did I tell you it choked at new build and cost me a mail address and a twitch channel? I still haven't got my Humble and Uplay accounts back. |
|
Casinha
Master
Posts: 217
Pledge level: Partner
|
Post by Casinha on Jul 2, 2015 8:14:10 GMT
Co-worker installed the developer preview, which crapped up her laptop relatively quickly. I installed the more up-to-date insider preview a little while ago and it works fine. A little slow, but it's not the best laptop in the world. Haven't tried out the new Spartan browser, but it's supposed to be good if you make use of Microsoft devices.
With regards to updating to Windows 10, it shouldn't upgrade it automatically. 8.1 ought to now have a little icon in the bottom right that allows you to choose to be notified when it's released (they'll give you a free upgrade). Overall I'm happy with upgrading to it, but a new operating system sometimes means certain software may not have interoperable drivers, which is what first happened to me when I got Windows 8. As such, I'll likely wait until it's been out for a little while before upgrading.
|
|
Lord Ba'al
Supreme Deity
Posts: 6,260
Pledge level: Half a Partner
I like: Cats; single malt Scotch; Stargate; Amiga; fried potatoes; retro gaming; cheese; snickers; sticky tape.
I don't like: Dimples in the bottom of scotch bottles; Facebook games masquerading as godgames.
Steam: stonelesscutter
GOG: stonelesscutter
|
Post by Lord Ba'al on Jul 2, 2015 8:41:30 GMT
So is Spartan the new codename for internet explorer or a completely new browser?
Also, wtf happened to windows 9, did they realize it was junk and start from scratch halfway through a project?
|
|
|
|
Post by morsealworth on Jul 2, 2015 10:01:13 GMT
So is Spartan the new codename for internet explorer or a completely new browser? Also, wtf happened to windows 9, did they realize it was junk and start from scratch halfway through a project? Project Spartan is a code name for entirely new touch oriented browser that replaces for donkey IE, Microsoft Edge. I suspect it has the same security problems, so I haven't opened it even once. |
|
Casinha
Master
Posts: 217
Pledge level: Partner
|
Post by Casinha on Jul 2, 2015 11:07:46 GMT
Also, wtf happened to windows 9, did they realize it was junk and start from scratch halfway through a project? Sometimes devs check a Windows OS' version by doing something like - if(osName.startsWith("Windows 9")) - to identify windows 98 so naming it Windows 9 would mess with that stuff. That's one of the theories behind why, anyway. No idea why they didn't just give it a name like they did with XP, Vista, NT etc. Maybe it makes it easier for consumers to tell they have the latest version. |
|
|
|
Post by morsealworth on Jul 2, 2015 13:40:35 GMT
Also, wtf happened to windows 9, did they realize it was junk and start from scratch halfway through a project? Sometimes devs check a Windows OS' version by doing something like - if(osName.startsWith("Windows 9")) - to identify windows 98 so naming it Windows 9 would mess with that stuff. That's one of the theories behind why, anyway. No idea why they didn't just give it a name like they did with XP, Vista, NT etc. Maybe it makes it easier for consumers to tell they have the latest version. Nah, it's the same reason they named it 7 after Vista. Vista was Windows NT 5.1, Windows 7 - Windows NT 5.2. After Windows 8.1 the next was called 10 because 8.1 was in the place of 9. |
|
|
|
Post by 13thGeneral on Jul 2, 2015 14:06:14 GMT
Has anyone here heard about the recent MS statement that Win10 will share your wifi by default, overriding any security pw or firewalls, totally unsecured? Read up on it, it's interesting. At first glance it seems they're trying to make it "easier to access the Internet anywhere, and share content... ", but looking deeper it's basically seemingly taking advantage of layman naivety to monitor traffic and control information.
You can supposedly turn it off, but it is very odd to include such a feature.
|
|
Lord Ba'al
Supreme Deity
Posts: 6,260
Pledge level: Half a Partner
I like: Cats; single malt Scotch; Stargate; Amiga; fried potatoes; retro gaming; cheese; snickers; sticky tape.
I don't like: Dimples in the bottom of scotch bottles; Facebook games masquerading as godgames.
Steam: stonelesscutter
GOG: stonelesscutter
|
Post by Lord Ba'al on Jul 2, 2015 14:32:50 GMT
If that is true I will never be using windows 10.
|
|
|
|
Post by morsealworth on Jul 2, 2015 15:48:40 GMT
Has anyone here heard about the recent MS statement that Win10 will share your wifi by default, overriding any security pw or firewalls, totally unsecured? Read up on it, it's interesting. At first glance it seems they're trying to make it "easier to access the Internet anywhere, and share content... ", but looking deeper it's basically seemingly taking advantage of layman naivety to monitor traffic and control information. You can supposedly turn it off, but it is very odd to include such a feature. Well, it will to all your Facebook, Skype, etc. friends. Who, in turn, will share it to their friends... |
|
|
|
Post by colin22cans on Jul 2, 2015 15:54:34 GMT
|
|
Roumsen
Master
Look behind you, a Three-Headed Monkey!
Posts: 157
|
Post by Roumsen on Jul 2, 2015 16:15:20 GMT
I see... It sems as they would try to outdo themselves with every new version. *drumroll* And there goes the privacy! |
|
|
|
Post by 13thGeneral on Jul 2, 2015 16:57:13 GMT
I see... It sems as they would try to outdo themselves with every new version. *drumroll* And there goes the privacy! It's a privacy nightmare manifest. Imagine how quickly you'd have access to almost every wifi in your immediate local area, then slowly the region, then the country, etc. Think of how many people you're connected to via social media, phone, and email - and then how many people they're connected too, and so on. This almost seems like an attempt to create a wifi hive array - unhindered universal access for everyone - which sounds nice, but it's just coming off as something out of a sci-fi dystopia. The fact that it's default opt-in also makes their intentions questionable; most people won't know about it and unbeknownst and unwillingly open themselves up to intrusion. |
|
Roumsen
Master
Look behind you, a Three-Headed Monkey!
Posts: 157
|
Post by Roumsen on Jul 2, 2015 17:59:01 GMT
I see... It sems as they would try to outdo themselves with every new version. *drumroll* And there goes the privacy! It's a privacy nightmare manifest. Imagine how quickly you'd have access to almost every wifi in your immediate local area, then slowly the region, then the country, etc. Think of how many people you're connected to via social media, phone, and email - and then how many people they're connected too, and so on. This almost seems like an attempt to create a wifi hive array - unhindered universal access for everyone - which sounds nice, but it's just coming off as something out of a sci-fi dystopia. The fact that it's default opt-in also makes their intentions questionable; most people won't know about it and unbeknownst and unwillingly open themselves up to intrusion. I don't really want to imagine that.  It's almost like George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four". |
|
Lord Ba'al
Supreme Deity
Posts: 6,260
Pledge level: Half a Partner
I like: Cats; single malt Scotch; Stargate; Amiga; fried potatoes; retro gaming; cheese; snickers; sticky tape.
I don't like: Dimples in the bottom of scotch bottles; Facebook games masquerading as godgames.
Steam: stonelesscutter
GOG: stonelesscutter
|
Post by Lord Ba'al on Jul 2, 2015 18:46:51 GMT
Sounds more like a cyber criminal's wet dream.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2015 20:35:00 GMT
That feature seems weird, when we've already seen what stuff people share to each other on those "social" networks. What happens if I don't use hotmail, skype, facebook, crap or that I don't need to share my phone number because I can't : there are "a few" people in that case or more to come up. Those rich people who make softwares, are they in their numbs or something like that ? |
|
Casinha
Master
Posts: 217
Pledge level: Partner
|
Post by Casinha on Jul 2, 2015 21:49:10 GMT
Sometimes devs check a Windows OS' version by doing something like - if(osName.startsWith("Windows 9")) - to identify windows 98 so naming it Windows 9 would mess with that stuff. That's one of the theories behind why, anyway. No idea why they didn't just give it a name like they did with XP, Vista, NT etc. Maybe it makes it easier for consumers to tell they have the latest version. Nah, it's the same reason they named it 7 after Vista. Vista was Windows NT 5.1, Windows 7 - Windows NT 5.2. After Windows 8.1 the next was called 10 because 8.1 was in the place of 9. Vista was NT 6.0 while Windows 7 was NT 6.1 Windows 8 is 6.2, Windows 8.1 is 6.3 and Windows 10's version number is, miraculously, just NT 10.0 It looks like They're aiming for Windows 10 to be the combo breaker, which is fresh. Also with the wifi sharing thing you have to select the networks you want to share (it's opt-in by default in the sense that the 'option to share a network' is opt-in). People will not just be able to rock up outside your house and use your wifi unless you've specifically set it and I think it's mainly there for company devices (a large portion of the Windows Phone user-base) to share company networks. |
|
It's almost like George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four".