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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2015 7:37:37 GMT
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. Myes, there's as well, of course, a commercial reason to name something. Windows 8 hasn't been a success. MS can't name their next OS as the successor or 8 that is to say 9. So, they go for 10, which sounds indeed good. I just wrote "sounds". I don't believe other OS company like Aplep, and Gogole 'll make better OS : anyway they're all commercial entities, and have to turn people as cashing cows to buy their private planes, houses and s... .  |
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Post by morsealworth on Jul 3, 2015 9:03:37 GMT
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. Whoops. Sorry. Forgot all the numbers. Woe on me. |
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Post by 13thGeneral on Jul 4, 2015 16:44:11 GMT
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". OH man, you're right. Today's society is creeping ever closer to that oppressive future. I need to read that book again (before someone decides it's offensive and gets it burned/banned). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 12:57:56 GMT
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Post by Deth on Jul 14, 2015 13:39:50 GMT
Yes it free for ever if you upgrade in the first year. From the Win 10 review for the site you linked, page 2 www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-10-1267364/review/2"Even though the free upgrade version of Windows 10 is only available for a year, Microsoft stressed the that those updating during the promotional period will be able to use Windows 10 at no cost forever (or as the company puts it, for the "supported lifetime of the device"). When you upgrade, you'll be upgrades to the appropriate version - see 'Windows 10 versions' below." So no it is not free to upgrade forever, but the first year is free forever. |
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Post by Casinha on Jul 14, 2015 14:14:55 GMT
Yes it free for ever if you upgrade in the first year. From the Win 10 review for the site you linked, page 2 www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-10-1267364/review/2"Even though the free upgrade version of Windows 10 is only available for a year, Microsoft stressed the that those updating during the promotional period will be able to use Windows 10 at no cost forever (or as the company puts it, for the "supported lifetime of the device"). When you upgrade, you'll be upgrades to the appropriate version - see 'Windows 10 versions' below." So no it is not free to upgrade forever, but the first year is free forever. A bid to get more people to buy Windows 8 in the hopes of upgrading to 10 for free later, perhaps? Boost their sale stats a little or something? |
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Post by Deth on Jul 14, 2015 16:06:55 GMT
Yea. I can see that and also they know some free upgraders will want to upgrade to the Pro version I am sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 17:06:01 GMT
Yes, well... an upgrade doesn't worth anyway (at all) a full version of an OS. Apparently, we still have 4 years of support w/ windows 7 (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle) before to switch to Linux. |
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Post by morsealworth on Jul 14, 2015 18:36:59 GMT
Well, I'm gonna try upgrading from the Insider Preview.
And I believe I will get it.
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Post by morsealworth on Jul 21, 2015 10:20:40 GMT
I'm just here to say that my Windows 10 Pro is activated and didn't cost me anything except that old mail account.  |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Jul 21, 2015 11:00:17 GMT
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Post by jimstiles on Jul 24, 2015 0:04:16 GMT
I suppose it is the root reason I have not been able to follow the discussions. I have stopped using Windows for virtually everything.
Windows sucks!!! Linux rules!!!
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Post by 13thGeneral on Jul 24, 2015 15:59:52 GMT
Microsoft has been patching all their currently supported OS bloatforms (I mistyped 'platforms' by accident, but like it so much imma leave that right there) like mad in preparation for launch of Win 10. It's been frustrating the hell out of our IT department with all the terminals they have to manage.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 16:05:12 GMT
I'm just here to say that my Windows 10 Pro is activated and didn't cost me anything except that old mail account. Did you just upgrade or have you have a fresh install ? Okay, the official day is tomorrow, people prepare your win 7 dvd !!! xD |
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Post by morsealworth on Jul 28, 2015 16:37:46 GMT
I'm just here to say that my Windows 10 Pro is activated and didn't cost me anything except that old mail account. Did you just upgrade or have you have a fresh install ? Okay, the official day is tomorrow, people prepare your win 7 dvd !!! xD A fresh install, as insider preview didn't support anything else. |
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Post by hardly on Jul 30, 2015 2:04:11 GMT
So is it good?
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Post by mindless on Jul 30, 2015 19:58:10 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. You can read more about wifi sense here (describes how to disable password sharing) Arstechnica: Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10: Yes, it shares your passkeys; no, you shouldn’t be scaredneedless to say i'll be disabling this "feature" cough *NSA* cough immediately. also just so you know, your iphone or andriod devices all transmit all the wifi passwords for known networks as plaintext over the mobile network (i learned about this from the GRC Security Now Podcast, that I highly recommend subscribing too) |
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Post by morsealworth on Jul 30, 2015 23:56:21 GMT
Well, I find it quite easy to use. It's closer to Windows 7 rather than 8 in style, which I certainly endorse. New Settings screens, however... Let's just say I'm not too fond of it while I don't have vary much against it, either. Except its redundancy as any advanced settings are still done in Control Panel, of course. |
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Post by greay on Aug 2, 2015 21:50:02 GMT
I guess I'll install Windows 10 on my boot camp partition. It's been a while (months? longer?) since I booted into Windows. I've mainly been sticking to WINE for things that I can't run.
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Post by Deth on Aug 3, 2015 13:17:56 GMT
I have done a clean install and have run into the Blocked registration issue. My upgrade from Win 7 had a few issues, on my side not Microsoft side. I had some issues making install media. But once I got past that the upgrade on my laptop and tablet went smoothly. I have done a clean install of Win 10 and run into the block registration issue. I hope it is just their server being slammed right now. Will have to wait and see if it clears or not.
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