Microsoft finally prices Windows correctly.
Microsoft to Provide Free Upgrades to Windows 10. The article doesn't discuss how the different "subtractive" editions will work. I suppose you get a free upgrade to whichever edition you are curr...
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Like strollin said I have read article after article and did not see anywhere that the upgrade would require some sort of subscription fee after the first year. I got exactly what strollin got that for the first year users of 7, 8, or 8.1 could upgrade to 10 for free. If they wait and want to upgrade after that time they would have to pay to do so. I think it was put pretty simply and reading anything into the announcement is just creating more rumors that have no basis in fact.
As far as strollin's comment, although the delivery was a little off the sentiment is valid. Before you bash me I have and use both Apple and Microsoft systems. All too often when someone comes on and asks for a solution to a simple problem with their windows based machine someone else comes along and says trash it and buy an Apple. That is not offering any real help. It is akin to the people who tell someone with a simple problem with a Chevy to trash it and get a Ford or vice versa. Gets a little tiring and really does not address the issue or contribute to the discussion. Kind of reminds of a stupid commercial I saw recently. Shows a woman with a flat tire that who needs to get somewhere. Says something along the lines of she needs reliable transportation and shows her trading in her car for a new one of their brand. Makes absolutely no sense the solution for a flat tire is not to trade in the car, at least not for the average person.
Why did Microsoft name it 10 instead of 9? I doubt that the decision was made based on any one reason. The coding issue can have some validity and may have played a role. Another reason that has been put forth in some articles is that since Apple's current ios is 8 their next release would be 9. Both products would likely be released close to each other sparking even more comparisons of the two. When it comes down to it what difference does it make and who really cares?
For those that find 8.1 so difficult to use, I really don't get it. When I first saw it my initial reaction was that it did not make sense. That was before I actually tried working with it. Once I actually sat down with it I found it really is not anymore difficult to learn or use than any change in the OS. I had more trouble learning the electronics in my wife's new car. I guess I just figured I needed to learn it as eventually I would be asked to help someone with their computer that was running 8 or 8.1. I think what people get hung up on is the initial appearance and some just never get past that.
The good news is that in the past every other Microsoft Windows release has been a disaster which means every other one was successful. Windows 8 for whatever reason seems to have failed therefore 10 should be a winner. If it is then the ability for 7 and 8 users to upgrade for free is great. The business world however will probably still chug along for awhile with the majority running 7.
As far as strollin's comment, although the delivery was a little off the sentiment is valid. Before you bash me I have and use both Apple and Microsoft systems. All too often when someone comes on and asks for a solution to a simple problem with their windows based machine someone else comes along and says trash it and buy an Apple. That is not offering any real help. It is akin to the people who tell someone with a simple problem with a Chevy to trash it and get a Ford or vice versa. Gets a little tiring and really does not address the issue or contribute to the discussion. Kind of reminds of a stupid commercial I saw recently. Shows a woman with a flat tire that who needs to get somewhere. Says something along the lines of she needs reliable transportation and shows her trading in her car for a new one of their brand. Makes absolutely no sense the solution for a flat tire is not to trade in the car, at least not for the average person.
Why did Microsoft name it 10 instead of 9? I doubt that the decision was made based on any one reason. The coding issue can have some validity and may have played a role. Another reason that has been put forth in some articles is that since Apple's current ios is 8 their next release would be 9. Both products would likely be released close to each other sparking even more comparisons of the two. When it comes down to it what difference does it make and who really cares?
For those that find 8.1 so difficult to use, I really don't get it. When I first saw it my initial reaction was that it did not make sense. That was before I actually tried working with it. Once I actually sat down with it I found it really is not anymore difficult to learn or use than any change in the OS. I had more trouble learning the electronics in my wife's new car. I guess I just figured I needed to learn it as eventually I would be asked to help someone with their computer that was running 8 or 8.1. I think what people get hung up on is the initial appearance and some just never get past that.
The good news is that in the past every other Microsoft Windows release has been a disaster which means every other one was successful. Windows 8 for whatever reason seems to have failed therefore 10 should be a winner. If it is then the ability for 7 and 8 users to upgrade for free is great. The business world however will probably still chug along for awhile with the majority running 7.
