Microsoft finally prices Windows correctly.

Maybe I might try it myself. I bought a really fancy state of the art laptop about a year ago. It came with 8.1. I hate 8.1 so much that I refuse to even turn the thing on. I have had it fired up exactly 4 times in the past year. And every time it became so frustrating trying to find things and figure out where anything it that I shut it off and push it aside.
Shame, I paid 1600 bucks for a paperweight. I still use my old laptop running XP. Rock solid and never skips a beat.
And I can find stuff on it. And I know how to access everything. 8.1? You can't pay me enough to try using it.

But I wonder what kind of GUI that 10 will have. Or what it will be modeled after..... Hopefully not 8

Reading later clarifications, the free upgrade is for a period on 1 year after the launch. After that, one will have to buy - pricing not divulged.

It would seem that Microsoft wants to avoid the embarrassing (?) situation that exist today - the no longer supported Windows XP is run on more PCs than all versions of Windows 8.x They need to get an installed base large enough for developers to use the features that are unique to Windows 10.

I consult for a software house that primarily writes programs that run under Windows. We have not yet released anything that requires Windows 8.

Tom

Army11Bravo wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Further speculating... it's a hook to get you onto a subscription plan. Your first year of Windows is free, then you either have to renew, uninstall or live with limited functionality.

Yes it's the way many companies are raking in more money. Sell you software or operating systems that expire in a year so they continue to increase sales. I stopped buying $1500 Adobe Creative Suite software now that they are monthly & yearly subscription based. Thankfully, Apple sells one version of each new OS, not business, home, etc. like Micro$oft, for just $29 and free updates.

As far as skipping Windows 9, a truer statement is Micro$oft wanted to leverage their marketing with a Windows 10 versus an Apple OS X (OS ten).

it's a 'buy once, pay forever' plan.

As said in a different way above - what is Microsoft trying to pull with this?

This is the statement in this article that has me wondering -
"On stage, Microsoft’s Terry Myerson pitched Windows 10 as a service, instead of simply an operating system that a user installs. Or, put more simply, the company views the next version of Windows as the hub of its various services."

I don't want a service, I want an OS. And a subscription OS will just drive users and the businesses they are hoping to win back even further away.

MS gives nothing away for free - sooner or later there is always a catch. This "free" upgrade to Win 10 better show that it is free and clear of any further obligation to keep it working after a year without a subscription.

This looked real exciting at first. I just bought a laptop with 8.1 and wondered what would happen when Win 10 came out. If anyone decides to take the upgrade, make a full image backup of your PC before so that when they pull the plug and want money, you can restore the computer to where it was.

And it is no surprise there is no Windows 9. They want no confusion with Windows 95 and Windows 98.

GordonThree wrote:
Further speculating... it's a hook to get you onto a subscription plan. Your first year of Windows is free, then you either have to renew, uninstall or live with limited functionality.

Yes it's the way many companies are raking in more money. Sell you software or operating systems that expire in a year so they continue to increase sales. I stopped buying $1500 Adobe Creative Suite software now that they are monthly & yearly subscription based. Thankfully, Apple sells one version of each new OS, not business, home, etc. like Micro$oft, for just $29 and free updates.

As far as skipping Windows 9, a truer statement is Micro$oft wanted to leverage their marketing with a Windows 10 versus an Apple OS X (OS ten).

RoyB wrote:
Wonder what happened to WINDOS 9?

Roy

Microsoft felt the public might mistakenly confuse Windows 9 with Windows 95 and Windows 98

Further speculating... it's a hook to get you onto a subscription plan. Your first year of Windows is free, then you either have to renew, uninstall or live with limited functionality.

Wonder what happened to WINDOWS 9?

Roy