Win 7 vs Win 10 – Upgrade vs Spying.
My computer works well with Win 7; however, I keep getting popups telling me to upgrade to Win 10 for free. Each time I ask myself “Self, why is MS giving away Win 10 when they could charge $$$ for it...
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I'd be more concerned with compatibility issues cropping up with Windows 10 upgrade, than with privacy concerns? In fact, two of my co-workers who've worked in enterprise Windows IT for decades, including multiple MS/Cisco certifications, have both had upgrade issues with their personal WIN 10 systems. Some not showing up immediately. Others involving stability issues which appear to be related to incompatible device/hardware drivers.
These issues will most likely be addressed in time. But one reason not to jump in on the bandwagon when the newest OS is released. You do have a year for the free WIN 10 upgrade.
In fact, we've only upgraded one DELL desktop among hundreds at work with WIN 10, which is not enterprise domain attached on purpose.
As for spying concerns in WIN 10, if you've downloaded all Windows 7 updates by default, you've likely installed similar user tracking capabilities found in WIN 10. In which case you may want to disable, or better yet, uninstall them.
If referring to which desktop OS offers free upgrades to new releases, than one would be Apple MAC OS X. But one can argue that you've paid for it with higher system acquisition costs upfront.
These issues will most likely be addressed in time. But one reason not to jump in on the bandwagon when the newest OS is released. You do have a year for the free WIN 10 upgrade.
In fact, we've only upgraded one DELL desktop among hundreds at work with WIN 10, which is not enterprise domain attached on purpose.
As for spying concerns in WIN 10, if you've downloaded all Windows 7 updates by default, you've likely installed similar user tracking capabilities found in WIN 10. In which case you may want to disable, or better yet, uninstall them.
sato4000 wrote:
What operating system isn't free?
If referring to which desktop OS offers free upgrades to new releases, than one would be Apple MAC OS X. But one can argue that you've paid for it with higher system acquisition costs upfront.
