Windows 10!!! BBC reports that Microsoft has announced Windows 10 instead of 9 and... the start menu is back!

Rongnongno Loc: FL

BBC reports that Microsoft has announced Windows 10 instead of 9 and... the start menu is back!

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Rongnongno wrote:

BBC reports that Microsoft has announced Windows 10 instead of 9 and... the start menu is back!

Unless it does something important on my PC that I can't do with Win 7 Pro why bother.

GLS Loc: MIdwest

Thanks for the info. Decent read . But as for now, think I will stick with 7 Pro and Ultimate until they throw a few service packs into the new OS and provide something that I can't live without :thumbup:

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

He said something about Windows moving to something like a service instead of box sales. I am afraid that that would mean Windows going to the Cloud and charging a monthly service fee. There goes the Personal Computer.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

Bangee5 wrote:

He said something about Windows moving to something like a service instead of box sales. I am afraid that that would mean Windows going to the Cloud and charging a monthly service fee. There goes the Personal Computer.

Yes I heard something about that also, something to the effect that windows 8 will be the last stand alone operating system.
I hope not, where I live the internet service is quite slow and the cloud is just plain out of reach.

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

phcaan wrote:

Yes I heard something about that also, something to the effect that windows 8 will be the last stand alone operating system.
I hope not, where I live the internet service is quite slow and the cloud is just plain out of reach.

Right now I am on DSL with AT&T because my cable company does not carry Internet. I hate it. If I have to depend on the Cloud, not only how slow it will be but the cost as well. :thumbdown:

johnst1001a Loc: West Chester, Ohio

Best to wait a long time after they launch 10 to see if it is received better than 8, which is a terrible OS. No sense upgrading to something that is not worth it.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Bangee5 wrote:

If I have to depend on the Cloud, not only how slow it will be but the cost as well.

This was a guess not supported by MS statement. Also we already depend on internet connection to get all the updates and security fixes. So, the 'cloud based' fear is not justified in my opinion, it is like Adobe 'cloud' that pushes updates automatically and needs a connect every 30 days (or more is you get adobe to agree) to maintain the license active. My understanding is that after 90 days the software is disabled, LR being an exception as only part of the edit... Off topic, sorry.

IF MS goes Adobe ways expect businesses that need a secure intranet (not connected to internet by any means) to not upgrade unless MS offers a way to circumvent the licensing on line process.

All these are conjectures, wild guesses as MS has not mentioned the 'cloud', only newsies. Since I trust those like the boy next-door with my teenager daughter (who does not exist*)...

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* Conjectures, remember? :mrgreen:

Rongnongno Loc: FL

johnst1001a wrote:

Best to wait a long time after they launch 10 to see if it is received better than 8, which is a terrible OS. No sense upgrading to something that is not worth it.

Just about a year, as I did before jumping from XP to windows 7. Let the messy masses beta test first.

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

Rongnongno wrote:

This was a guess not supported by MS statement. A... (show quote)

Here is another report...

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386059/windows-10-release-date-features-free-update-and-cloud-version

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Bangee5 wrote:

Here is another report...

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386059/windows-10-release-date-features-free-update-and-cloud-version

Thank you.

No mention of 'cloud' licensing in the last report from MS introduction. So the 'newsies' seem to have made that up in order to blab their way out of their allotted time on air. Typical.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

phcaan wrote:

Yes I heard something about that also, something to the effect that windows 8 will be the last stand alone operating system.
I hope not, where I live the internet service is quite slow and the cloud is just plain out of reach.

Yep. An operating system that resides on a "cloud" sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I'm happy with 7. :thumbup:

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

Rongnongno wrote:

BBC reports that Microsoft has announced Windows 10 instead of 9 and... the start menu is back!

In my opinion and that of many others is that XP2 and 7 are the best operating systems MS has come up with. My wife has 8 on her computer and it's pure junk as most of us already know.

Given my first statement, why bother.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

jimmya wrote:

In my opinion and that of many others is that XP2 and 7 are the best operating systems MS has come up with. My wife has 8 on her computer and it's pure junk as most of us already know.

Given my first statement, why bother.

I bought a computer with Win 8 on it, and after a little customization, I am getting along with it just fine. I have some old dos games that with win 7 I had to have a third party app to play and with win 8 everything I have is working great.
At first I had problems especially with that metro screen, but now it comes up with the desktop just like my win 7 did.

fishone0 Loc: Kingman AZ

doing OK with 8 but I miss I was able to make slideshows with XP and 7 kept my old 7 machine just for slide shows