Mac user installs Windows 10 and he can’t stop raving about it

Yahoo News ^ | 08/20/2015 | Brad Reed

[SeekAndFind]

One obvious reason that Windows 8 was such a disaster for Microsoft was that a lot of longtime Windows users absolutely hated it.

To express their frustrations with Windows 8, many of these users either switched back to Windows 7 or changed computing platforms all together by switching to Macs. One such person was Vivek Wadhwa, the director of research at Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at Duke, who fled Windows 8 in terror for Apple before giving Microsoft another shot with Windows 10.

Writing in The Washington Post, Wadhwa explains that he recently installed Windows 10 onto his MacBook and found it to be a night-and-day difference from Windows 8.

“I had thought I would never install a Microsoft operating system ever again after my experience with Windows 8,” he writes. “But [Windows 10] has been an incredibly positive experience… The best part is Windows 10 itself: it is a beautifully designed operating system that gives me the best of the past and present — maintaining the usability and familiarity of the old Windows operating system.”

[Dr. Sivana]

I installed Windows 10, and after turning off all the spyware options, have had only two minor problems. The sound for HTML5 went crazy, everything sounding like it was underwater. I was able to fix that by resetting some out of the way audio effects feature.

Explorer itself sometimes bogs down during mass folder copies and moves.

Other than that, OK. Win 7 device drivers work fine, too.

[bigbob]

Anyone who installs a NEW MS operating system before the first service pack or at least six months of bug fixes is just a masochist. Ask any software professional.

[SkyDancer]

Had it installed on my workplace notebook (Acer Aspire One) and so far no problems. Some things were hidden under renamed folders (control panel) but other than that guess it’s okay. Flashy like W8 - oh and I like the feature that displays the time and stuff until you log in.

[Newbomb Turk]

After using windows based systems for years I switched to apple in 2006. After a short learning curve it became clear, I will never use a Microsoft product again.

Fire suit on now for all the apple haters.

[Nep Nep]

I’m failing to see any benefits to Windows 10 that would convince me to expose myself to its next-gen spyware. I don’t for a moment believe that setting those “report to Microsoft” options off actually does so, or does so completely, or will not be turned on again without telling me in some future update. Their scummy tactics with the nagware update, disguising an advertisement as an essential maintenance patch and making it difficult to remove, told me all I needed to know about their intentions.

[SeekAndFind]

To each his own. I am just glad that we have a plethora of CHOICES.

Imagine how boring and dangerous this world will be if we had only one OS maker...

[Advil000]

I am a software professional.

For home users there’s not much reason to hold off loading Win 10. Almost everything is working normally.

The upgrades are working for MOST users. Obviously upgrades can never all be perfect but from my experience the full installs take care of the remaining rare issues.

It’s pretty solid.

[catnipman]

“Ask any software professional.”

Software professional here: “Correctomundo!”

[Nep Nep]

If you are recommending any Windows OS on its initial release, your professional skills are lacking... unless your actual profession is software marketing.

[dennisw]

Writing in The Washington Post, Wadhwa explains that he recently installed Windows 10 onto his MacBook and found it to be a night-and-day difference from Windows 8.“I had thought I would never install a Microsoft operating system ever again after my experience with Windows 8,” he writes. “But [Windows 10] has been an incredibly positive experience… The best part is Windows 10 itself: it is a beautifully designed operating system that gives me the best of the past and present — maintaining the usability and familiarity of the old Windows operating system.”

TRANSLATION:
This guy did not have enough IQ to install a third party start button on Windows 8. Such as classic shell http://classicshell.net/ or this one http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

 

[Greysard]

I have Win10 Technical Preview on one of my computers. It will be removed once it expires, and replaced with Windows 7 (most likely) or Linux Mint (less likely.) I will not be using Win10 at all because I cannot be sure that I can disable *all* spying features. That OS is contaminated. Once the trust is gone, it’s gone.

[Noumenon]

Well, an OS is a tool, not a religion. Use what works.

(ducking and weaving)

[jumpingcholla34]

I run my own small business on a Windows 7 machine. Even though all my files are redundantly backed up, there’s no way I’m downloading a new operating system on my existing machine. When my computer gives up the ghost, I’ll buy a new machine with Windows 10, after the Windows 10 bugs have been worked out.

[tacticalogic]

It's just a box of switches.

Doesn't matter how much you love it, it's not going to love you back.

[InterceptPoint]

Hope you have some time to answer a few Windows 10 questions from a user who just loves is Windows 8.1 and has ZERO need for the old fashioned dropdown START MENU.

Question: Can I get rid of the old Start Menu and end up with something that approximates my beloved Windows 8.1 setup:

A few icons for the programs and such that I use the most on the Home Screen Task Bar.

The one click away full window with my less used programs

Two clicks away to everything on my computer.

[catnipman]

I am a software professional.

For home users there’s not much reason to move from Windows 7. And none for business users.

[AFreeBird]

My first Mac was an iPhone 3GS. Never looked back. Got an iMac, and a Mac Mini hooked up to the Sony HDTV and HT system. Looking at a MacBook now.

[Swordmaker]

Ping for your list

[Swordmaker]

After reading the article, I did not see a true Mac user switching to a Windows 10 platform, I saw a Windows user who had never really converted to a Mac OS X user. . . one who never spent the time to learn the Mac as evinced by his complaint that things "aren't in their proper place" so he felt it necessary to run Windows 7 in a Parallels VM for the short time he was a "Mac" user. I'm going to call this another FUD Season article. — PING!

Apple FUD Season article claiming a "Mac"
user "happily" switching his Mac to Windows 10
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