I for one skipped Windows 8, but might give Windows 9 a look if they've actually learned their lesson. I won't get it for free, but if it's worth it I'll consider it for my Windows systems.
Tech ping please?
Free? I don’t think I can afford free.
;’)
I hope it is true, I went from and old XP desktop to an 8.1 laptop, and like it fine once I googled the adjustments I wanted during the first few days, but I would like to get the newer system for free rather than think that mine went old so quickly.
Unless it’s a formally verified OS, I’m fine w/ 7.
By the way, the hardest kind of inaccurate public release to get back into the bottle, is one about a low price that you have told the customers.
Once a low price (or free) is seen, it cannot be unseen.
I think that Win8.1 is at least livable for a private user, but I couldn't run my work setup under it. That's a real problem, because by definition an OS that is less capable is not an improvement even if it is more capable in ways you don't use. Microsoft hoped to make the datapad users swoon and drag the rest of us along into that world. It was an ill-considered bet, and they've paid for it.
I’ll stick with Windows 7 for another 8 years or so.
Nothing is free Mr. Diantoro. Nothing. Sometime, somewhere somebody pays.
If users don’t pay with money, they’ll pay in terms of privacy, or inconvenience, or more advanced data mining...something.
My computer is 3 years old and I’m running Win7. I’m happy with it. I’ve never tried Win8 but I’ve heard the horror stories.
Windows 9 - Windows 8.2
I have Windows 8. I hate Windows 8.
I just bought a computer with 8.1.
So Windows 9 is Windows 8 that works?
The odd releases generally works OK. Never touch the even ones.
8 bad
7 good
Vista bad
XP good
ME bad
98 Second edition good
98 bad
95 good
3.5 bad
3.1 good
3.0 bad
My wife’s desktop has 8.1 on it. I think she would be thrilled to have Windows 9, so it would be more like Windows 7.
I rebuilt my old desktop and went from Windows XP to Windows 7. I really like Windows 7 and have had no issues. However, I have helped friends with their Windows 8 laptops and am always frustrated. Moving to 8.1 helps, but the best addition is some third party software that adds a start button. With that I can easily get to the control panel and home screen. I can only hope that MS goes back to a traditional windows interface and dumps the cutesy touch screen which doesn’t intuitively work like Apple or even Android tablets.
I’m on Windows 8.1, wouldn’t mind free :-) wonder when its supposed to officially come out? Im always on Destkop mode so I dont really notice the difference between Windows 8 and 7, looks the same to me
If they are going to provide it for “free”, then
their marketing group has determined that no one wants to buy it.
i still have Windows 7 and would likely still have the one before that if that computer had not crashed. Do not like the new one which my dad has and he doesn’t like it either.