Apple MacOS goes to 10 (X) and sticks there for 15 years and still counting.
Microsoft Windows goes to 10 and says it's going to stick there for the rest of time.
Coincidence??? I think not!!
Have a good evening!
Posted on 06/03/2015 7:46:03 PM PDT by dayglored
ollowing the exciting news that Windows will be free for everyone currently on Windows 7 or 8.1, providing they upgrade within the first year, users should also be aware of a few features that will no longer work with Windows 10 after that upgrade.
The features that will no longer work are taken from the official specifications page on Microsoft's Windows website, and reproduced below. The good news is that in some cases alternatives are available.
(Excerpt) Read more at neowin.net ...
One tech site stated that Microsoft Media Center will not be installed on most versions of Win 10. Bet that will be changed not long after users get wind of it.
There are tons of players available for free that will play CD and DVD.
I use Nero for playing DVD’s
I used to chase shiny new software/OS updates. Then I got into music production. Then I learned the true meaning of pain. Now that the box is sorted with a spare CPU and motherboard just in case, I am in no hurry to visit the Microsoft Dominatrix any time soon. To be fair, -most- of the stuff will likely work fine and updates will be released from the respective manufacturers quickly. Certainly better than what the Apple guys deal with everytime Apple decides to fart crossways. Which takes months if ever to sort in music studio land.
I’ll get my pain from listening to my musical experiments ;)
10 = X
Windows = operating system = OS
So...yeah, upgrade to OS X.
If you're happy with what you've got, I'd advise you to stick with it as long as you can. After the upgrade there's no going back.
Have a good evening!
This laptop is new and came with 8.1 I suppose I will install since I don’t use it for my engineering software.
Apple MacOS goes to 10 (X) and sticks there for 15 years and still counting.
Microsoft Windows goes to 10 and says it's going to stick there for the rest of time.
Coincidence??? I think not!!
Have a good evening!
Geez, Louise.
Heading out... have a good evening!
I’ve run windows 8 on my 3 primary systems since it came out. 8.1 pretty much solved every beef I had with it. The revived start button, and the right click context menu you get with it, allows total system management easier than Windows 7 did. And it boots/shuts down faster.
Windows 10 will bring even more of the Windows 7 Start button back, which is only a good thing in my book.
It will also provide fully integration for the Microsoft Account features. Love it or hate it for privacy, the battle lies in how well it can connect all your important files, schedules and information together between devices.
From what I’ve managed to get working in the last week between my Windows Phone 8.1 and all of my desktops being synced I am SERIOUSLY impressed. Google and Apple are mere toys in comparison.
If you are a Windows wonk, it’s time to look into what you can do with a Microsoft Account, OneDrive, One Note and a Windows 8.1 Phone.
Look at what you can do. You’ll be impressed. And you can do it with Microsoft and Windows instead of making Google even more omnipotent or being trapped in the Apple ecosystem.
Windows Media Center - never used it. I know there is free software to do the same thing. http://liliputing.com/2015/05/alternatives-to-windows-media-center.html
DVD playback - I use VLC.
Windows 7 desktop gadgets - I used the weather app but it has not worked for several months now. Still looking for a small lookalike replacement.
Windows Update automatically - I am guessing there would be an option to turn it off. If not graphical then a registry entry to do so.
floppy drive? cmon who uses any? My ‘old’ computer from 2010 did not have one and I never missed it.
Windows Live Essentials / OneDrive - never knew what it did.
Good post. I’ve tried the W10 preview; 7 users will really like it. I’m rather interested in seeing “Continuum” so that my next phone can plug (or connect wirelessly) into my monitor and keyboard and *become* my PC. (Not a gaming PC, of course, but even today’s tablets and phones are fast enough for general purpose computing).
Also, the W10 license will allow us to do a complete fresh install after the upgrade (ref. http://www.windowscentral.com/dont-worry-windows-10-can-be-reinstalled-cleanly-if-need-be-after-free-upgrade).
This is key for me, since I hate starting a new OS with all the detritus of registry entries for no longer used programs and other junk.
“I’m not going to install it - but just out of curiosity - is there any upside?”
Of course, better security. Also, no upgrade cost as long as you have it.
I admit to the truth of what you say, but it applies to the Windows-only world, not the one I live and work in.
I work every day, and work/play every night, in a world comprised of Windows, Mac OSX, Ubuntu Linux, CentOS Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and a few others at times.
Interoperability and portability are my watchwords.
A Windows-only solution works well in a Microsoft shop. No argument. You should feel lucky you are (I infer) able to live and work in one. It makes life simple.
I tried to convince the resident terrorists at my high school to get every student a .NET Passport and a Windows 8 netbook. (Yes, I went to a charter school where the administrators were Moslems)
Instead they went with the IBM-Legend (Red China) Chromebook, which is literally nothing more than a web browser with a thin Linux shrink-wrap (it’s almost invisible—you couldn’t even run native Linux apps from it!)
This despite the fact that you can cripple Windows NT for student use more effectively than you can do to a WEB BROWSER.
Within three weeks, students figured out how to unlock and disable the basic/shoddy security features that were added.
Total nightmare, considering that I had to deal with the problem to some extent—the IT tech was a terrorist who spoke little English; I speak little Turkish.
I’m already burned up a “get windows 10” icon was placed on my computer without my permission, let lone “automatic updates” without my permission. KMA. Overriding any critical program I may have running at the moment is not acceptable. More my way or the highway BS from Microsoft.
One last point of interest on this topic.
Most people still don’t know that Microsoft has made One Note FREE on every platform. And not just the app version. The Windows Desktop version of One Note 2013 is a free download also.
That means you can use the desktop version of One Note, the app version, the Phone 8.1 version, the Android version and the Apple version on ALL your devices... and real time sync them through OneDrive.
That is some pretty amazing cross-platform information sharing for the average person.
Contrast this to the Google Apps pricing structure—I think it ws $50 per user, per month.
Now it's $10/user-month, but it's still not cheap, considering that there were ~300 students at the time the school closed. The older schools would have had >500 high school students.
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