1 million people are helping Microsoft test Windows 10

The Verge ^ | 10/14/2014 | By Tom Warren

[SeekAndFind]

ALSO SEE HERE:

http://mashable.com/2014/10/14/windows-10-preview-1-million/

1 Million People Have Signed Up for the Windows 10 Preview

[SeekAndFind]

For those who want to join, you can go to this Microsoft website:

Join us as we build Windows 10

[ShadowAce]

[Kenny Bunk]

Wait one!

WTF happened to Windows 7, 8, and 9? Are they so bad that a Windows 10 became necessary? This is insanity. IMNVHO, this is very like General Motors going out and actively sabotaging 5-year old Chevies!

I think maybe I go MAC now?

[McGruff]

I was able to install it as a dual boot OS and am very impressed with it so far.

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE DO THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

[rarestia]

They didn't use Windows 9, because poor coding in older applications could catch Windows 95 & Windows 98 instead of the intended OS.

For instance, if someone wrote a script to search for Windows 9 machines:

get-adcomputer -filter {osname -like "Windows 9*"}

They'll wind up getting Windows 95 and 98 machines as well. Microsoft didn't want this, so they skipped to 10.

[Dr. Sivana]

They didn't use Windows 9, because poor coding in older applications could catch Windows 95 & Windows 98 instead of the intended OS.

Of course, this does nothing about the 30 year old applications looking for Windows 1.x!

[miliantnutcase]

Apple comes out with a new OS every couple years as well. Windows 7 extended support doesn’t end until 2020.

[GeronL]

Windows 8.1 Sp2 is getting a lot of work done it sounds like

[GeronL]

Windows 09 wouldn’t work?

[kevkrom]

Apple’s gone to yearly upgrades on OS X, so if less frequent change is your deciding factor, Mac won’t help there.

[oh8eleven]

I think maybe I go MAC now?
Oh yeah, never any OS or security problems. Oh wait ...

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[rarestia]

People go full retard over skipping a number in a series. Do you honestly think they’d accept a leading zero in a revision number?

[Patton@Bastogne]

what did you lie about windows 10 ?

[Patton@Bastogne]

“like”

[GeronL]

Win 0 would be the new nickname probably

[oh8eleven]

I was able to install it as a dual boot OS
Where - HD, DVD or USB thumb drive?

[Still Thinking]

1 million people are helping Microsoft test Windows 10

That's nothing, there's several HUNDRED million helping them beta test Win8.

[TexasGator]

“That’s nothing, there’s several HUNDRED million helping them beta test Win8. “

I have 8.1 and so far there have been no issues. A couple of tweaks to make it like I want it and done.