A fresh Start: Microsoft's Windows 10 wins plaudits from early users

Yahoo News via Reuters ^ | 07/29/2015 | By Lehar Maan

[rarestia]

Ping to the list

[GeronL]

So the users who didn’t get bricked are saying it works or something.

[rarestia]

Microsoft, which unveiled Windows 10 in September, skipped Windows 9 altogether, to put some distance between the new system and Windows 8.

Oh, FFS, would you stop with this BS already. That wasn't the reason!

[Dalberg-Acton]

. . .skipped Windows 9 altogether, to put some distance between the new system and Windows 8."

That's a false statement. They skipped "9" because it would break a lot of legacy code.

[GeronL]

and ultimately Windows as a service, a subscription model

Hang on, is there an annual fee for this OS?

[GeronL]

BUMP

[SeekAndFind]

So what’s the REAL reason for skipping Windows 9?

[demshateGod]

Microsoft donates to planned parenthood.

[GeronL]

and this “Journalist” gets paid!!

[jsanders2001]

What I want to know is how NSA friendly is it?

[backwoods-engineer]

FORCED updates. No thanks. I think Win7 is going to be the last version of Windows I own.

[100American]

No, there is no fee it is an in place upgrade and I see it as a smart move...

Lower the support load caused by Win 7/8/8.1 users and move them to a stable platform that mitigates the negatives and moves the whole environment forward.

As to the subscription model it makes sense in a more mobile world to redistribute the computing power and allow the functions. Could you really imagine loading MS Office on your phone??

Dude, they are back on track and I got my copy of 10 and cannot wait to load it

[rarestia]

In order to prevent confusion among coders and scripters.

When scripting a search for a system by operating system, many coders (older programs) and scripters will use a wildcard to catch both Windows 95 and Windows 98. This would be coded as such:

get-adcomputer -filter {operatingsystem -like “Windows9*”}

This PowerShell command would get you all computers in Active Directory that are either Windows 95 or 98. (note: shame on you if you have Windows 95 or 98 joined to you domain.) If they released the new OS as Windows 9, they would’ve been caught up in those results, which would be a royal pain to sort through for accurate results.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No one can assure me that my software will work, I'm sitting it out.

I did get the download notice today.

[Cementjungle]

The company would then make up for any lost revenue by selling services such as Office over the Internet, or cloud.

I wonder if my paid for copy of MS Office will break if I upgrade and if I'll be forced into buying it again. Hmmm.

[Noumenon]

I did get the download notice today.

Did it come from Nigeria?

[The Louiswu]

I’ve put it on my Dell Latitude laptop and it seems to be working. I have networked my printer to it, set up my email, and cruised the internet. It still has some of the look of Win 8 and a lot of Win 7. Ok for now.

[EQAndyBuzz]

My Windows 10 software will be going in today. Will let everyone know tomorrow if I am switching to MAC.

[Fiddlstix]

That's a false statement. They skipped "9" because it would break a lot of legacy code.

Yep! Anybody who has enough experience with Micro$loth knows that too.