Posted on 08/13/2015 2:00:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Microsoft has done a good job rolling out Windows 10 in the first two weeks, analysts said today, and the general vibe for Windows 8's replacement has been positive, even though glitches have dampened some enthusiasm.
"If I had to give Microsoft a letter grade, it would be a B or a B+," said Steve Kleynhans of Gartner. "It's not an A because it hasn't gone perfectly. They've stubbed their toe over privacy issues, for example."
Microsoft began serving up the free Windows 10 upgrade late on July 28, giving participants in the firm's Insider preview program first shot at the production code. It then slowly began triggering upgrade notices on Windows 7 and 8.1 machines whose owners had earlier "reserved" copies through an on-device app planted on their devices this spring.
The Redmond, Wash. company has said little of the rollout's performance other than to tout that 14 million systems were running Windows 10 within 24 hours of its debut.
Estimates based on user share data from U.S. analytics company Net Applications, however, suggests that by Aug. 8, some 45 million PCs were powered by Windows 10.
Analysts largely applauded the launch. "As far as the roll-out, it's not any worse than any other Windows," said Kleynhans. "But it's all happening at this compressed timetable.
"And social media now amplifies any problems," he continued, much more so than three years ago when Windows 8 released, much less in 2009, when Microsoft last had a hit on its hands.
Others were more bullish on Microsoft's performance. "Windows 10's go-to-market was really quite good," said Wes Miller of Directions on Microsoft, a research firm that specializes in tracking the company's moves.
Miller was especially impressed with Microsoft's ability to make customers covet the upgrade.
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I’ve got about the same mix as you. So far I’ve upgraded a Win 7 laptop 2 Win 8.1 laptops, and a Win 7 desktop. All without issues. I Was a window phone8 user. Verizon never updated me to 8.1, but I gave it up because of the app issue. I still miss my windows phone. Android sucks (I got an S5) and I’m not a big iPhone fan. I want to go back to windows phone and I hope this Windows 10 rollout pushes more apps to windows.
the upgrade implementation was the easiest and most convenient of any Win ver. Def an A+
the product (Win10) is lacking. Features missing, privacy issues, application issues, UI, etc.
Rose colored glasses.
I sure is works great and spy on you well.
My neighbor still has the '57 Chevy he got when he got out of the Army in the early 60's
You can camp out under the hood with all that extra room
I have Win7 so I never witnessed the Win8 (debacle?) OS.
I am pleased with Win7 so when my company upgrades, I will probably upgrade. They are about 5 years behind the market.
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