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Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by mattmanser »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #5

I'm not happy with this. I waited on XP until they got over vista, and I'm still on 7 while I watch in bemusement at the windows 8.1 nonsense. Now, with windows 10, my security updates will come bundled with my unwanted OS changes. I doubt microsoft will let people opt out of unwanted cloud-based security risks or crazy interface experiments.

They kind of hint in the article that changes will be optional when they first roll out:

[this will] let Microsoft tinker more with the software to test new features and see how customers like them

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by giaour »

higherpurpose wrote: post #4

How does that work exactly? Will they require a subscription? I have a hard time believing most Windows users who right now think they are getting "Windows for free" with their laptop and never have to worry about it again, would agree to pay Microsoft even $1 a month for it. If there is no subscription then how will they charge users - per "major update"? Like some sort of Windows 10.1? What would happened to the Wi…

Microsoft has already softened their pricing strategy by offering Windows for free on small tablets and by not charging for the upgrades from Windows 8 to 8.1 or to 10.

Perhaps they don't see Windows as the cash cow that it once was and will make all upgrades free.

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by digitalzombie »

kossmoboleat wrote: post #2

Funny, isn't that exactly the same thing Apple does?

OSX jump version, Apple jump from big cat names to place names now.

OSX does have mini patch update. It seems like their new version is always bleeding edge, yosemite had major wifi drop issue even though they supposely fixed it with a few patches.

The article made it seem like there is no more major version and just Window 10 and bunch of patches/features?

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by cleverjake »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #5

I'm not happy with this. I waited on XP until they got over vista, and I'm still on 7 while I watch in bemusement at the windows 8.1 nonsense. Now, with windows 10, my security updates will come bundled with my unwanted OS changes. I doubt microsoft will let people opt out of unwanted cloud-based security risks or crazy interface experiments.

>I doubt microsoft will let people opt out of unwanted cloud-based security risks or crazy interface experiments.

you're wrong. IE/Edge has the same type of updating, and it can and ill always be opt-outable because of the enterprise.

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by McGlockenshire »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #5

I'm not happy with this. I waited on XP until they got over vista, and I'm still on 7 while I watch in bemusement at the windows 8.1 nonsense. Now, with windows 10, my security updates will come bundled with my unwanted OS changes. I doubt microsoft will let people opt out of unwanted cloud-based security risks or crazy interface experiments.

> Now, with windows 10, my security updates will come bundled with my unwanted OS changes.

This is going to be utter and complete chaos for any organization that performs strict change management and compatibility testing. It's already hard enough to push out normal security updates for some organizations, so having to mix in feature or even kernel changes is going to be a nightmare...

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by Karunamon »

giaour wrote: post #12
higherpurpose wrote: post #4

How does that work exactly? Will they require a subscription? I have a hard time believing most Windows users who right now think they are getting "Windows for free" with their laptop and never have to worry about it again, would agree to pay Microsoft even $1 a month for it. If there is no subscription then how will they charge users - per "major update"? Like some sort of Windows 10.1? What would happened to the Wi…

Microsoft has already softened their pricing strategy by offering Windows for free on small tablets and by not charging for the upgrades from Windows 8 to 8.1 or to 10. Perhaps they don't see Windows as the cash cow that it once was and will make all upgrades free.

It wouldn't surprise me to see them make the base OS for home users free, and then only charge for enterprise specific features. Think of 7 Home Premium as free, and Ultimate/Enterprise now the paid versions.

Re: Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions

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Post by dordoka »

giaour wrote: post #12
higherpurpose wrote: post #4

How does that work exactly? Will they require a subscription? I have a hard time believing most Windows users who right now think they are getting "Windows for free" with their laptop and never have to worry about it again, would agree to pay Microsoft even $1 a month for it. If there is no subscription then how will they charge users - per "major update"? Like some sort of Windows 10.1? What would happened to the Wi…

Microsoft has already softened their pricing strategy by offering Windows for free on small tablets and by not charging for the upgrades from Windows 8 to 8.1 or to 10. Perhaps they don't see Windows as the cash cow that it once was and will make all upgrades free.

Actually, they even include Windows 7, not only 8 or 8.1 [0]. I guess that "for the first year" will probably be extended as well...

Edit: if this [1] reuters article is true (I couldn't find a reference on Microsoft's site), they are also including pirated versions...

[0] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/about

[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/us-microsoft-china...

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