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Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by nly »

netheril96 wrote: post #26

Any words about the supposed amnesty for illegitimate copies of Windows 7/8?

I imagine, despite what they say publicly, that at least some cracked copies of 7 and 8 will pass whatever upgrade qualification checks they have in place.

In 2012, when they offered cheap (£/$15) 7 -> 8 upgrades it was effectively open to anyone who was willing to lie about having bought a machine running Windows 7 in the last X months. Windows 8 could then be installed on any machine using the product key provided.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by Hurtak »

noselasd wrote: post #32
kozukumi wrote: post #5

I have been running the technical previews since the very start and I have to say I am quite surprised at the July 29th release date. Even today's builds are riddled with problems. They have a lot of work to do if they really think it will be consumer ready by the end of July.

"today's builds" arn't todays. They're months behind what MS are developing.

Is it really months? I thought it's more like few weeks max. Do you have any source for that statement?

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by yRetsyM »

getsat wrote: post #70

Will there be a way to buy a digital download of it? I recently wanted to bootcamp my Macbook Pro to play some games Windows-only games. I went to Microsoft's website and looked at the options for buying Windows 8. The only options were a retail DVD which would be shipped (and I don't have a DVD drive) or to upgrade from Windows Vista/Windows 7 which I had neither of. I ended up pirating it because I couldn't figure…

You can get a digital download of the Technical Preview now - I'd do that. They've announced that Windows 10 will be free to all Technical Preview participants. That way you can upgrade to the latest version and away you go.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by m_t »

yRetsyM wrote: post #73
getsat wrote: post #70

Will there be a way to buy a digital download of it? I recently wanted to bootcamp my Macbook Pro to play some games Windows-only games. I went to Microsoft's website and looked at the options for buying Windows 8. The only options were a retail DVD which would be shipped (and I don't have a DVD drive) or to upgrade from Windows Vista/Windows 7 which I had neither of. I ended up pirating it because I couldn't figure…

You can get a digital download of the Technical Preview now - I'd do that. They've announced that Windows 10 will be free to all Technical Preview participants. That way you can upgrade to the latest version and away you go.

It is free only if you have a valid Win7/8 licence.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by nly »

yRetsyM wrote: post #73
getsat wrote: post #70

Will there be a way to buy a digital download of it? I recently wanted to bootcamp my Macbook Pro to play some games Windows-only games. I went to Microsoft's website and looked at the options for buying Windows 8. The only options were a retail DVD which would be shipped (and I don't have a DVD drive) or to upgrade from Windows Vista/Windows 7 which I had neither of. I ended up pirating it because I couldn't figure…

You can get a digital download of the Technical Preview now - I'd do that. They've announced that Windows 10 will be free to all Technical Preview participants. That way you can upgrade to the latest version and away you go.

> They've announced that Windows 10 will be free to all Technical Preview participants

Got a source on this?

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by rplnt »

kelnage wrote: post #46
kozukumi wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Several BSODs, glitches with the virtual desktops, inconsistent fonts and layouts, multiple application (explorer) crashes, wifi connectivity problems, failures returning from sleep and standby, dozens of UI inconsistencies.

That doesn't sound at all like what I've been experiencing on Windows 10 TP. I've found it remarkably stable - it's now my main OS on my gaming rig and I use it daily. Outside of the occasional game incompatibility (usually fixed by patches for recent games), it's been the most stable version of Windows I've used in a long time.

TP is the more polished version. Weekly builds are worse, but I think that's to be expected and I wouldn't be worried.

Only weird thing is the browser - I haven't seen a version that could be considered even beta-ready. No way they are going to release something better than IE in just two months.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by xyby »

Is Windows a good citizen on the harddisk nowadays? I stopped trying Windows releases because they used to change my bootsector or something, so my machine suddenly only booted Windows. Instead of showing me a menu (grub?) of partitions to choose from.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by rplnt »

xcogiz wrote: post #49
tragomaskhalos wrote: post #38

I admit I haven't been paying close attention, but I was under the impression that 10 was going to be dispensing with that crappy Metro interface: apparently not.

I agree. I will be replacing the start menu with a third party alternative as soon as possible. I don't need constant trivial updates that distract me and take resources.

All of the active tiles are of course optional.

Re: Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

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Post by melling »

kozukumi wrote: post #5

I have been running the technical previews since the very start and I have to say I am quite surprised at the July 29th release date. Even today's builds are riddled with problems. They have a lot of work to do if they really think it will be consumer ready by the end of July.

I'm a Mac user so I don't care too much. However, a lot of how Windows 10 will be perceived is from the online perception created. Most people in the world don't care about the little bugs, features, etc. They simply want to know if it's worth getting. If Windows 10 is reasonably good and tons of people upgrade from XP, for example, this will be a huge win for Microsoft and the entire community. If "reviewers" complain that Cortana can't read your mind and people start comparing her to Clippy, it will generate bad buzz that's not really justified.

9 out of 10 computers run Windows. Let's try to make it a version that's from 2015.

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