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07-16-2015, 01:49 PM
Got an offer to reserve a free upgrade to windows 10.
I'm always sort of a late adopter on stuff, once all the kinks are worked out.
I just like shit to work, not big on bells and whistles.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
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07-16-2015, 01:53 PM
Given the software market's proclivity to treat early adopters as beta testers, I'm personally holding out.
Frankly, my laptop works just fine and it took me a longass time to get used to Windows whateverthefuck I have right now. What's the point.
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07-16-2015, 01:57 PM
Don't use that "Get Windows 10" button.
Stick with windows 7 until they get the first major update out. Being an early adopter is a recipe for a world of hurt.
I've been hearing that Microsoft wants to switch their products to a subscription model. I'm still rocking an old version of Office 2003. No way i'm paying a yearly fee to use an office product.
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07-16-2015, 01:58 PM
Should I be grabbing extra copies of win 7? Seems like Win 7 64 bit was quite the success. I don't like 8.
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07-16-2015, 02:13 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^ WTF!
No wonder it is free.
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07-16-2015, 02:27 PM
Don't act so alarmed, every major corporate information/communication service you use today already does this shit. If you've been okay withit sfar then this won't be any different. Facebook, Google, Apple, ISP's, Wireless providers, and a host of other widely used technology and communication companies collect anything and everything about what you do using their service and sell it to people and give it to the government when asked.
MS is an every-other-OS type of company so I have relatively High hopes for 10. Everytime they come out with a new platform they need to flop before they make it right.
Besides, whether you like it or not eventually you are going to be forced to switch anyway if you want to stay current so fucked if you do fucked if you don't. I'm sure you'll be fine with W7 for more years to come, though. MS has stopped developing for W7 so no more service packs or major updates to it besides maintenance and patching, but hell there's people still using XP and getting by just fine.
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07-16-2015, 02:47 PM
I'm still running windows 7 64bit and have no reason to ever upgrade. MS now wants you to set up a MS account when logging in and they want this whole integrated experience. I've never been a fan of the "metro" interface. I skinned Win7 to look classic and minimal. I hate all that colorful and glossy stuff. The best OS is one I don't notice or think about and stays out of my way. All I need is a thin, non-intrusive bar on the bottom of the screen, a start menu which has my main used programs and a few pinned items on the task bar which I use frequently. That's about it.
I think I'll keep Win7 until MS stops supporting it or I get a new computer.
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07-16-2015, 02:48 PM
^^^ Exactly. Let me run the programs I need. Don't try to make the OS the center of attention.
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07-16-2015, 02:54 PM
I accepted the offer of a Windows 10 free offer but the day it becomes available I will still have the option of accepting or rejecting the download. I will wait to install it until I read some more reviews. If the reviews are no good I will not download it.
I do hate how they are pushing towards running your computer as a Microsoft accounts with apps. I don't want apps on my laptop. I wanna run programs I want to run and customize the way I like it. That was the best thing about Windows. You can still do it but it's becoming harder and harder.
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07-17-2015, 09:45 AM
Fuck that, I'm still using XP.
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07-17-2015, 09:48 AM
Thought about Windows 10, but decided against it for now. I have Windows 8.1. While it works and I have had no issues with it thus far, I honestly prefer Windows 7.
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07-17-2015, 09:58 AM
I just got windows 8.1 to work well for me after moving from windows 7 for no reason. At this point I'm gun shy about moving to another version. I wish they just did a re-release of Windows 7 with upgrades.
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07-17-2015, 10:28 AM
I wouldn't upgrade past windows 7 ultimate 64 bit until they refuse to keep supporting it. The latest version of direct X is not a huge factor for me and the newer operating systems look like they were designed for a phone rather than a desktop. I don't want an operating system that is a jack of all trades but a master of none.
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07-17-2015, 12:03 PM
The only substantial thing that I noticed changed between Win XP and Win 7, is that I could hit the Winkey and then type the application I wanted and hit enter. That was good, I liked that. Nothing else was an improvement, it was just more relearning where the eff they had moved things (which fortunately, you could get around using the Winkey type-to-search thing).
The only difference I noticed between Win 7 and Win 8 is they have some stupid tablet-like screen thing that opens first. Why the fuck do I want that? It's a laptop, not a tablet. And those tablet apps don't even open into the taskbar, they exist in a realm of their own, and you can't alt-tab between them and normal applications. There is no other noticeable difference, except I think they added a built-in virus scanner with an effectiveness ranked below every other virus scanner in existence.
The only reason I ever end up with these windows OSs is that they come with the laptop. I just want it to work and not fuck me around. I refuse to use Ubuntu etc, because it is a clumsy piece of crap, and the attitude of the borderline-aspergers linux fanboys on the linux forums is "oh you want to do that? why would you want to do that? don't do that" or "oh you want to do that trivial thing? ok do this 10-step process involving three line long terminal commands and system file changes in a text editor".
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07-22-2015, 08:41 AM
Lol, so no one has upgraded to Windows 10.
I'm going to stick with Windows 7. Win 8 was the biggest flop of an OS.
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07-22-2015, 08:55 AM
Windows XP is still dope. The problem with Microsoft is that they come out with an efficient OS every 5 years, but make people switch it around annually.
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07-24-2015, 11:19 AM
I actually like Windows 8 - that is, Windows 8.1. It's like Windows 7 with a few small upgrades, not some radical departure. I just hope that Windows 10 won't be making any big steps either, but until I find out I am not jumping to try it. I don't want to be a guinea pig.
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07-24-2015, 12:12 PM
If you can stand 8 , give 10 a go at the local Best buy.
If you cant stand 8, or are using 7... hold out till "sp2"