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Win 10 will be a FREE Upgrade to Win 7 & 8 Users!!!
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TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
Just got this from Einstein@Home: Win 10 to be a FREE Upgrade to Win 7 & 8 Users. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Dad Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 44 Credit: 35,266,844 RAC: 10 |
What happened to Win 9? |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
What happened to Win 9? Do you know why 6 is scared of 7? Because 7 8 9... SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Dad Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 44 Credit: 35,266,844 RAC: 10 |
Oh I didn't mean to be the straight man |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Of course now we're spinning on what could be the catch. Why isn't it Windows 15, though, if it has the best of Win 7 and 8 combined? :P |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Oh Since Windows 7 they seem to have been following a naming scheme of using the OS version number + the first decimal to be the named version of the OS. Windows 7 v6.1.xxxx Windows 8 v6.2.xxxx Windows 8.1 Broke from that scheme & would have been Windows 9. Windows 8.1 v6.3.xxxx The early versions of Windows 10 did follow that scheme Windows 10 v6.4.xxxx They have since changed the OS version to now be 10.0.xxxx SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Of course now we're spinning on what could be the catch. Does that mean Windows 95 is 6.333 times better than Windows 15, and 9.5 times better than Windows 10? |
Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
I may have something to do with Apple. Apple has been giving out free upgrades as well. I don't understand why but they no longer ship a release disk and the systems should be able to pull the needed code off their server even with a hard drive crash. Systems no longer come with an optical drive but you can add one. You can also create a recovery disk but you need something that will hold about 13GB of data so that means a USB memory or something bigger than an optical drive. For us belt and suspender types this is going to take a little getting use to. On the other hand with what Apple was charging for upgrades before they went to free upgrades, they couldn't have made much money on a disk. |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
Just got this from Einstein@Home: For the First year. What's it going to cost for the subsequent year subscriptions?? I haven't seen that information published anywhere so far. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Just got this from Einstein@Home: Incorrect, and understandably confusing given that media is not clarifying this. Windows 10 is not subscription based, and they are not just giving away the first year free. They are giving away the entire upgrade free, but only for people who choose to upgrade within the first year. [Edit] http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/01/21/the-next-generation-of-windows-windows-10/ A blog post from Terry Myerson clears up what "Windows as a service" means, though the duration of "the supported lifetime of the device" is still foggy. "This is more than a one-time upgrade," writes Myerson. "Once a Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it current for the supported lifetime of the device—at no additional charge." |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Just got this from Einstein@Home: I read the line more as "Early adopters get the upgrade for free". It is likely an attempt to get people to move into the newest OS more quickly. As I recall they did some sort of low cost upgrade to Windows 8 when it came out for Windows 7 users that had bought their machines in the past x months. After the first year I would expect the pricing to be similar to that of Windows 8.x. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Just got this from Einstein@Home: That's exactly right. |
JanniCash Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 57 Credit: 1,276,920 RAC: 0 |
Will it actually be an "upgrade", or will it be another one of those "reinstall from scratch, then move over your personal data ... if you can" sort of disaster? Just because you don't have to pay $$$ to get a license number for a new version doesn't mean that it technically qualifies as an "upgrade". At least not in my book. |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
I don't know...Sounds fishy to me. I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19063 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
"Once a Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it current for the supported lifetime of the device—at no additional charge." What does that mean, if motherboard or cpu fails, or hdd is changed for larger/faster hdd, is the lifetime over? |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
And what about the old CRT monitors that I still have to use due to my low income? I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20291 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
... [Edit] http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/01/21/the-next-generation-of-windows-windows-10/ There has just got to be some catch or some sneaky gotcha! Really?... Microsoft giving away their OS for no cost? Even if 'free-of-cost', what other "tie-ins" are there? IT is what we allow it to be! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
"Once a Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it current for the supported lifetime of the device—at no additional charge." Good question. Hopefully more details will be made available soon. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
And what about the old CRT monitors that I still have to use due to my low income? Since you won't be installing Windows 10 on the CRT itself, it won't be considered as part of the device's lifetime. The device will be the computer, tablet, laptop, or phone that you install the OS onto. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
... [Edit] http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/01/21/the-next-generation-of-windows-windows-10/ At this point, I think the only gotcha, if you can call it that, is the bragging rights about the popularity of their new OS. I also think, given the new update model, that this will encourage most of the more adventurous early adopters to try the OS risk-free. I think really, the goal is to make Windows 10 as successful as Windows 7. |
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