I'm in for the transition. I have 64bit Win8.1Pro on the Media Server and Wifey's new machine. Running 64bit Win 7 Ultimate on my machine. I have a Windows Home Server backing up all my boxes so in case Win10 is a massive clusterfuck, I can always go back to my old setup painlessly. Anybody else taking the plunge? Win10 is about a month away...
usually a new version of windows means you need to beef up your hardware to support it. not the case this time. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/upgrade-from-windows-7-to-windows-10-on-the-same-hardware/
I stopped trusting new Microsoft builds 10 years ago and they'll have to prove they're trustworthy before they get it back
I don't know...I have windows 7. I need a ne comp, I think I am buying a mac. Fuck he crap microsoft has out these days...I was a huge supporter but they have let me down
aye, it means how much of your hard ware it's going to need just to operate. As things stand, most folks have computers that can deal with modern software requirements; so it's really not too much of an issue. What makes software heavy is how much space it needs on your hard drive, how much memory it needs to do basic stuff, how hard your cpu has to run, and in the case of Vista and up a suitably modern graphics subsystem. Like I said before most modern computers meet all of these req's, so the the best example I can use to illustrate the point is Windows Vista. At that point people were running XP on computers that had 1 core cpu's and between 1/4 to 1/2 gig of memory. A full ggig or more wasn't unheard of but it also wasn't all that cheap. In any case Vista was pushed as only needing 1/2 gig of memory to run properly. This turned out to no be the case as it required somewhat closer to 2 gig to really work properly. Vista was eventually dumped for Windows 7 which is considered to be less heavy/bloated than Vista because it will actually run properly on 1/2 gb of memory. Memory isn't the entire story but it best illustrates the whole deal. A bit long winded I know but I hopes this helps.
A few weeks ago I got the notice about reserving it and I did on all my computers (except one which perhaps was too old to get the notice).
I will, but I'm someone who never got the hate for windows 8. Just downloaded classic shell and I was fine with it.
Yea, I figured why the hell not. If things go wrong I'll go back to the pre install images. Worst comes to worst I'll have a bag full of valid Win 10 keys when they get things straightened out. It's funny how people remember XP as being the best OS ever. Nobody ever remembers how clunky and crash prone it was without the service packs. I had an almost bi monthly standing appointment with re-installation.
same. If others didnt receive the notification yet they simply need to go to "Windows Update" and install all the optional and recommended updates. So far the ONLY thing im not liking about the new upcoming Windows is that they will FORCE updates on you depending on the version. That to me is a bad idea.
so far its a maybe and apparently for the HOME edition (which is probably most people will get when upgrading next month). http://www.cnet.com/news/windows-10-home-edition-may-force-updates/
lol @ linux. I used to be all about linux in the late 90s and early 2ks when I had a lot of free time and when it was cool to be open source. It's 2015 and you still hear the same arguments for linux now as you did back then. Bleh. Most people don't want to use CLI to configure the most basic things. I just use Mac OS X now at work/home and I don't mind paying for it. After owning a MacBook Air and MacBook Pro I'm never going to another laptop vendor again. I have a Windows 7 box for gaming that I'll try Windows 10 on but I'm sure I'll just go back to 7 anyway. And 8 is just awful btw.
Ubuntu has made everything easy since 2008. There's even a software store. Heck my mom uses Ubuntu everyday. Sent from my LG-LS720 using Tapatalk
