Microsoft announces Windows 10

[Candlelight]

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/30/microsoft-announces-windows-10/

Hopefully better than 8. Will definitely be downloading the preview in a few hours.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

^ I'm tempted to download the preview. If I do - I'll run it in a virtual computer first.

I don't mind windows 8, but I added some other things to it. By the time it gets to be released, I'll be thinking of a new computer anyways.

 

[HIjol]

Anyone know when XP is coming out? Ha. Ten, Shmen, whoever thought some would pine for XP? Not all. But some.

 

[Candlelight]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

What happened to Windows 9?

 

[Peach Wookiee]

That was 8.1, folks.

 

[Amaris]

I'm looking forward to this as well. Hopefully, it will be awesome.

 

[sojourner]

So they renamed 9 to 10. What does this do to the "only the odd numbered versions are good" maxim?

 

[Random_Spock]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

I loved XP. I prefer it to 7 and the rest tbh. Not a Luddite btw . Sticking with 7 for now on mine.

Wonder if Microsoft is number phobic, or if they forgot how to count ?

That was 8.1, folks.

Okay, wind me up and call me confused...

 

[Melakon]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

Luddites? Poor people, too. My Win7 machine had a disk crash, can't afford to repair or replace, so back on an old machine.

 

[Random_Spock]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

Luddites? Poor people, too. My Win7 machine had a disk crash, can't afford to repair or replace, so back on an old machine.

Yea I wonder when Microsoft will start lowering prices on upgrading to new versions? I remember seeing the price to upgrade to 8 (this was at a computer repair place, the price they had listed was for them to help install it) -- it was around $210 (iirc). I was about ready to blow a gasket . They're out of their *bleepin* minds.

 

[Melakon]

I'd upgrade this machine to Win7 if I could, but can't expand memory to support it. Only 2 gig available and a 200 gig hard drive. My dead machine was 4 gig ram, 600 gig drive, so I miss it.

 

[Amaris]

2 GB of RAM and a 200GB Hard drive are more than enough for Windows 7. It would install quite readily on such a machine. A Windows 7 upgrade disc is currently $60, and while I realize that's an expensive option, it's cheaper than the price gouging being done by that computer repair place Random_Spock was mentioning.

 

[Evil Twin]

What happened to Windows 9?

It got sucked into the same black hole where Leisure Suit Larry 4: The Case of the Missing Floppies now resides.

 

[Melakon]

2 GB of RAM and a 200GB Hard drive are more than enough for Windows 7. It would install quite readily on such a machine. A Windows 7 upgrade disc is currently $60, and while I realize that's an expensive option, it's cheaper than the price gouging being done by that computer repair place Random_Spock was mentioning.

The nearest shop selling computers and office supplies to me is Office Max, they don't carry the older operating systems. Most independent shops I've seen seem to deal with business accounts only. I'm in the wrong part of town apparently.

Ideally, I'd get a new machine and transfer stuff I want to keep manually, most install disks and/or key codes have been misplaced. I fear that everything on the dead machine is permanently lost, much of it was downloaded 3d assets, renders, animation footage, etc.

 

[HIjol]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

Maybe so, but is sure worked better than some operating systems that came after it! Oh, and, "Your Mama" for the 'Luddite" comment!

 

[Candlelight]

I meant no offense to anyone still running XP - I'm still running it as a play out server at home - but Windows 7 is a far more modern OS and one that the majority of people are sticking with. All other computers I have run 7. I don't see any point in changing to 8, but with 10 ticks a few boxes then I'd probably upgrade soon.

 

[SPCTRE]

Most people are sticking with 7. Only luddites would still be using XP.

Luddites? Poor people, too. My Win7 machine had a disk crash, can't afford to repair or replace, so back on an old machine.

Yea I wonder when Microsoft will start lowering prices on upgrading to new versions? I remember seeing the price to upgrade to 8 (this was at a computer repair place, the price they had listed was for them to help install it) -- it was around $210 (iirc). I was about ready to blow a gasket . They're out of their *bleepin* minds.

MS did a limited time upgrade offer last summer that I took up with my (now sold off) notebook for 15 bucks. It was quite the steal.

It was only intended for specific OEM configurations but the web form was easy to fool.

 

[Kronos]

I like Vista

Seriously I do, I hate the changes to the file system in 7, no turning off auto arrange? screw that.

 

[SPCTRE]

I like Vista

You monster.