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Totally silly. You haven't earned these double digits Microsoft.
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Microsoft Announces Windows 10
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That's pretty good.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
To be fair, I feel like this is partially Apple's fault for not fully taking advantage of what a tablet (versus a phone's) UI can do. The iPad in many ways still functions as a large iPhone.
On topic, I think Windows 10 looks fantastic, and is exactly the update Microsoft needed, and maybe should have released a year or two ago.
I still have the concerns I have with every Windows release - that is, you don't have to dig too far to realize it's some improvements, new APIs, and UI on the same pile of crap (registry, awful property menus, etc. that are almost straight out of Windows 98), not to mention how comparatively open-armed Microsoft seemed/seems to be with any request from the NSA for an OS that Microsoft wants me to entrust all my information in. Nevertheless, I'll be updating day one.
I think Microsoft are setting themselves up well for the future. Ahead of the curve and might take advantage for once. While Google and Apple are doing great keeping things somewhat separate but connected and dominating in mobile and tablets they might be soon left playing catch up if Windows 10 works great across all devices but long way to go yet.
Zombie James
Banned
It gets more confusing if you throw in version numbers post-3.11:
95 = 4.0
98 = 4.1
Me = 4.9
2000 = 5.0
XP = 5.1
XP x64 = 5.2
Vista = 6.0
7 = 6.1
8 = 6.2
8.1 = 6.3
PetriP-TNT
Member
Seriously, you guys are more hung up on numbers than anything else in the world.
probably in a few hours.
LukasTaves
Member
Vista broke many old apps because they checked if the OS version was different than say 5.X, so to avoid that they decided keep the OS version at 6, that way even applications that were designed for vista and are no longer updated can still work.
Idiotic that developers couldn't set their software to check the minimum version.
Dead Prince
Banned
gonna try it on my laptop when i get home.
sonikokaruto
Banned
Maybe it does have logic to it, you just don't know what it is?
Maybe it is based on some ancient mystical numerology.... or something
Millennium and 2000 are those that really threw me off.
Sir Abacus
Member
My god the ISO download is glacial right now.
I think ME was based on 98 and 2000 was based on NT. ME was also utter shite, and 2000 a pretty decent OS. Why the operating systems following it were all based on NT,
Why is that a surprise if people currently running a 32-bit path need a way to upgrade, and considering that there are capable Windows 8.1 tablets running 32-bit Atom processors?
get a better ISP. downloading 5gb in 5 minutes for me.
Chance Hale
Member
18 minutes for the 4GBs for me, don't think the servers are being slow. Although that might be glacial by some people's standards
Darkangel
Member
Probably for Intel Atom devices.
megarockexe
Member
I imagine mainstream consumer support could steadily drop though. Those Atom tablets can only improve and desktop users won't be installing 32-bit for much longer.
Sir Abacus
Member
OK it's just because I'm imaging two laptops on the same port. Duh. I'm stupid. Ignore me.
I'm installing it using Parallels right now.
BronsonLee
Member
I was gonna use Parallels on my Mac Pro and just go from there.
I think I won't mind trying this today.
NinjaCatfish
Member
I'm thinking Parallels might be your best bet. You could probably get it working in Boot Camp, but I've often had to use weird hacky workarounds to install a version of Windows that isn't 'supported' by Apple yet.
Well, originally Xbox One had the project name Loop which is just a sideways 8. Now it's called Xbox One, they have to call the OS Windows One Zero. Or Windows X.
metsallica
Member
Sorry if this has already been asked / answered, but is there a breakdown of the differences between the Home version of the tech preview and the Enterprise version?
Opus Angelorum
Member
Boot Camp.
Warp speed capabilities.
TheLaughingStock
Member
There's no public numbers about how they're selling overall, but the shipment estimates are similar to Windows RT/Windows 8 tablets from your IDC/Gartner types. You could sandwich them between the two. So, they haven't even gotten off the ground yet really...but I guess the hype about them makes you start conversations as if they're successful products like the iPad. My mistake.
Zombie James
Banned
Downloading now. I'll try it out in a VM first before moving on to my laptop.
Emperor Bohe
Member
grabbing it now for my laptop, will install on my iMac (bootcamp Windows 8.1) if I like it
nature boy
Member
Is it just me or does Apple with less people on OSX do a lot more with each release than Microsoft with Windows?
Expected a bit more with Windows 10. Going to try it out anyways.
Expected a bit more with Windows 10. Going to try it out anyways.