Windows 10: After Windows10, consumers won't pay for updates or upgra

After reading through this thread for a second time I need to go out and buy another case of Diet Pepsi, and a new Popcorn Popper. . .*Smile

 

Now, now, don't overdose on them.

 

get the nice kettle cooker with the crank handle on top, makes the best popcorn ,
oh, and diet post is not good for you. get some beer, lol

 

I'm 56, I've been around PC's since the IBM clone wars and Window 3.0. I'm an electronic technician by trade. I'm retired now due to a bad back and chronic pain issues. There is more to it than just Windows and Office for most companies. In the early years of my career I installed electronic equipment used in civil aviation in Canada. All the ground based equipment used for communications and navigation. Radio beacons, Instrument landing systems, radar, etc. Latter on I moved over to the maintenance side of things. A lot of this equipment is installed at unmanned remote sites. Monitoring and some maintenance is done though a PC terminal connected to the equipment. The PC runs Windows but it also runs very custom proprietary software. Software that will only run on Windows and some times only a very specific version of Windows. Macs are not an option. Many many companies are in the same situation. Some employees could very well use a MAC but it most cases the real work is done on a Windows based PC.

 

The devil in my made me post this. *Devil How to install the Windows 10 Preview on a Mac *Zip *Tongue *Smile

 

Thy shalt burn in Apple **** !

 

Hi there

You obviously heard the one when Steve Jobs died -- St Peter at the gates to heaven on interviewing him for admission was reading from some stonework. Steve Jobs looked at him and then said "Isn't it about time you upgraded your tablets".

Cheers
jimbo

 

I seriously doubt Microsoft will give anything away win-10 wise it's not in their nature,
I expect the same sells price as win-8 was when it was release about 15-20 bucks u.s. as an Upgrade from x-p or win-7 possibly even 8.1,
They will make it up by subscriptions to office 365 like they have always made their bread and better on office of old *Wink

 

*Thumbs

 

might try that some day if I ever get my mac back from a loan out ,
got this totally off topic link in your link you posted ,neat is all I can say !
Xi3, Valve join forces on a compact gaming PC for your HDTV | PCWorld

 

I've seen that before, it looks cool but I bet it runs hot. *Tongue

 

Is it still called Hackintosh ?

 

But you realize why Moonchild had to go there right? The new Pale Moon is a first step in breaking away from Mozilla Firefox, so in the long run, it's a good thing.

I admit that I am not a fan of subscription models, only because I like control over when I update and why I update. But the truth is, Microsoft NEVER has given us the right to "own" our copy of Windows. We are granted a license to use Windows in a fashion that Microsoft sees fit. It's their property.

 

Indeed it is inevitable given that Firefox seems to be turning into Chrome, whereas Pale Moon is keeping a (IMO) sensible customisable GUI.

Given that fact, they should should have created a tool, which could read the add-on config files and replaced the GUID numbers.

True, but it should never have been allowed.

Software companies are a law unto themselves.
The MPAA members & RIAA members can't "come around to your house" and take your legally purchased items (without some sort of court order).
What is the difference between "their" IP and a software company's IP?

 

I haven't noticed that, except Chrome doesn't conform to my desktop theme, it stays with its' own colours.
Whereas with Firefox, not only do I port over the profile folders to each new installation, I port over the .ini files, hence my Firefox still looks a lot like it did in FF2 and in 2000Pro.