Windows 10: Microsoft's obsession with piracy threatens Windows 10 licensing mess

Fair enough. I see what your saying.

 

Maybe because Windows 10 would be (and should be at my opinion) an Operating System as a Service. This "offer" could end all the pirate/illegal copies of Windows at once. Microsoft could still make money from other sources with most important the Windows Store, or things like Windows Defender Pro (just an idea)...etc.
I really hope someone can make this decission once and for all, and begins a new era for Windows, putting an end on all this rootkit,bootkit,fake server activation,fake skype phone activation..etc malicious software circulating on the Internet.

 

rofl!

It it weren't for pirated Windows, most of the world would be running Linux. MS's pricing structure has forced much of the third world right out of the market place and into the Pirates Den.

And, I've been told that the pirated OS's come Pre-Activated, and work just as good as the full retail stuff. *chuckle
Or, so I've been told. *Smile

So if MS has come up with a scheme to provide upgrades or new installs of Windows 10 for FREE, more power to them.
Sounds like a sound marketing strategy to me!

*Cool

 

Not true, It is very hard to find a distro that works with your computer and your computers hardware. Lubuntu with Xfce was the best for my system, tell xubuntu 14.10 was released. Ubuntu, Lubuntu & Xubuntu seem to be better for my system. However, I still have some issue with Xubuntu using external hardware and some wifi connections. I tried Fedora, Open Susie, pclinuxos, slackware, puppy Linux versions and even tried to install Arch (Arch messed up a usb drive). I am glad Arch failed to install.


I don't use pirated software.

 

You forgot one.... Linux Mint.

That's all I wanna say. Sorry for bringing up Linux again. *Smile

 

Can I PM you?
I got a question about Linux I would like to ask you, it doesn't really fit this topic.

 

Fire and away...

 

Not your sort of thing then. Mint perhaps would be better for you.

 

Wow you really have bad luck.

I've made VMs of Centos, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint and various other distros and I've never experienced those issues.
Installing drivers is horrible though. *Sad

Arch is for Linux Power Users.

 

When I use Linux I go for Mint.. it's the best for beginners .. IMO.

 

Actually, Ubuntu is the best for beginners. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. But I don't like Ubuntu's desktop interface. I am on Fedora 21 at the moment.

 

I like Ubuntu but for me Mint is the best.. but that's just my taste. I never tried out Fedora.

 

lehnerus2000,
See most Dell all-in-one computers are designed to run both windows and Ubuntu. Dell Sells two Ubuntu pre-installed computers. Some of those other distros work better in Vmware. I did find one puppy Linux that works, it is called warry. The issue with puppy, it doesn't have an software update feature, you can't update browsers very well and runs as root. If it wasn't for those Xubuntu and Lubuntu. I would be using Ubuntu with xfce desktop installed and using windows 7. I think windows 7 USB to DVD formater may have fixed the usb drive. It got damage some how by arch and couldn't be formated the normal way. I am brave maybe a little to brave I done a lot of testing over the last year. I even gave up on Linux a time or two and just had windows 7 installed. I also crashed Linux distros at least twice. One other distro (Can't remember which one) got hacked immediately. It started do some strange stuff. I am just glad for Mini-partion wizard cd and Macrium reflect backup.

Bunnyj,

Since you like Windows 10, I think you would like Linux Mint KDE

These are not complete instructions, so if anyone else is reading this, do not do this unless you know how to partition your disk.

For me, I found it better to install Linux totally on extended partition for non-gpt partition disk
It makes a lot easier to reinstall windows 7 and 10 and create other primary partitions if needed.
One note, Windows 10 requires grub to be removed during new build releases.
Using the windows 10 installation, I think it shift-f10 key or windows/fn-f10 key.
Type this at command prompt
Bootrec /fixboot
Bootrec /fixmbr

Install the new windows 10 build into a primary partition
Do an extra couple of reboots after windows 7 installs
Using a Grub boot disk,
Boot operating system
Choose the first Linux distro Like msdos, hd05 or something like that ignore boot errors.
Login
Terminal prompt
Type is sudo grub-install /dev/sda
or sudo grub-install /dev/hda
Depending on the linux distro and your hard drive it just varies
then run sudo update-grub

Some of this may require secure boot disabled or grub secure boot cd.

 

Do we speak about the licensing mess that a real good decision could solve, but aborted, or we do Linux Troubleshooting ? If the later I can participate *Tongue, I'm running multiple Linux Distros dual/triple/quad-booting with other Linux Distros and Windows all together, over 5 years now.

 

Nah.. some people like me just can't resist mentioning linux. We should stick to the topic. *Smile
Good to know you are a linux enthusiast, too!