Windows 10
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham No one knows, but it's been hinted that it'll be around April in 2015.
That'd be a pretty good timeframe. When was 8.1 officially released?
August 27, 2013
Ok, so if they were to release it in April of next year, that would mean 8.1 had been live for over a year and a half. Not bad.
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@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
FOR CEREAL?! YES!!!
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@ajstringham Lol?
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
Really? That's awesome. Of course, NTG has a VL that gives us that anyway, but for individual users that is a sweet deal.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
I thought I read on ZDNet or WinITPro that this wasn't going to be the case. I could be mistaken though.
I hope it is cause that would be a great deal.
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I'm going to try Windows 10 on the new Lenovo. Ugh with the problems I'm having with this thing. I'd be so upset if I hadn't gotten it free!
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@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
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@coliver said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
I thought I read on ZDNet or WinITPro that this wasn't going to be the case. I could be mistaken though.
I hope it is cause that would be a great deal.
I haven't heard anything about this particular thing in a while, so I would trust any reputable sources on that subject more than what I've heard.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
This is only a rumor
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
OH? I thought UEFI couldn't boot from NTFS for installation?
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@Dashrender said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
This is only a rumor
I can dream!
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@Dashrender said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
OH? I thought UEFI couldn't boot from NTFS for installation?
That's a new one on me.
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One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
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@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
This is what they are talking about on Windows Weekly.
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
I think just meaning that they will go to rolling updates rather than huge releases. So more like Fedora, less like RHEL.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
I think just meaning that they will go to rolling updates rather than huge releases. So more like Fedora, less like RHEL.
They are going to have to earn money on it somehow.
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@Dashrender said:
@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
This is what they are talking about on Windows Weekly.
That'd be an interesting way to do it. Now, if they can roll-out major releases as an upgrade, so I can do a Windows Updates and go from 8.1 to 10, for example, I'd be willing to do that, I think.
