Members techristian Posted January 26, 2015 Members Share Posted January 26, 2015 Supposedly for everyone with Windows 7 ,8 and 8.1 .....except business users. http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/78...-and-8-1-users But this is what happened when I tried to install on my Windows 8.1 WinBook . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 26, 2015 Members Share Posted January 26, 2015 I tread somewhere, Never buy the first of anything or even numbered versions. Well 10 is a first of sorts and they skipped an odd to make it even. Plus it's free. 2meni klooz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted January 27, 2015 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm running it now on the Lenovo X60. It won't be here permanently because I only had XP on this laptop, but it allows me to test Cubase , Sonar and Cool Edit to see how they run under this OS. So far Cool Edit 2000 works fine. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 27, 2015 Members Share Posted January 27, 2015 I imagine those guys will eventually tighten up and help kill XP and 7 huh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 From the link in the OP: "Terry Myerson just announced on stage that, for the first year after Windows 10 launches, any device running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 will be able to upgrade to the latest version of MIcrosoft's OS — for free. How exactly this program will work isn't clear just yet..." Sounds like the details haven't been announced fully yet, and as they say, the devil's in the details. From the part I quoted though, it sounds like they're only offering it "free" for the first year... I'll bet they're planning on charging you to keep it working once that year has expired. I may be wrong, but it doesn't sound like it's going to be totally free in the same way Apple's OS X Yosemite is. I'm still on 64 bit Windows 7, and see no urgent need to upgrade. I'm going to wait until at least I know what the actual details are, and the upgrade price, and whether or not I can downgrade back to Win 7 if I try 10 and decide I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted January 27, 2015 Members Share Posted January 27, 2015 From the link in the OP: "Terry Myerson just announced on stage that, for the first year after Windows 10 launches, any device running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 will be able to upgrade to the latest version of MIcrosoft's OS — for free. How exactly this program will work isn't clear just yet..." Sounds like the details haven't been announced fully yet, and as they say, the devil's in the details. From the part I quoted though, it sounds like they're only offering it "free" for the first year... I'll bet they're planning on charging you to keep it working once that year has expired. I may be wrong, but it doesn't sound like it's going to be totally free in the same way Apple's OS X Yosemite is. I'm still on 64 bit Windows 7, and see no urgent need to upgrade. I'm going to wait until at least I know what the actual details are, and the upgrade price, and whether or not I can downgrade back to Win 7 if I try 10 and decide I don't like it. What I always do is watch Fry's for a sale on the "developer's version" of each Windows OS version and buy the program cheap. The developer's version allows you to load the OS on as many computers as you want as many times as you want. I hope they don't mess with this traditional offering - it's geared to system builders (mostly gamers actually), but anyone can buy the software and use it. nat whilk ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That's a great idea Nat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted January 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hey Phil ...I have read 4-5 articles on this. The 1 YEAR refers to "early adopters". Change over within the first year of release and get it free. After that "everyone else" will pay. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted January 29, 2015 Members Share Posted January 29, 2015 The question that's unanswered is are you going to have to buy it after that first year, does it too turn into a subscription like these programs do or is it something you have to buy if you miss the upgrade window. I can see the offer getting everyone under the same tent. Someone says free and people aren't going to stop and look at the fine print. I probably wont be one of those people. Keeping up with the Jones's just isn't something I rush to do any more and its a good thing. Its a dam expensive obsession to maintain. I want to know what the benefits will be so I can intelligently weigh them against what I have already. Then I'll still likely put it off until I'm ready to deal with the major headaches an upgrade causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted February 1, 2015 Members Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm happy with 8.1 and 7 on my two main laptops. Not sure why I should upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 1, 2015 Members Share Posted February 1, 2015 If you don't check windows update, they've been morphing 7 so 10 can plug in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted February 3, 2015 Members Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hmm... just tried the preview upgrade on this 8.1 system and all's running the upgrade file did was break Internet Explorer and cause WIndows Update to no longer respond to the "Add features to Windows 8.1" link . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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