• Microsoft will in fact auto-download and start the Windows 10 installer on Win7/8.1 systems beginnin
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[QUOTE=da space core;49011006]I love windows 10. Its a good os. Why give it bad press doing stuff like this?[/QUOTE] I downloaded it, tried to play a game as normal, and the OS crashed. Next thing I know, the partition was corrupted and suddenly I'm back at Windows 8.1 because it reverted itself.
[QUOTE=Archonos 2;49026406]I downloaded it, tried to play a game as normal, and the OS crashed. Next thing I know, the partition was corrupted and suddenly I'm back at Windows 8.1 because it reverted itself.[/QUOTE] Sounds like you really fucked something up.
OOTL, what if you have an OEM W7 license? Will that get you free W10?
[QUOTE=_Pai;49028461]OOTL, what if you have an OEM W7 license? Will that get you free W10?[/QUOTE] Yes
[QUOTE=coldroll5;49022554] Windows 7 has the same feature due to Windows update so that point is now moot. There's nothing you can really do to block the tracking anyway besides turning most of it off.[/QUOTE] What tracking are you talking about? Did you miss the post on the last page? [QUOTE=Foda;49015414]the telemetry stuff is pretty generic "how long do these apps take to startup" and "how long did your battery-life last" kind of stuff. you can sniff your traffic to see what it's sending. also to everyone freaking out: windows [B]will ask you[/B] before doing the install via windows update. you also then have [B]30[/B] days to revert if you don't like it.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Alice3173;49025094]It's not nearly so user friendly for someone who just wants to install an OS and have it work though.[/QUOTE] Ubuntu is about as easy to install as windows. just pop the disk in and follow all the prompts.
[QUOTE=proboardslol;49039572]Ubuntu is about as easy to install as windows. just pop the disk in and follow all the prompts.[/QUOTE] Except the part where most software that most people use isn't going to be available on it. Compared to most Linux distros Ubuntu may be the most user friendly for a general user but it's still not as user friendly as something like OSX or Windows.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;49039584]Except the part where most software that most people use isn't going to be available on it. Compared to most Linux distros Ubuntu may be the most user friendly for a general user but it's still not as user friendly as something like OSX or Windows.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;5Qj8p-PEwbI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qj8p-PEwbI[/video] 2009 lol
[QUOTE=Alice3173;49039584]Except the part where most software that most people use isn't going to be available on it. Compared to most Linux distros Ubuntu may be the most user friendly for a general user but it's still not as user friendly as something like OSX or Windows.[/QUOTE] Most software is used on a browser these days. Office? Onedrive/Google Docs Music? Spotify Facebook? Facebook Most people don't use applications. They use web browsers. Also, I've never needed some application on Linux that I couldn't find.
[QUOTE=coldroll5;49022492]You are correct on most of those points about the drivers except that Windows 7 drivers don't work with Windows 10. Only Windows 8.1 drivers work with Windows 10. I've tried it myself and windows 7 drivers will say unsupported operating system,luckily most devices that work with Windows 7 already have Windows 8.1 drivers so they usually work fine.[/QUOTE] Reverse compatibility greatly depends on the driver type and frameworks compiled against and not on the OS version it was targeted for. Running a driver installer in compatibility mode should allow you to install pretty much anything post Vista. Some drivers such as network drivers, have a fair chance of working even if they are older then Vista.
[QUOTE=proboardslol;49039774]Most software is used on a browser these days. Office? Onedrive/Google Docs Music? Spotify Facebook? Facebook Most people don't use applications. They use web browsers. Also, I've never needed some application on Linux that I couldn't find.[/QUOTE] Just good luck with that when there's no internet connection Remember people are complaining with data transmission, not only because of because, but because of because. Using a browser for these tags is an even bigger usage than what windows will use for logging. [editline]4th November 2015[/editline] I do remember the day when the majority hated the cloud Now it's really a minority
[QUOTE=proboardslol;49039774]Most software is used on a browser these days. Office? Onedrive/Google Docs Music? Spotify Facebook? Facebook Most people don't use applications. They use web browsers. Also, I've never needed some application on Linux that I couldn't find.[/QUOTE] That depends entirely on the person. Most people still use MS Office over stuff like Onedrive or Google Docs. Having to switch over to those is something that would cause issues for a general user. You're actually kinda completely missing the point in my post anyways. The point isn't that it's impossible or something retarded like that. The point is that for someone who's pretty computer illiterate these sorts of changes are not reasonable ones, especially if they rely on a computer to do their job or schoolwork. See the video Scratch. posted above your post. The story even explains things did eventually get worked out in the end but not before they caused a lot of problems.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;49039898]That depends entirely on the person. Most people still use MS Office over stuff like Onedrive or Google Docs. Having to switch over to those is something that would cause issues for a general user. You're actually kinda completely missing the point in my post anyways. The point isn't that it's impossible or something retarded like that. The point is that for someone who's pretty computer illiterate these sorts of changes are not reasonable ones, especially if they rely on a computer to do their job or schoolwork. See the video Scratch. posted above your post. The story even explains things did eventually get worked out in the end but not before they caused a lot of problems.[/QUOTE] The latest LibreOffice is fucking amazing and has great compatibility with MS Office formats. Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS are good examples of distributions that are ridiculously user-friendly and easy to install, in many ways much more so than Windows. Linux has all the software that the vast majority of people need, it's only in specific domains that incompatibility is a problem.
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