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Microsoft may make us pay to use Windows in the future, not just Win10
Comments (1)I think writer who wrote the item that the Yahoo feature is based on has grossly misunderstood the information on the Microsoft webpage. I think the answer is at the end of this trail of links. The MS page is talking about WIndows For Your Business, Windows 10 for Enterprise, and the Business Branch of Windows. Very many Enterprise customers pay per user annual fees for MS products today, and have for at least the last 15 years that I know of. Enterprise users are also slow to upgrade operating systems, because they often decide it's a big effort with little benefit (so long as the OS is still being maintained). Note for this purpose that enterprise customers are still today getting updates and support for XP although retail customers don't. There's nothing on the MS page that talks about retail users (Home versions). Unfortunately, the BGR article has overlooked this subtlety. I think the BRG article is an example of perhaps hurried but inept reporting. I could be wrong. Is it possible annual charges might be used for individual users? Sure. Is it likely? Even an automated infrastructure needed to send annual bills to hundreds of millions of users would be a massive headache. For now. It's much easier for Microsoft to collect OEM license fees from the several dozen PC manufacturers. I wouldn't underestimate how much of a hurdle the requirements to change the model could present....See MoreSneaky Microsoft, Hidden Download for Windows 10 (thanks to Grandms1)
Comments (29)To each his/her own, edlincoln. For me, I have two stopping points. The first is my use of several OLD/discontinued peripherals that I use on several PCs. Drivers are no longer updated and sometimes drivers made for earlier versions of Win won't install on later instances. Available for Win10? I don't know or care, happy with things as is. The second stopping point is that I have an all-in-one Sony Vaio that I like a lot with a similar problem, Sony has exited the PC business and no longer makes or sells PCs. So, no updates for drivers. On this PC, I first got the standard "Update to Win 10" MS popup that every PC is showing, and then later a different popup said something like "Don't upgrade to Win10, there's no video driver available for what you have". There's no reason to struggle. I have Win 8 on 3 PCs, and I've added Classic Shell to all. It's fast and stable. I like it a lot. I won't hesitate when the time comes to buy new PCs with Win10 but what I have works fine as is, I see no advantage to upgrading....See MoreMany problems after Win10 uninstall
Comments (35)I give up. I'm going to wheedle the money to take this machine to a repair shop. I fail to understand that if you think the user is the problem, PEBCAK, that you would bother to respond. There are too many problems for me to resolve from the Win10 uninstall. The uninstall was recommended by Microsoft Tech Support after he failed to help me fix Mail, Calendar, Cortana, People apps during a 2 1/2 Hour phone call. Since last Sept. I've been trying to get this machine to work as it should. I've spent many hours on MS site, looking for articles on other sites that address our problems. My husband and I have spent many hours searching and trying to resolve these problems. 5 months. The last thing we need is snarky comments, snotty opinions and in general, erroneous assumptions. This was always a place for us to come to ask for help. It's not any longer, and the pointless crap is a waste of time when we have spent so much of it trying to fix this ourselves. Many thanks to those of you who asked specific questions and gave good advice and shared your knowledge. You are truly a God send to those of us who need help....See MoreUpdate Win7 to Win10
Comments (8)chas, keep in mind that a PC is more like a light bulb than like an old car. For an old car, it starts running not so well and accumulates minor problems that become major ones. An old light bulb works until it doesn't work at all. Old PCs are more like old light bulbs. Everyone has their own views but I never put money into old PCs. They're old PCs and when one problem gets fixed, another won't be far behind. If you aren't ready to proactively replace what you have, then just keep using it with Win 7. Be sure to have a top-rated security product active and current and be sure to back up any important files you don't want to lose. If you want to be careful, do any person business stuff using the other PC. But I wouldn't worry about it....See More- 8 years ago
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