Surprise! Microsoft jumps to Windows 10

[JBT]

Forget Windows 9. In an unexpected twist, Microsoft will be going straight to double digits from Windows 8 as it faces a challenging future for its operating system.

Surprise! Microsoft jumps to Windows 10 - CNET

[jdandy]

JBT.......The promotional concept and prayer that the next version of Microsoft's OS will be a 10, after the utter disgrace of Windows 8, has most certainly not gone unnoticed by the power's that be, hence the new name. Real genius.

I don't care what they call the new OS, Windows 7 suits me perfectly. I don't need tiles or touch on my desktop. The active icons on the taskbar at the bottom of my screen let me see what programs are open and allows me to switch between or close them with a single click. I don't own a Microsoft phone or tablet, unlikely that I ever will, so I don't need more MS bells and whistles, cloud downloaded rental software, or a new learning curve to do what I already do quite well right now. That's my take on Windows 10. For me it may as well be called Windows Zero.

[Dom_P]

Yawn... Bring on Yosemite

[GaryProtein]

Windoze 8 is so terrible, MS wants people to believe their new OS is TWO versions beyond the abortion that Windoze 8 is.

Remember Longhorn? It was dumped because they couldn't make it work, so they came out with Vista, another abortion. Finally, they came out with Windoze 7 which is a stable reliable OS.

Maybe they were working on Windoze 9 and dumped that too.

[Xuxa]

A few dark preachers here whistling a gospel they don't know the verses to. Maybe shooting from the hip is your preferred thing...

[jdandy]

Xuxa.......You're certainly entitled to your view as is everyone else. Compute your little heart out on whatever operating system platform that floats your boat. It doesn't matter to me.

[adhesiv]

Yeah it can get a little negative about these things here. Personally I've been a Mac guy for the last 15 yrs but always ran a dual boot.

I've actually had good experience with windows 8 on an Acer tablet but still prefer the familiarity of windows 7.

[JBT]

Originally Posted by jdandy

JBT.......The promotional concept and prayer that the next version of Microsoft's OS will be a 10, after the utter disgrace of Windows 8, has most certainly not gone unnoticed by the power's that be, hence the new name. Real genius.

I don't care what they call the new OS, Windows 7 suits me perfectly. I don't need tiles or touch on my desktop. The active icons on the taskbar at the bottom of my screen let me see what programs are open and allows me to switch between or close them with a single click. I don't own a Microsoft phone or tablet, unlikely that I ever will, so I don't need more MS bells and whistles, cloud downloaded rental software, or a new learning curve to do what I already do quite well right now. That's my take on Windows 10. For me it may as well be called Windows Zero.

Dan I'm a wait and see type person yet Windows 8 is a huge bust with consumers. My Windows 7 laptop crashed and burned so I bought a Windows 8 machine. It was horrible at first with never ending screen freezes and always crashing. Then the patches, upgrades etc etc started coming out and now I can live with it. Not as good IMO as Windows XP or Windows 7, but I can see why some Geeks like it. With laptops as cheap as they are I'll probably get a Windows 10 machine.

Nothing beats my two Powerbooks!! My internet music providers

[jdandy]

JBT.......Don't misunderstand, I am not a Microsoft basher or an Apple basher. I have used Microsoft Windows operating systems as far back as Windows 2.1 in the late 1980's running on an old Northgate 8086 computer. Before that it was DOS. I have also owned and used Windows 3.0, 3.1, Windows 95 and 98, Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7. I have spent countless hours helping friends struggle through trying to use and adapt to Windows 8 and 8.1 that they upgraded to against my advice and then regretted it. I have had enough personal experience with Windows 8 and 8.1 to know it simply isn't my cup of tea.

Those that embrace the Apple architecture and proprietary cloud based computing model have to notice that Microsoft has adjusted their consumer business model accordingly with cellphones, tablets, desktops, and cloud based software dispensing and control. Individuals that need that type of connectivity will promote the concept and those that do not need or want that approach to home computing may simply choose to avoid it. That's all I am saying here. I have a comfort level that has been developed over many years of using one iteration of Windows or another. Despite Microsoft's business model adjustment, including touch based computing, I prefer doing things in the manner that Windows 7 has perfected. For anyone who doesn't share my point of view, I am not impacted by it in the slightest nor offended if one doesn't agree with me. There is nothing negative about any of my comments, just a description of my method for remaining comfortable with my computing experience.

Perhaps Windows 10 will be a stunning improvement. We shall see.

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Perhaps Windows 10 will be a stunning improvement. We shall see.

I'm not bashing Windoze, I just hate it. My office runs on Windoze 7 and I actually [unfortunately] use it more than my Macs in the house.