So apparently Microsoft announced that Windows 7/8 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free the first year, however what does that actually mean? Can you get a free upgrade to Windows 10 the first year, or can just upgrade and use Windows 10 for free the first year (as trial)? I'm getting a bit conflicting info,…
Yuuup. I occasionally use a Surface Pro 3 for work and, while it certainly works and I can get stuff done, Windows 8 is kind of a pain to work with because it's so disjointed. If they can provide a more seamless, overall integrated experience that uses the best features of Win 7 and 8, then I'll upgrade ASAP.
I had flashbacks to Microsoft BOB when I messed with Windows 8, it still felt like a kludged together mess after installing the start menu replacement stuff. I used to worry about recommending Macs to older family members but Windows 8 is such a mess I figure they might as well take the plunge now. The Dell computer we…
I was a fairly big windows 8 hater until it came on a surface pro I purchased. Still hated it...and then discovered that once you add Classic Shell or any other start menu application... everything suddenly got better. Now I love 8, its on all my PCs and I cant imagine going back to 7. There's a kind of polish that exist…
People underestimate the amount of updates windows team did to Windows 8. If you ignore start menu that most hated and just look at technical things people that have left said that it was most advanced OS they've ever worked on. I think that if you configure windows 8 start correctly its much much faster and better than…
I'm on Windows 7 and have wanted to upgrade to Windows 8 for their performance improvements, but I didn't want to spend money on it. So Windows 10 has me really excited.