Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
So Windows 10 is freemium or - put another way - Solitare is available for a monthly charge:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2957365/ ... costs.html
Ugh.
I'm less concerned with paying for Solitare but more around what else I'm going to get dinged for.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2957365/ ... costs.html
Ugh.
I'm less concerned with paying for Solitare but more around what else I'm going to get dinged for.
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Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Heh, this only their app store stuff. Does anyone here actually use their store or even login with a Microsoft Account? I still continue to use a local account primarily. If I used any of their services like OneDrive or had mobile devices I probably would. But I don't so it's no biggie.webfork wrote:So Windows 10 is freemium or - put another way - Solitare is available for a monthly charge
But it's funny, whatever Microsoft copies from Google, they make a bigger stink of it because people generally like Google better. The lesser of evils or something like that.
Nobody got dinged to upgrade from win7/8 to 10. If you really really like solitaire, isn't it a small price to pay? That doesn't even matter because there are better free alternatives out there.
It's still possible to copy the old vista/win7 games to win10 but i'm not sure of the legality on that.
Re: Windows 10
Freemium it is, as said here and elsewhere.
- Userfriendly wrote:It's still possible to copy the old vista/win7 games to win10
- That thought crossed my mind, too... but I'm sure Mircosoft will remedy that promptly.
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Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-insta ... indows-10/
Well this makes it more enticing to try store apps without having my PC always connected to the cloud. I can keep using my local account and just sign-in within the store app with my MS account if I want to install new apps.
Well this makes it more enticing to try store apps without having my PC always connected to the cloud. I can keep using my local account and just sign-in within the store app with my MS account if I want to install new apps.
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Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Here's an installer to get Windows 7 games to Windows 8/10.
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... tilanguage
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... tilanguage
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
I use the term "ding" to infer annoying extra/unexpected payments.Userfriendly wrote:Nobody got dinged to upgrade from win7/8 to 10.
Again, not really about the game. More an open question that, if something from Windows 95 is now "premium," what else might get looped into that?Userfriendly wrote:If you really really like solitaire
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
FYI (some counter-measures referred)...
- Microsoft ... Expands Spyware to Windows 7 and 8
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/comp ... ws-7-and-8
- Microsoft intensifies data collection on Windows 7 and 8 systems
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/28/micros ... 8-systems/
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Interesting reading.
I have Windows 7 on a desktop (that I only use for playing games on nowadays) and a laptop. My main machine runs Manjaro Linux.
The counter-measures I will be applying shortly will be to install Linux everywhere. I think I will also dump my microsoft mail and OneDrive account for good measure. I feel that Microsoft can no longer be regarded as trustworthy.
I have Windows 7 on a desktop (that I only use for playing games on nowadays) and a laptop. My main machine runs Manjaro Linux.
The counter-measures I will be applying shortly will be to install Linux everywhere. I think I will also dump my microsoft mail and OneDrive account for good measure. I feel that Microsoft can no longer be regarded as trustworthy.
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Microsoft has to play the "big boys" game now...
They allow us to hide/deny these updates for now; let's see how long we'll be able to do that.
They allow us to hide/deny these updates for now; let's see how long we'll be able to do that.
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Everytime I do anything with any IT organization (and I've worked for several now) they all have a message of one type or another about upgrading to the latest OS of whatever operating system. These are of course important because the New Thing is always appealing. As a result, it's easy to ignore these "X reasons not to upgrade" but, for reference, the first version of OS X should have been skipped entirely (at the time it was widely considered a beta) while many people and organizations skipped Windows Vista entirely.
While it doesn't sound like skipping Windows 10 is an option (there may well be no Windows 11), I don't see any reason to upgrade anytime soon. The only reasons I can find in the pro column seem to be Cortana and disliking Windows 8, which isn't a draw.
While it doesn't sound like skipping Windows 10 is an option (there may well be no Windows 11), I don't see any reason to upgrade anytime soon. The only reasons I can find in the pro column seem to be Cortana and disliking Windows 8, which isn't a draw.
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
How to Remove Windows 10 Installation Files from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs
http://news.softpedia.com/news/how-to-r ... 1602.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/how-to-r ... 1602.shtml
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
Do any of you have a Windows Exit Strategy in place?
I don't like where microsoft is going now, im testing Linux Mint as an alternative in Virtualbox and its not that bad after all. i will still be using Windows 7 but not connected directly to the internet. I dont want to lose all the portable apps!
I don't like where microsoft is going now, im testing Linux Mint as an alternative in Virtualbox and its not that bad after all. i will still be using Windows 7 but not connected directly to the internet. I dont want to lose all the portable apps!
Re: Windows 9 is... Windows 10
So am I! No budget for a new machine yet, though...starstuff wrote:...im testing Linux Mint as an alternative in Virtualbox and its not that bad after all...