Anybody Download Windows 10 Yet?

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Lepplady

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For the Silk/Youtube issue, I got this advice from a forum:

If you go into Silk Settings via the Menu for that web browser, the first thing you'll see is "General" and under that "Requested website view" ...

Choose "automatic" (which uses 'mobile' when Flash Player is required). That usually helps for Youtube.
 

Mr Nobody

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OK, so it's an Imgur post and it gets a bit sweary at times, but:
Let's Talk About Windows 10, Imgur - Album on Imgur

IMO, MS can follow this path: Insert Win10 at anal sphincter -> Get a long pole and wadding -> Make a ramrod -> Shove Win10 as far up your a***hole as possible (-> Don't choke).

They've relied on 'free' to work on people...but it's worth remembering that nothing's truly free in this world. Nothing good, at any rate.
 

FlakeNoir

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Got it on my laptop. Took some time installing but i think, i only think so, i got it right. On my pc i still have 7 and feel comfortable with it so just may wait a little longer.
Read the post/article above you Kurben as there are one or two security issues you might want to take care of. Jordan has also posted some helpful information on his FB page.
 

DiO'Bolic

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Microsoft's statement: "We will keep [Windows 10] current for the supported lifetime of the device," and also had a mention of "two to four years."

So my question is, is the "free" upgrade of Windows 10, which Microsoft now refers to "Windows” as a “Service" (and we know “as a service” is a euphemism for "rent") mean that you will have to pay to rent on Windows 10 after that two or four years?
 

hossenpepper

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Microsoft's statement: "We will keep [Windows 10] current for the supported lifetime of the device," and also had a mention of "two to four years."

So my question is, is the "free" upgrade of Windows 10, which Microsoft now refers to "Windows” as a “Service" (and we know “as a service” is a euphemism for "rent") mean that you will have to pay to rent on Windows 10 after that two or four years?
No, they are changing their release and update model. I have cause to know a lot about this because it effects the training materials I design. Basically, instead of new versions of Windows (98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8) they will now call it Windows 10 forever. Very similar to what Apple has done by essentially stopping with OS X. They will just append a version number to the end of it (e.g. Windows 10.0.1.001). They are saying now that means free updates for life on an installation (validated license key). Will they keep that up in perpetuity? Who knows. I also doubt they will never come out with a new base architecture that is not the Windows 10 base. But we'll see.