Re: Windows 10

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Windows 10
Date	2015-06-05 12:13 +1000
Message-ID	<ctcetvFh5a6U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
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> On 03-June-2015 6:14 PM, Clocky wrote:
>> On 3/06/2015 1:22 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>> news:ct7455F645gU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> On 03-June-2015 7:51 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ct54d9Fkl9tU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> On 02-June-2015 3:22 PM, SG1 wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:ct4ncdFhls0U2@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is everyone going to get their free copy?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just replied on the W7 Ult machine will have to fire up the others
>>>>>>> to check. At this stage will be
>>>>>>> 5 copies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> why are they doing this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Because all their competition does that now.
>>>
>>>> what competition?
>>>
>>> The Mac OS-X, iOS, android, Linux.
>>>
>>
>>>> everyone uses M$
>>>
>>> Not anymore now that so many are
>>> using tablets and smartphones now.
>>>
>>
>> That's true though most I know still have a home PC at this stage. I 
>> guess they are wanting to hang on to that market for as long as possible.
>>
>> Linux on the desktop is effectively dead and is of no consequence.
>>
>>>> except maybe large commercial organizations or corporations. 
>>>> goverments?
>>>
>>> Quite a few of the more rabid fanatics do use linux now.
>>>
>>
>> Hardly anyone uses Linux on the desktop now and never really did.
>>
>>>>>> It's unpreceedented for M$ to give away an operating system.
>>>
>>>>> Its unprecedented for all their competition to do that too.
>>>
>>>>>> what's the catch?
>>>
>>>>> There is no catch.
>>>
>>>> but we're talking about M$ :)
>>>
>>> They don’t get to have any catch now that all
>>> their competition is giving upgrades away now.
>>>
>>> MS has just decided to go with the flow and only get any money
>>> for the OS that comes with the new hardware people buy
>>
>> Well, I'm still going to wait for user feedback before installing just 
>> the same.
>>
>
> plenty of commentary on the net saying there will be a catch

Just because some pig ignorant fool claims something on the net...

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