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Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 06:46
by Paul K
This is rather good news !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30924022
I use Windows 7 so I think that come the day, a full wipe and re-install will be on the cards, plus a nice new SSD to run it on.
The not-so-good news is that W10 will also come with a voice controlled assistant called Cortana. If it works as well as Siri, it'll be complete crap.
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 07:17
by airboatr
They sure do want us to have it.
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 09:29
by DaveB
Cortana came in the last Windows phone upgrade.. Lumia Denim for Windows phone 8.1. You'll have seen the advert where matey says "Cortana.. remind me to wish Caroline happy anniversary". Coincidentally.. the upgrade arrived on our wedding anniversary so Cortana was already late
I had a quick look online to see what users thought and found that leaving it an active tile drained the battery at an alarming rate so Cortana is gone.. banished to the back screen
Who the hell is anal enough to use it as shown in the advert
ATB
DaveB
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 12:35
by Tomliner
Who the hell is anal enough to use it as shown in the advert
Not sure if anal was your intended word Dave but I'll bet there will no shortage of willing numpties out there.
EricT
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 15:14
by FlyTexas
Tomliner wrote: Who the hell is anal enough to use it as shown in the advert
Not sure if anal was your intended word Dave but I'll bet there will no shortage of willing numpties out there.
EricT
I'm sure Dave meant to type 'analytical'.
Brian
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 16:16
by DaveB
No.. I meant what I typed.. unsurprisingly
I'm sure Eric is right and there are untold numbers of very interesting people asking their mobiles to remind them to wash behind their ears! I'm equally sure there's a real need for this sort of help and can't imagine what I'd do without it. I certainly can't imagine what to do WITH it
ATB
DaveB
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 18:40
by airboatr
I ain't talking to a block of plastic about everything just so they can get up my analytical so far they can tell me what I want before I want it.
No sir I don't like it one bit.
MS Giving the OS away. Ha.. ain't nuttn free. What are they taking in return. My temperature!
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 19:23
by Dev One
airboatr wrote:I ain't talking to a block of plastic about everything just so they can get up my analytical so far they can tell me what I want before I want it.
No sir I don't like it one bit.
MS Giving the OS away. Ha.. ain't nuttn free. What are they taking in return. My temperature!
It sounds as if they are, & in the appropriate place.......
But everyone's cloud is already doing that!
Keith
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 19:37
by DaveB
You're a bit 'hip' having a cloud account Keith
I still don't have one! Well.. I think I do actually.. one came with the phone but I've never logged into it and wouldn't know how to to be honest with you
ATB
DaveB
Re: Windows 10 to be a free upgrade
Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 00:20
by airboatr
No Keith
it's not appropriate. Not at all.