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Cost of Windows 10 to Computer Manufacturers
I have been reading about the fact that Windows 10 is free with conditions.
To me this means that the cost of a new computer will probably go up as Microsoft will probably be charging the computer manufacturer more for the license to install the MS OS. This thought is based on the life of the average computer, which in my experience and from what I have read, is 3 to 5 years. By saying that Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, They are saying that as long as your computer works, they will up grade the computer. This is on the assumption that MS will gain the cost of a new OS installation every 3 to 5 years. Statistically all the computers that are sold today will have disappeared and been replaced in 10 years. This roughly corresponded to what is happening with the current version cycle of Windows. In production for 3 to 5 years, with an extended 3 to 5 years of support. This is some what on the model of McAfee and Norton. If you are a subscriber, you received all new improvements to their software as long as you own the computer. However unlike McAfee and Norton, MS will get the sale of a new installation of their OS, every 3 to 5 years. With McAfee and Norton, when you buy a new computer you uninstall it on one computer and install it on the new computer. Since like McAfee and Norton there will be no major version changes, there will be no need for those who want the latest of everything to upgrade their system because there is a new version However it will be with out the flack that occurs every time a new version is release. Also there will be no huge change like when MS tried to get every one to accept the changes from Window 7 to Windows 8. In the future the changes will be evolutionary, and the changes that were attempted to be made in Windows 8 will occur slowly over several years. |
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Keith Nuttle wrote:
I have been reading about the fact that Windows 10 is free with conditions. To me this means that the cost of a new computer will probably go up as Microsoft will probably be charging the computer manufacturer more for the license to install the MS OS. This thought is based on the life of the average computer, which in my experience and from what I have read, is 3 to 5 years. By saying that Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, They are saying that as long as your computer works, they will up grade the computer. This is on the assumption that MS will gain the cost of a new OS installation every 3 to 5 years. Statistically all the computers that are sold today will have disappeared and been replaced in 10 years. This roughly corresponded to what is happening with the current version cycle of Windows. In production for 3 to 5 years, with an extended 3 to 5 years of support. This is some what on the model of McAfee and Norton. If you are a subscriber, you received all new improvements to their software as long as you own the computer. However unlike McAfee and Norton, MS will get the sale of a new installation of their OS, every 3 to 5 years. With McAfee and Norton, when you buy a new computer you uninstall it on one computer and install it on the new computer. Since like McAfee and Norton there will be no major version changes, there will be no need for those who want the latest of everything to upgrade their system because there is a new version However it will be with out the flack that occurs every time a new version is release. Also there will be no huge change like when MS tried to get every one to accept the changes from Window 7 to Windows 8. In the future the changes will be evolutionary, and the changes that were attempted to be made in Windows 8 will occur slowly over several years. On $100 tablets, the OEM gets the OS for free. I haven't heard what the OEM policy is on desktops or mobile devices with big screens. The idea of making the OS free on tablets with small screens, is Microsoft collects a licensing fee from Android OEMs, and by offering the OS for free to Windows OEMs, the idea is to give the Windows device a pricing advantage. ******* The idea of "rolling releases" is fine, in the right hands. But Microsoft has demonstrated that it likes to bust stuff, when issuing new software that it thinks is important. So your OS might have been delivered with a working Windows Backup, and several years later, that backup doesn't work right. They don't feel they "have a contract" with customers. There are a number of retail items we buy, where the manufacturer feels it is important to continue to offer the same functionality as time passes. And they put the extra effort into *not* busting stuff. It's obvious Microsoft isn't worried about this. What you're getting is: a "rolling release" with a "variable feature set" which can be broken at any time via automated updates. Gentoo (Linux) is an example of a rolling release OS, which has been in business for a long time. When I first tried it, the installation steps were "perfect". Everything worked. Any subsequent clean installation attempts (a couple years later), the "churn level" meant they couldn't seem to make their basic install sequence work properly any more. Their equivalent of Windows Update, became "more intelligent" and "slower". It was supposed to tell people how to fix stuff. The last time I tried Gentoo, the LAN wouldn't work. And I hate trying to fix LAN problems, when the LAN interface is broken. So that's a "sample of one", as to what to expect from a rolling release. For one thing, I suspect rolling releases grind up the staff into "pulp", from facing constant "release pressure". You can't keep up the quality level, while delivering the "whip and chair" all the time. HTH, Paul |
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pjp wrote:
I think your point about Windows backup hit the mark. Who's to say MS won't change that in some forced update such that the "new" version can't make heads or tails of the old versions backups. If it's forced updates I likely won't bite. I might be able to keep my "Insider" copy running, but it won't be an everyday OS. Paul |
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Paul wrote:
pjp wrote: I think your point about Windows backup hit the mark. Who's to say MS won't change that in some forced update such that the "new" version can't make heads or tails of the old versions backups. If it's forced updates I likely won't bite. I might be able to keep my "Insider" copy running, but it won't be an everyday OS. Paul Just preview bits if remaining in the Insider Program (until MSFT ends the Insider Program). -- ...winston msft mvp windows experience |
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