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January 21st 15, 07:13 PM
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January 21st 15, 07:31 PM
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:13:41 +0100, A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Free is still too expensive. I'll stay with 7.
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January 21st 15, 07:31 PM
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:13:41 +0100, A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Free is still too expensive. I'll stay with 7.
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January 21st 15, 08:48 PM
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A wrote on 1/21/2015 2:13 PM:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0KU28320150121 If you don't want to go through Yahoo.
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January 21st 15, 08:48 PM
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A wrote on 1/21/2015 2:13 PM:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0KU28320150121 If you don't want to go through Yahoo.
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January 22nd 15, 01:27 AM
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On 2015-01-21 14:13, A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html I hope I can get a free W10 install CD by giving them my Win7 key, rather than update 7 "in-place" - I'd rather dual-boot... -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Member-+-David-Suzuki-Foundation/EFF/Planetary-Society-+- oO-( )-Oo "I am the plot-twist in the 2nd reel!" -Darkwing
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January 22nd 15, 01:27 AM
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On 2015-01-21 14:13, A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html I hope I can get a free W10 install CD by giving them my Win7 key, rather than update 7 "in-place" - I'd rather dual-boot... -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Member-+-David-Suzuki-Foundation/EFF/Planetary-Society-+- oO-( )-Oo "I am the plot-twist in the 2nd reel!" -Darkwing
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January 22nd 15, 02:12 AM
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A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market.
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January 22nd 15, 02:12 AM
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A wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market.
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January 22nd 15, 07:16 AM
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence.
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January 22nd 15, 07:16 AM
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence.
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January 22nd 15, 07:31 AM
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Char Jackson wrote on 1/22/2015 2:16 AM:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence. And later on it clarifies 'free' 'for the first year'.
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January 22nd 15, 07:31 AM
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Char Jackson wrote on 1/22/2015 2:16 AM:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence. And later on it clarifies 'free' 'for the first year'.
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January 22nd 15, 10:57 AM
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Big_Al wrote:
Char Jackson wrote on 1/22/2015 2:16 AM: On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence. And later on it clarifies 'free' 'for the first year'. That's because, for any previous Service Pack, Microsoft provided free support for install-related problems in the first year after release. I think that's what the "for the first year" refers to. For Microsoft, that's a "cost of doing business". While they may shut down a download server with the image on it, I don't think that's quite the same issue for them. But having phone support for people with broken machines, is more of an issue. I think some more rules will become apparent as time goes by. For example, Microsoft would absolutely wet themselves, if a Win8 Core user was allowed to upgrade to Win10 Pro. And you know they won't have just one flavor of Win10. They'll still need as many flavors of Win10, as Win8 had. And they should prevent "level upgrading". Even though it's a free upgrade, "rules are rules" as your dad would say. For example, imagine the horror if a Win7 Starter user upgraded to Win10 Pro. The shareholders would be furious :-) Paul
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January 22nd 15, 10:57 AM
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Big_Al wrote:
Char Jackson wrote on 1/22/2015 2:16 AM: On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:12:44 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: A wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/micros...173724420.html Sure, if you have a Windows Phone. So, how many of those sold versus the iOS and Android devices? Oooh, all of 3.6% in the smartphone market. http://bgr.com/2014/07/01/windows-phone-market-share-3/ http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/smar...-market-share/ So Microsoft loses nothing with their giveaway to a piddly market. I didn't read the entire article, but the first sentence makes it look as if desktop and laptop and tablet users are included. "Microsoft Corp will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone, as the world's largest software company tries to retain customers in the mobile era." "...Windows and Windows Phone..." If they wanted it to apply to only the WP market, they certainly didn't make it clear in the first sentence. And later on it clarifies 'free' 'for the first year'. That's because, for any previous Service Pack, Microsoft provided free support for install-related problems in the first year after release. I think that's what the "for the first year" refers to. For Microsoft, that's a "cost of doing business". While they may shut down a download server with the image on it, I don't think that's quite the same issue for them. But having phone support for people with broken machines, is more of an issue. I think some more rules will become apparent as time goes by. For example, Microsoft would absolutely wet themselves, if a Win8 Core user was allowed to upgrade to Win10 Pro. And you know they won't have just one flavor of Win10. They'll still need as many flavors of Win10, as Win8 had. And they should prevent "level upgrading". Even though it's a free upgrade, "rules are rules" as your dad would say. For example, imagine the horror if a Win7 Starter user upgraded to Win10 Pro. The shareholders would be furious :-) Paul
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