Free Windows 8.1 and 10

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows 10
free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for all? Who
will want open source system if we can get the best available system on the
market? Only concern I have is what is going on. This way no one will have
complaints.

Michael Bob wrote:

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows 10
free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for all? Who
will want open source system if we can get the best available system on the
market?

"Open source" and "best" are not mutually exclusive. For that matter, while
pretty much everyone uses Windows, that doesn't automatically make it the
"best" OS.

Only concern I have is what is going on. This way no one will have
complaints.

Define "what is going on". And there will ALWAYS be complaints.

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"Michael Bob" wrote in message
...

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows
10 free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for
all? Who will want open source system if we can get the best available
system on the market? Only concern I have is what is going on. This way
no one will have complaints.

If you mean by saying that "they will have Windows 10 free for a year"
is that it can only be used for one year, that is incorrect.

Licensed users of Windows 7, 8, & 8.1 have one year from the release of
Windows 10 to get it for free. It can be used as long as the user
likes, use is not limited to one year.

On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:23:41 +0000 (UTC), "Auric__"
wrote:

Michael Bob wrote:

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows 10
free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for all? Who
will want open source system if we can get the best available system on the
market?

"Open source" and "best" are not mutually exclusive. For that matter, while
pretty much everyone uses Windows, that doesn't automatically make it the
"best" OS.

Only concern I have is what is going on. This way no one will have
complaints.

Define "what is going on". And there will ALWAYS be complaints.

I think you're replying to a bot. ;-)

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:23:41 +0000 (UTC), "Auric__"
wrote:

Michael Bob wrote:

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have
Windows 10
free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for
all? Who
will want open source system if we can get the best available system
on the
market?

"Open source" and "best" are not mutually exclusive. For that matter,
while
pretty much everyone uses Windows, that doesn't automatically make it
the
"best" OS.

Only concern I have is what is going on. This way no one will have
complaints.

Define "what is going on". And there will ALWAYS be complaints.

I think you're replying to a bot. ;-)

I think you are right!

Michael Bob wrote:

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows 10
free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for all? Who
will want open source system if we can get the best available system on the
market? Only concern I have is what is going on. This way no one will have
complaints.

Obvious flame puked by a troll.

PAS wrote:
"Michael Bob" wrote in message
...

Those who bought Windows 8 had free 8.1 and now they will have Windows
10 free for a year. Does this mean Windows is becoming a system for
all? Who will want open source system if we can get the best available
system on the market? Only concern I have is what is going on. This
way no one will have complaints.

If you mean by saying that "they will have Windows 10 free for a year"
is that it can only be used for one year, that is incorrect.

Licensed users of Windows 7, 8, & 8.1 have one year from the release of
Windows 10 to get it for free. It can be used as long as the user
likes, use is not limited to one year.


Use and support is 'free for the life of the device' not as long as the
'user likes'

Modify the device enough (the device footprint is stored on MSFT
servers) and the device then becomes unsupported and no longer qualifies
for updates and patches.





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PAS wrote:

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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[snip]

I think you're replying to a bot. ;-)

I think you are right!

Damn, they got me.

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- I do not lie.
- Well then it is slander.
- To be slander, it must be false. That's two down.
- Well, then it's... it's damned inconvenient.
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:23:41 +0000 (UTC), Auric__ wrote:

For that matter, while pretty much everyone uses Windows, that
doesn't automatically make it the "best" OS.

It makes it the most popular, i.e. the best for most people.

On 6/20/15 7:07 AM, mechanic wrote:
On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:23:41 +0000 (UTC), Auric__ wrote:

For that matter, while pretty much everyone uses Windows, that
doesn't automatically make it the "best" OS.

It makes it the most popular, i.e. the best for most people.

This depends on how you define "best for most people". If you mean
using what most people use, OK. If you mean using what fits that
individual then no, Windows may not be the "best" in this case
regardless of popularity.


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Firefox 36.0.4
Thunderbird 31.5
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and it's gone!"

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 09:28:14 -0600, Ken Springer wrote:

On 6/20/15 7:07 AM, mechanic wrote:
On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:23:41 +0000 (UTC), Auric__ wrote:

For that matter, while pretty much everyone uses Windows, that
doesn't automatically make it the "best" OS.

It makes it the most popular, i.e. the best for most people.

This depends on how you define "best for most people". If you mean
using what most people use, OK. If you mean using what fits that
individual then no, Windows may not be the "best" in this case
regardless of popularity.

So you know better than the individual user what's best for them?
That's a very elitist position!

On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:50:02 -0400, Wolf K wrote:

So you know better than the individual user what's best for them?
That's a very elitist position!

There's no implication that Springer knows best, only the obvious
observation that a one-size-fits-all OS such as Windows 10 is not the
best for everybody.

When he talks of 'using what fits that individual' that implies some
judgment he makes that is somehow superior to that of the said
individual. With me so far? Implying that he knows best.

BTW, "most used" is not equivalent to "most popular", as you infer. It
would be the case for Windows if people bought blank machines, and
selected the OS (or more than one) at time of purchase. But that's not
how it goes.

Nonsense. There's plenty of choice and the Windows one even has
substantial cost. It would not be the choice of so many if it didn't
meet their needs.

And "most popular" does not mean "best", and never has.

"most popular" means it's the best choice for many.

Sometimes the best is most popular, and sometimes it isn't.
Sometimes the most popular becomes a classic, sometimes it
doesn't. And so on. If these observations strike you as
"elitist", too bad.

We seem to have hit a nerve here Wolf. Perhaps you think being
elitist is somehow shameful?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:50:02 -0400, Wolf K wrote:

There's no implication that Springer knows best, only the obvious
observation that a one-size-fits-all OS such as Windows 10 is not the
best for everybody.

BTW, "most used" is not equivalent to "most popular", as you infer. It
would be the case for Windows if people bought blank machines, and
selected the OS (or more than one) at time of purchase. But that's not
how it goes.

And "most popular" does not mean "best", and never has. Sometimes the
best is most popular, and sometimes it isn't. Sometimes the most popular
becomes a classic, sometimes it doesn't. And so on. If these
observations strike you as "elitist", too bad.

+1 or ditto, whatever's in vogue these days. Well said.