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Windows 10 is upon us!

Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:19 pm

Tomorrow's a big day in the OS world: Windows 10 is being released.
As a member of the Insider Programme, I'm really excited to see what Microsoft's final, finished, polished product will be like.
It's already been released in parts of Asia, where it's tomorrow already.

Will you be upgrading?
What are your hopes for the new OS?
Are you part of the Insider Programme?
Does anyone live in Asia and have it already?

I think that W10 is going to be great. I have really high hopes for it. It looks great, and promises good performance. I guess I'll have to wait to find out.
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Postby Galloism » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:19 pm

I will wait. I signed up for the freebe, but I won't install until probably September.
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Postby Vectrova » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:21 pm

It's going to be what Windows 8 was to Windows 7 users (or vista was to XP users), in all likelihood. Wait for the next OS release for it to be good.
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Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:21 pm

Galloism wrote:I will wait. I signed up for the freebe, but I won't install until probably September.


Interesting. May I ask why? To check stability? To make sure that it doesn't have any problems? I know a lot of others who are doing the same.
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Postby AlezSalmond » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:26 pm

I'll be backing up my desktop before I upgrade. There shouldn't be issues upgrading and no files should be lost but...things happen. Either way I plan to give it at least a week before upgrading just in case there are any major errors the earlier builds missed or didn't have. I'm excited but going into this with scepticism as Microsoft always seems to screw up a launch
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Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:30 pm

AlezSalmond wrote:I'll be backing up my desktop before I upgrade.


Same here: I'm backing up anyway since I plan on doing a clean install (if I get the choice). You would have thought that Microsoft would have tested the upgrade process to death to ensure everything goes off without a hitch, but like you said, things have happened before...
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Postby Sebtopiaris » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:32 pm

I'm going to wait and see how good or bad it is before making the transition.
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Postby Vassenor » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:32 pm

Is the tickover at 0000 local, or...?
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Postby Geilinor » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:32 pm

Jaxukuk wrote:
AlezSalmond wrote:I'll be backing up my desktop before I upgrade.


Same here: I'm backing up anyway since I plan on doing a clean install (if I get the choice). You would have thought that Microsoft would have tested the upgrade process to death to ensure everything goes off without a hitch, but like you said, things have happened before...

Microsoft is great and all, but it's Microsoft. There will be a couple hitches.
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Postby Justin States » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:32 pm

I will be installing when it comes out tomorrow.
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Postby Ainin » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:33 pm

The files are already installed on my PC, now just waiting for the installer to unlock.
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Postby Luziyca » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:35 pm

I might be upgrading, I might not. We'll see.
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Postby Nelson R Mandela » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:35 pm

This is probably a moronic question but was there never a windows 9? :blink:
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Postby Idzequitch » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:37 pm

Jaxukuk wrote:Tomorrow's a big day in the OS world: Windows 10 is being released.
As a member of the Insider Programme, I'm really excited to see what Microsoft's final, finished, polished product will be like.
It's already been released in parts of Asia, where it's tomorrow already.

Will you be upgrading?
What are your hopes for the new OS?
Are you part of the Insider Programme?
Does anyone live in Asia and have it already?

I think that W10 is going to be great. I have really high hopes for it. It looks great, and promises good performance. I guess I'll have to wait to find out.

I would say that it almost couldn't be worse than Windows 8, and then I realized, as much as I despise Windows 8, it probably could.
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Postby Ainin » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:37 pm

Nelson R Mandela wrote:This is probably a moronic question but was there never a windows 9? :blink:

No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.
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Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:37 pm

Vassenor wrote:Is the tickover at 0000 local, or...?


I believe so. Can anyone else confirm?

Ainin wrote:The files are already installed on my PC, now just waiting for the installer to unlock.


Same here. It's kind of annoying to know that my computer has W10, but it just isn't installed. :P
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Postby Ainin » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:38 pm

Vassenor wrote:Is the tickover at 0000 local, or...?

I think it's Eastern Daylight Time.

I'm in Beijing and it's already 5:30am on the 29th.

Still no Windows 10.
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Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:40 pm

Ainin wrote:
Nelson R Mandela wrote:This is probably a moronic question but was there never a windows 9? :blink:

No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.


I think I remember reading somewhere that there were internal problems with calling it Windows 9. Something about the computer being tricked into thinking it was running 95 or 98 because of the first digit.
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Postby Nelson R Mandela » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:40 pm

Ainin wrote:
Nelson R Mandela wrote:This is probably a moronic question but was there never a windows 9? :blink:

No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.

Lol alright.
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Postby Dooom35796821595 » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:41 pm

Ainin wrote:
Nelson R Mandela wrote:This is probably a moronic question but was there never a windows 9? :blink:

No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.


How does that stop them, it just makes it worse. "Hey, why is there no windows 9?..." :lol:
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Postby Ainin » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:42 pm

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Ainin wrote:No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.


I think I remember reading somewhere that there were internal problems with calling it Windows 9. Something about the computer being tricked into thinking it was running 95 or 98 because of the first digit.

Yeah, there's a lot of places that use code that search for "Windows 9*" and end up giving the computer code designed for the early DOS-based Windows, which is probably not the best digital experience in 2015. :P
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Postby Nelson R Mandela » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:42 pm

Dooom35796821595 wrote:
Ainin wrote:No, it went from 8 to 10.

Probably to stop people from making stupid 7-8-9 jokes.


How does that stop them, it just makes it worse. "Hey, why is there no windows 9?..." :lol:

My reaction to this was kinda my reaction when Xbox announced their new Xbox 1 instead of Xbox 720.
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Postby Reploid Productions » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:43 pm

Eh, I'm perfectly happy with Windows 7 on my desktop for the foreseeable future. When I finally replace my dying XP laptop, I figure the next one I get will have 10 on it. Because fuck Windows 8. With a tire iron. The wide way. Now if I can just keep the aforementioned laptop alive for just a few more months...
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Postby Geilinor » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:45 pm

I used to think Windows 8 wasn't that bad, but I'm glad that they're releasing 10.
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Postby Jaxukuk » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:45 pm

Ainin wrote:I'm in Beijing and it's already 5:30am on the 29th.

Still no Windows 10.


Odd. http://www.winbeta.org/news/asia-its-al ... ows-10-day

At risk of being the odd one out: I love Windows 8, and 8.1 was even better. I honestly don't see what's to dislike. It had a nice-looking new interface. It was still pretty much the same underneath, just took a bit of getting used to.
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