Windows 10 is free to obtain for the first year, not free for one year. There's a difference.
- If you upgrade within the one year of release, you get to keep it for free for the life of the device.
- If you upgrade after the first year, it will still be good for the life of the device, but you'll have to buy it just like previous versions.
Bill93, post: 335012, member: 87 wrote: We cannot have decent security until, among other things, the design disallows external sources from sending and executing programs on your machine without your permission at each occurrence. If MS can update your computer automatically, there is a hole that somebody else can crawl through.
I really think that the operating system should keep data and program storage separate, and require your permission each time some downloaded thing wants to become a program/script. It would provide a narrow path upon which checking software could act on the newcomers. This would require several currently common practices to be replaced.
That we will never know that in a closed source environment. Unless people outside of the corporate structure have full and free access to view the Code it is just faith that "they" will "do the right thing". I don't think that we will ever be be able to with Microsoft.
Jim Frame, post: 335025, member: 10 wrote: Direct from Microsoft, via Ars Technica (I know, it's only sort of direct):
"Once a device is upgraded to Windows 10, we'll be keeping it current for the supported lifetime of the device," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the [Microsoft] Operating Systems Group."
OK, but talk is cheap. what is "the supported lifetime of the device"? 30 days, 1 year, 2 years? wouldn't that depend on the manufacturer? so if I buy hardware and assemble my own device MS will "keep it current" until I decide to trash it? Will MS put that in writing in the EULA?
MS has scheduled to support W10 until 2025. Sure, they could change that. But so far their history is to support OSs for at least that long after release. In fact, with XP, they extended the support beyond the originally scheduled end date. And we know that the end of support for XP doesn't mean it just quit working one day.
If they did pull a fast one I'm sure there would be a sudden and vast migration to Linux.
here is the Windows 10 License... http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Useterms/Retail/Windows/10/UseTerms_Retail_Windows_10_English.htm
note that it refers to three other documents.
this does not give me any warm fuzzies
