Why is Microsoft pushing Windows 10 so hard?

Why is Microsoft pushing Windows 10 so hard?

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Profit

What else did you expect from a megacorporation?

But how?

Tracking your data and sending it to advertisers?

Because it's their newest OS and the more people use it the less resource they have to spent to maintain older versions.

That and their app store.

Yes, THAT's what it is.

Because they currently have to support 4 OS's, and if everyone went to 10 they'd only have to work on one OS, common sense.

the gubmint is probably paying them to push their spyware OS

>Microsoft pushing so hard

Finnally someone gets it.

haha no poo in the loo damage control faggots

>ads in start menu
>store
>tracking
>possibly offering a subscription-based Windows SKU in the near future

Fuck off iShill.

>offering a subscription-based Windows SKU in the near future

not a possibility, this IS what's going to happen. basic bait and switch bullshit Microsoft is famous for

It's easier for Microsoft to monetize because of telemetry and advertising.

It's better to migrate users to an operating system with forced software updates to improve their security reputation.

It makes software more standardized for developers.

Don't agree with their decisions personally but those are the likely justifications.

I agree but i also think Microsoft wants to move towards providing services like Google and move away from being a software company.

that's not even poo anymore, parjeet, that's blood from all the micro&soft you took up your ass throughout the past year

Memes won't make your irrelevant server OS more relevant, Linux friend.

They're desperate.

More people that could buy shit in store.
Less maintenance burden on older versions if people move over from them.
Developers hate fragmented userbase and old versions sticking around (like XP, which 7 is probably going to be a repeat of).

Yes. Expect tracking and ads to increase after the free upgrade offer expires

I'm an idiot. It's not worth upgrading to, right? Because I can't be bothered and all the shit about tracking sounds irritating.

Other versions are less secure the Windows 10

xD

wow dued xdd lamo

ofc they are faggot
ms will cease sec updates to 8.1 and before

xD

Is there anyway to buy games from the windows 10 store and use it on windows 7?

Use Steam, pleb

Steam won't have Halo, Gears, or whatever shit MS puts out.

data mining/monetization

the windows store doesnt let their games to be sold on steam
theyre trying to be competitive while also forcing windows 10

Because it's not really a full on botnet if it's not constantly trying to assimilate you.

>upgrade notice has no No option
>clicking X is interpreted as a Yes

I really wonder if they will make new games not retro compatible with older versions of windows...
And if they will ask you for xbox live membership or shit like that.

The new Microsoft play everywhere looks fishy as fuck.
Not going to install botnet 10 for muh gaymes.

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My comp came with Win 8, so I'm sure it already has MS' bullshit on it. Should I upgrade or stick with 8?

It's not a meme.
They are obliged to support windblows 7 until 2022. Not everyone on this planet is going to make the transition and while they might still benefit from many people switching, they sure are not gaining enough to justify them pushing windblows 10 this hard.

Because they are company that makes and sell OS, among other things, what do you think?

Main answer is that MS wants to be Apple 2.0. Almost everything they did to Windows lately had Apple approach in mind, they want a slice from that big cake.

They copied the solution to closing suport for older versions by offering free upgrade too. They copied idea of Windows Store as well, poorly.

One of the selling points of Windows are games, so they try to push their Directx 12, similar to how they tried to persuade people to upgrade to Vista, then 7 and later to 8.1, by Dx 10/11. They would love to make people buy games via Windows Store instead of, for example, Steam, but clearly have no real idea about how to do it. So far they tried to make some PC versions of games Windows 10 only, like Tomb Raider or Quantum Break, only to flop hard.

MS suffer from fragmented market, there are people still using XP for example..

>tfw you go on vacation and your pc automatically updated to 10

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>implying you can

For push the Store where you can buy safe software with zero hidden crytlockers, meanwhile the average Win7 or below get office using adfly links.

Sup Forums dont like Store because they live of adfly money and pirated office

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection

AllowTelemetry to 0, done.

5 rupees have been blah blah blah...

I understand they want to reduce fragmentation to avoid having to make software for different os versions
Problem is windows 10 is complete shit

The day Windows becomes subscription based is the day I switch to using Linux. I'll even use whatever autist meme-distro you guys advocate. Screenshot this

Works on my machines.

I thought it was impossible to fully disable the telemetry?

You cant, stop using this simplification, everybody will laugh you off.

What you CAN do is limit it up to containing only machine and system ID and device class, nothing more. HOWEVER, only on Enterprise/Edu, oficially. I didnt test if this works under Pro with just registry editing.

MS own articles says so:

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/lock-down-windows-10

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Almost all People think that. But it is possible!

Yes, because MS wants your data. It is still possible to turn it off under all Versions of Win 10, even Pro and Home.

The only thing you have to do is edit the registry, a thing "normal" Windows User don't even think about.

But it is possible and it is a simple Registry Edit.

Is it worth upgrading Sup Forums?

tl;dr - No

Universal Apps. Microsoft wants to move away from win32 executables as they kinda suck (i.e. no real package management). However, they can't drop all legacy programs all together so they are pushing everyone to a platform which will support these new types of programs.

no, it's for le data maymayning, fucking shill

Haha yes actually.

Windows 7 - 7 Layers of shyte
Windows 8 - 8 Layers of shyte
Windows 9 - 95 Layers of shyte
Windows 10 - 10 Layers of shyte

Prove me wrong.

Obligatory

tehehehe xP

I upgraded. Then after an update fucked everything up, I switched to Linux. It's that bad

Don't we have this thread everyday?

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20 shekels have been deposited on your google wallet and ishill accounts

I just got a hand-me-down laptop from a family member and it's running Vista, would it be worth upgrading to Windows 10? im not sure of the pros or cons of either of them because i mostly got into computers around windows 7, so thats all that i know

Is there any big security breach on windows 10?
Is Windows 7 more secure?

if it's running vista put a lightweight Linux OS on it, eg. Arch (or Antergos if you're scared of the command line)

Yes, badlock vulnerability

they both get security updates, neither are more or less secure than the other. stop this fucking meme

>mfw friend is trying to convince me to update because it's free

Come the fuck on man

Microsoft is trying to get their own walled garden going.
Kinda like Apple, but maybe a bit more overt.

Enjoy your sabotage-ports of shitty games where you will need GTX1080 to achieve same graphics/performance level as meme Xbox "1,4TFLOPS" One meme console. Because you need to buy that shit too.

>implying Apple's desktop and laptop products have walled gardens

Their mobile products do. That's the kind of thing Microsoft is probably going to go for.

Who cares about that.

People that are not confortable with the idea of a big corporation spying their shit, while trying to control their lifes with subtle marketing strategies based on your very personal data.

So did anyone else thing the femborgs were kinda fuckable? N-not saying I did, or anything...

Windows 10 is NSA honey pot

They want data. A universal mass surveillance system

kek

Yeah okay I agree it could be used to surveil on certain people of interest but if it was tracking EVERYONE the amount of data that could need to at least be cached would be immense

Fake
I just asked NSA and they said no.

My internet seems a little slower now..hmm

Ads, tracking, profiling.
Imagine you have to track someone using cookies, fingerprints and shit. It's hard.

Imagine if you have to pay a small amount of money to Microsoft, and get all the data and profile of a person.

In the world of advertising this is priceless.
MS can also put ads in Start, in lock screen, in desktop, in apps, anywhere.
Also, apps generate $$$.

I would be happy to use 10 by the way, but they don't even sell the Enterprise version to a few people company.

POOO INN THE LOOOOO PAJEET

They released too many os in a short period. Making sure they're all patched is cutting into their profits.

i upgraded and literally 2 days later a microman was at the door asking for payment

>having to download shitware to disable spying

why not download a real OS?

>I would be happy to use 10 by the way, but they don't even sell the Enterprise version to a few people company.

Just get server when it comes out. It's bound to be de-botnetted because no enterpruse in their right mind would deploy it otherwise.

The fact that it takes so long for them to even roll out server is proof that win10 was released as half baked beta.

vindos ex pee best OS

>implying that shitting on the ganges is some form of vacation

Does anyone in here have experience buying OEM versions of win10 on kinguin and pages alike? How do i get the installation file?

Putting almost everyone on the same OS will ensure Microshit they have full access to most computers.

Then with that access, they will be tracking you to the amount of photos you've viewed and for how long.
Microsoft can give this information about mass interest to ad companies for great deals of money.

Also, Microshit wants to put everyone on the same OS so they can maintain 1 OS, instead of 4.

MS is desperately pushing their vision of unifying mobile with desktop PCs/notebooks. Windows 10 is part of that vision, and MS knows how competitive the mobile market is so they want to give people a reason to go to Windows Phones.

MS is a company full of yes men and big on corporate hierarchy, so when the people high up have an idea like this nobody can argue with it. You can see MS's corporate culture embodied in Windows 10 itself. The inconsistent UI, the poor concepts that you can tell the engineers were desperate to "just make it work" so management would shut up about it, etc.

If MS is smart, they'll admit that the whole "one platform" vision was a mistake. They'll do the same thing they did with Windows 7, which is address all the issues. Remember the marketing campaign for Windows 7? They fixed most of the bullshit from Windows Vista and used "every day people", actors obviously, but the campaign was "Windows 7 was my idea". It was a clever way to convey the message "yeah, we at MS fucked up, so we listened to you and fixed it"

cant you fuck with your DNS so that the telemetry never makes it to msoft?

and they have the audacity to make people pay for that shit.

good luck finding all the IP's and maintaining a list of IP's as the get updated.

Also, telemetry data cannot be turned off as M$ has already admitted themselves

>neowin.net/forum/topic/1277322-microsoft-admits-windows-10-spying-cannot-be-disabled/
>techraptor.net/content/microsoft-admits-some-data-collection-cant-be-disabled-doesnt-consider-it-a-privacy-concern

>Why is a software company pushing their software so hard
Fucking really Sup Forums

They didn't fix shit with Windows 7, you blind idiot, they just gave Vista a spit-shine and called it a new version

10 is exactly the same bullshit but with 8

I don't see what the big deal is with the so-called "spy" stuff. Every other company does it. Google and Apple are watching you. Your ISP is watching you. Why is it so bad when Microsoft does it? In fact, Microsoft has even LESS information because you don't carry your PC around, which means no GPS coordinates!

I personally use Windows 10, and I have no problem with it. My games even run faster! Windows 10 has all the apps you know and love, and they all run perfectly. And with the new and improved Windows Update, you no longer have to worry about the arduous task of applying patches! My IT guy loves it!

Because it's a massive flop like 8.x.