Windows 10 editions revealed

Probably what seperate Windows with Linux is this "editions" thing. With linux it's only 32bit or 64bit.
If Microsoft is serious that his is the last Windows to be created, then they should make one edition for PC's, only choice to make is 32 or 64bit
 
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Why have different editions, if you're going to give it away for free?

If I have a laptop running the crappy, non-pro version of 8.1, will I only get the upgrade to 10 Home or whatever, or do I need to upgrade 8.1 to Pro first to get 10 Pro?
 
beans100 said:
With linux it's only 32bit or 64bit.
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http://www.ubuntu.com/download offers:
Ubuntu Desktop
Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Kylin
Ubuntu Cloud

And there's not just Ubuntu. What about Debian, openSUSE, Arch, Tails, ...

I love Linux as much as anyone* but let's not pretend it's easier for the average user to choose a Linux distro than a Windows edition.


* anyone who prefers BSD
 
beans100 said:
Probably what seperate Windows with Linux is this "editions" thing. With linux it's only 32bit or 64bit.
If Microsoft is serious that his is the last Windows to be created, then they should make one edition for PC's, only choice to make is 32 or 63bit
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I am a complete anti-fan of M$ (hate is an emotional reaction based on fear, which I hope does not apply), but you cannot compare Windows' editions/versions to Linux. With thousands of flavours and brands and forks in Linux it is a complete jungle of "editions".

Edit: I love the freedom of Linux and it is my preferred OS, where I get to make the choice. I just disagree with your argument.
 
beans100 said:
Probably what seperate Windows with Linux is this "editions" thing. With linux it's only 32bit or 64bit.
If Microsoft is serious that his is the last Windows to be created, then they should make one edition for PC's, only choice to make is 32 or 64bit
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$$$ kaching!!
 
“It will also power the world around us, core to devices making up the Internet of Things, everything from elevators to ATMs to heart rate monitors to wearables,” said Microsoft.
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Watchdogs coming to reality. All those hackable devices :twisted:
 
TJ99 said:
Why have different editions, if you're going to give it away for free?

If I have a laptop running the crappy, non-pro version of 8.1, will I only get the upgrade to 10 Home or whatever, or do I need to upgrade 8.1 to Pro first to get 10 Pro?
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Correction: It is only free as an upgrade from Windows 7/8.1 (qualifying editions) within the first year....i'm pretty sure they are going to pull a Office 365 subscription thing with Windows too, and hence i'd expect the subscription costs to differ between versions.
 
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iacvlvs said:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download offers:
Ubuntu Desktop
Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Kylin
Ubuntu Cloud

And there's not just Ubuntu. What about Debian, openSUSE, Arch, Tails, ...

I love Linux as much as anyone* but let's not pretend it's easier for the average user to choose a Linux distro than a Windows edition.


* anyone who prefers BSD
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Ja, sure, but you can use any of them without being restricted. Like Windows 7 Home is lacking a lot of features, like graphical features or domain features. Stuff that can't be added afterwards, without an upgrade to premium or pro or Ultimate. Why leave them out? Business model + Money!!!!
 
So, Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise & Education thus far for PCs, the sole rationality for which is how much M$ can screw out of the end user.

... betcha they're going to release Single Language versions for places like China at around $10 a pop :whistling:
 
iacvlvs said:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download offers:
Ubuntu Desktop
Ubuntu Server
Ubuntu Kylin
Ubuntu Cloud

And there's not just Ubuntu. What about Debian, openSUSE, Arch, Tails, ...

I love Linux as much as anyone* but let's not pretend it's easier for the average user to choose a Linux distro than a Windows edition.


* anyone who prefers BSD
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The only difference is the set of preinstalled packages. Any of those could be changed into any one of the other adding/removing software.
 
Guess who wont be upgrading till 2020

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Rickster said:
I doubt my GTX460 will even support DirectX 12.

Edit, wiki says it will. But it will struggle like crazy.
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Struggle how? I understand the biggest feature of DX12 is that it uses GPUs more efficiently by reducing driver overhead and getting the games closer to the metal. Just like since Win7 used hardware more efficiently than Vista, Win8 better than Win7, and Win10 even better than 8, it looks like they're carrying on the tradition deeper in to the OS with DX12.
 
Rickster said:
I doubt my GTX460 will even support DirectX 12.

Edit, wiki says it will. But it will struggle like crazy.
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As far as I know, only the Maxwell cards will support it.

And no, they won't struggle. DX12 is the first major (read: actual) improvement since DX9. It's a lot more efficient and early testing suggests it's faster.
 
TJ99 said:
As far as I know, only the Maxwell cards will support it.
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DirectX 12 will be essentially supported on all Fermi and later Nvidia GPUs, on AMD's GCN-based chips and on Intel's Haswell and later processors' graphics units
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/7889/...level-graphics-programming-comes-to-directx/2

Obviously, though, the newer the card, the more cool and exciting features you can take advantage of, but your point stands that the core architecture has been optimized and your old card should get faster, not slower. This is the reason I'm still running on an 8 year old PC... I used to upgrade every 2 years, but every time MS releases a new Windows version, my PC gets faster!
 
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