I don't think Microsoft understands just how many people won't be able to find the internet, now that the browser no longer has "internet" in the title.
I will very much be glad that I don't work tech support for a company of baby boomer employees that is transitioning to Windows 10.
This made me lol hard
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I'm actually going to push my Company to upgrade to Windows 10, for several reasons:
- Consolidation. Supporting the mob of Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers is a terrible pain in the arse. There never was an easy way to upgrade computers scattered all over the US to the same (W7) OS and ditch XP for good, because they need them as they are, with custom software and peripherals. Some people have Surface Pro with 8 to add. I created a remote reimaging solution on a flash drive that i could send out to upgrade XP's, but it never moved forward. There would always be downtime for field users that, in most circumstances, would not be reasonably acceptable.
- Licensing. VLSC is a convoluted pain. Constantly fighting MS over getting more licenses due to computers being reimaged is not my idea of fun. We will be getting new computers with Windows 10 licenses on it, using those licenses is a no brainer.
- Stability. So far, even running 10 upgraded over and over with multiple versions of the preview on the fast ring (should be a pretty damn good mess right?) i've been having way less trouble then i ever had with 7 or 8(.1).
- Performance. I've tried the preview on old Lenovo laptops with only 2GB ram (dual cores T61, T500, SL510), which we still have a ton (and they're not going away till they fry), and it runs better then 7 or 8.
If after 6 years i still have to deal with the fact that i have users with Windows XP computers out there, it's to be expected that i will have users with Windows 7 6 years from now, and because MS is offering such an easy way to upgrade Windows 7, i'd be hard pressed to pass on it.
I enjoyed using the previews since the first build came out, watching it mature, and i honestly thing that MS got it right this time.