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  • T Tim Carmichael

    As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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    Well since MS announced that Windows X will be the final Version that gets updated continouusly i'd personally try to stay on 7 as long as possible to prevent the yearly charge and unpleasant changes of the OS. The switch will happen when 7 runs out of Support i think, if earlier then because of killer-features :-D

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    • T Tim Carmichael

      As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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      OriginalGriff
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      I'm not sure yet. What I'll probably do is a fresh system image, then install 10 and either keep it or restore right back over the top. Win 8 was so execrable and unloved that MS have got to get it right this time, and they know it. If they get it wrong this time as well it could destroy them in the desktop market.

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      • T Tim Carmichael

        As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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        Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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        I will stick to my DOS 6.22 and Windows for workgroups, can't do with all this updating of OS's

        You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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        • T Tim Carmichael

          As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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          Rob Philpott
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          Windows 10. And I won't whine about it here or anywhere else.

          Regards, Rob Philpott.

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            I will stick to my DOS 6.22 and Windows for workgroups, can't do with all this updating of OS's

            You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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            Lost User
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            I bet that boots fast, especially if you have an SSD.

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            • T Tim Carmichael

              As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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              snorkie
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              Doesn't matter. As long as I have the correct version of Visual Studio for my project and a browser to get to Stack Overflow CodeProject, I'll be fine :laugh:

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              • L Lost User

                I bet that boots fast, especially if you have an SSD.

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                Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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                A Super Star Destroyer now that would be fun, pesky rebellion

                You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

                  A Super Star Destroyer now that would be fun, pesky rebellion

                  You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                  Lost User
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                  Overrated. Just one single unwashed rebel comes flying through your bridge window and the ship automatically heads straight towards the biggest thing it can slam into.

                  The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                  This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
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                  • R Rob Philpott

                    Windows 10. And I won't whine about it here or anywhere else.

                    Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                    Rob Philpott wrote:

                    And I won't whine about it here or anywhere else.

                    I agree. I have no issues with Microsoft products. Never really have. I don't get the whining. Until there's something better, I'll keep making a good living by making Microsoft products even better.

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                    • L Lost User

                      Overrated. Just one single unwashed rebel comes flying through your bridge window and the ship automatically heads straight towards the biggest thing it can slam into.

                      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                      This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
                      "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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                      Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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                      wasn't my fault I told them it should have been in a try catch block

                      You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                        Well since MS announced that Windows X will be the final Version that gets updated continouusly i'd personally try to stay on 7 as long as possible to prevent the yearly charge and unpleasant changes of the OS. The switch will happen when 7 runs out of Support i think, if earlier then because of killer-features :-D

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                        Ian Shlasko
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                        HobbyProggy wrote:

                        i'd personally try to stay on 7 as long as possible to prevent the yearly charge

                        They're not going subscription... Updates are still free once you move to X. They're just giving up on charging for version upgrades, and continuing to make money on corporate licenses and the OEM tax. As for the "unpleasant changes"... Yeah, that's a definite possibility.

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                        • T Tim Carmichael

                          As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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                          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                          I have a VM to test Windows 10 since it first preview and IMHO it is not worst than 7 as a developer machine... As it is not that bad I can not refuse to update when time comes...

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                          • I Ian Shlasko

                            HobbyProggy wrote:

                            i'd personally try to stay on 7 as long as possible to prevent the yearly charge

                            They're not going subscription... Updates are still free once you move to X. They're just giving up on charging for version upgrades, and continuing to make money on corporate licenses and the OEM tax. As for the "unpleasant changes"... Yeah, that's a definite possibility.

                            Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                            Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                            Bergholt Stuttley Johnson
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                            I thought they were moving to the Firefox model 256 updates per day (500 on a Thursday)

                            You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                            • T Tim Carmichael

                              As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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                              Nemanja Trifunovic
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                              I honestly don't care. Will use whatever Windows is installed on a machine I use. It's just an operating system...

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                              • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

                                I thought they were moving to the Firefox model 256 updates per day (500 on a Thursday)

                                You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                                HobbyProggy
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                                Like Windows X.128371283.12371246812 Build 72462372 to Windows X.27183281072.27931627936 Build 148178678 they started at X.000000000001.0000000000001 Build 1

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                                • T Tim Carmichael

                                  As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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                                  Marc Clifton
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                                  Stick with W7 for now, but probably upgrade to W10 the next time I upgrade my entire desktop or get a new laptop, or if there's some actual need to upgrade. Marc

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                                  • T Tim Carmichael

                                    As much as people are saying they won't upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1, what are your future computing plans? Yes, there have been some... not so pleasant... versions of Windows, but it is a prevalent product in the workforce, and, it will just be a matter of time before we are required to upgrade our work computers to something else. So.. will you stay on Windows 7 until Windows NEXT (whatever comes after 10) is available? If you work on systems for clients and they are on Windows 10, how will you test/support them? Not for or against any particular version, just asking question.

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                                    Wastedtalent
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                                    Staying on Win 7 Because of WMC on my Desktop. Might upgrade laptops, might just buy a new one once WX is out. I'm in no rush.

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                                    • B Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

                                      wasn't my fault I told them it should have been in a try catch block

                                      You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

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                                      Lost User
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                                      Would it not have been easier to put all the rebels into little try-catch blocks?

                                      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                                      This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
                                      "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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                                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                        I'm not sure yet. What I'll probably do is a fresh system image, then install 10 and either keep it or restore right back over the top. Win 8 was so execrable and unloved that MS have got to get it right this time, and they know it. If they get it wrong this time as well it could destroy them in the desktop market.

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                                        Corporal Agarn
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                                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                                        t could destroy them in the desktop market.

                                        We can only hope

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                                        • S snorkie

                                          Doesn't matter. As long as I have the correct version of Visual Studio for my project and a browser to get to Stack Overflow CodeProject, I'll be fine :laugh:

                                          Hogan

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                                          snorkie wrote:

                                          Stack Overflow

                                          Burn the heretic! :laugh:

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