Windows 10

[Sushubh]

Google Arc Welder lets you run pretty much any Android app on Chrome OS. Which gives you the best of both worlds. Android is primarily a touch bases OS. Trying to make it a computer OS would result in a Windows RT like nuisance.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Piecing together the Windows as a Service puzzle for Windows 10 | ZDNet

There are going to be three Windows 10 servicing branches when the product launches: Current Branch (CB), Current Branch for Business (CBB) and Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB). Different versions of Windows 10 will give users access to different servicing branches.

Those running Windows 10 Home will have just one choice -- the Current Branch.

Those running Windows 10 Pro are going to have two options: Current Branch or Current Branch for Business. The CB means, as with Home, that users will have to take all feature fixes and security updates as they're made available by Microsoft via Windows Update. But the CBB option will give Pro users more flexibility about when they apply the new features, fixes and security updates from Microsoft.

First off, those who have access to the CBB will have a choice of how they get these updates. They'll be able to use Windows Update, Windows Update for Business or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to push these updates to users.

I've heard from one of my contacts that Microsoft is planning to allow those with access to the CBB to defer new feature updates for Windows 10 only for a set period of time. But they cannot defer them indefinitely.

Those who are on Windows 10 Enterprise -- the most expensive and most fully-featured version of Windows 10 (and one that's available only to Volume Licensees) -- get the most choice.

The only group of customers that will have the option to refuse completely new features that Microsoft delivers as part of its Windows 10 as a service strategy are Windows 10 Enterprise users.

The only customers who can continue to use WSUS to control how/when they apply new patches, features and fixes to Windows 10 are Pro, Enterprise and Education users. If you take Microsoft's "free for the first year" upgrade deal to Windows 10, you won't have the option to use WSUS or Windows for Business -- only Windows Update.

So those who take the free upgrade route won't be able to defer new features. MS can push anything to us and we will have to accept. And that is how MS plans to make money by giving Windows 10 free to almost everyone.

[FYI, Candy Crush Saga comes pre-installed with Windows 10]

 

[Sushubh]

Source

 

[Navjot Singh]

Spotted first by @vishal1082 , this appeared today.

[Screenshot courtsey - vishal]

Some more screenshots:

 

[amish]

So what about future upgrades? Upgrades free forever?

 

[Sushubh]

I will probably not go for it because of the language used about eligibility. The upgrade would be stuck on the hardware you install it on. Would need to research if it can be activated again after changing critical hardware like primary hard disk, motherboard etc.

 

[itzmynet]

Windows 10 Home users may not be able to opt out of Automatic Updates

 

[amish]

^^^ But someone will definitely find a workaround!

 

[SVK]

I am glad that my laptop is having Windows 8.1 Pro. It will be upgraded to W10 Pro. I have kept (and always keep) option to Update as manual.

 

[kumararvind]

It's free for people in the windows insider program.