Windows 10

[Navjot Singh]

Microsoft Won't Support Non-Genuine Windows 10 Upgrades

VentureBeat heard from the company that, “Although non-genuine PCs may be able to upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license.

Non-genuine Windows is not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed or supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner.”

It’s likely these non-genuine PCs won’t receive security updates, and their Windows installs may expire after a certain period of time.

Microsoft said it will “provide a mechanism for non-genuine Windows 10 PC devices to ‘get genuine’ via the new Windows Store, whether they are upgraded versions of Windows or purchased. We will have details on this as we get closer to launch.”

 

[Sushubh]

so basically they themselves are not sure what they want to do!

 

[SVK]

Call Filter inbuilt in W10P-

Flashlight toggle available in notification bar

 

[Sushubh]

Update for Windows 7 and 8.1 silently installs Windows 10 downloader - Myce.com

 

[amish]

So can anyone confirm if windows 10 based on yearly fees?

I have genuine windows 7 that came with Laptop with all patches up-to-date.

What would happen if I upgrade to windows 10?

I use windows (inside virtualbox) just for some government sites and few apps where there is no alternative in Linux.

I will probably update using virtualbox snapshot mechanism so that I can easily reverse it in case of issue!

 

[Sushubh]

windows 10 is not a subscription based product.

 

[SVK]

Option to choose Call filter and Caller id app-

 

[Sushubh]

Windows + Android? - Thurrott.com

So basically... lol.

 

[SVK]

I would be happy if I get Gmail and Youtube on my Lumia

 

[Sushubh]

Microsoft brings Android, iOS apps to Windows 10 | Ars Technica

For Android, there is Project Astoria. Rumors of Android apps on Windows have been floating around for some time, and in Windows 10 Microsoft is delivering on those rumors. Astoria will allow Android apps to run in Windows. Specifically, Windows Mobile (and yes, that's now officially the name for Windows on phones and sub-8 inch tablets) will include an Android runtime layer that'll let them run existing Android apps (both Java and C++) unmodified. Unlike Islandwood, which will require developers themselves to recompile their software to bring it to Windows, Astoria will in principle work with any old APK, without requiring the developer to do anything but publish the app in the store—as long as the APK sticks to the APIs that Astoria will provide.

The broader theme of Microsoft's work is to make Windows 10 the platform for developers. It will give them one app platform that spans phone, tablet, PC, hybrid, and console, and thanks to the free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users, it should be much less fragmented than Windows in the past. The company has the incredibly ambitious goal of having 1 billion users on the Windows 10 family within 2-3 years of launch.