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September 06, 2015, 12:34:02 PM |
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So what do you guys think? I'm hearing a lot of hype that windows 10 blows windows 7 out of the park. i have missed out windows 8 because that was probably the worst OS released by microsoft since 98
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September 06, 2015, 12:35:09 PM |
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stay with win7. with win 10 you are a beta tester.
"never change a running system"
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September 06, 2015, 12:37:09 PM |
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Windows 7 is the best choice for now imho.
Win 7 is like the new version of xp given most users are on that os.
Windows 10 has a whole slew of privacy issues. Not suitable for using Bitcoin or other crypto coins.
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September 06, 2015, 12:40:36 PM |
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If you want to stay with Windows 7 then it is ok,
You can try to install Windows 8.1 it is still good and is similar to Window 10
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September 06, 2015, 12:47:42 PM |
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Windows 10 looks like a windows 7 and windows 8.1 hybrid using both good points from the two of them. I would say stick with windows 7 due to windows 10 having some issues with privacy like mentioned
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September 06, 2015, 01:04:58 PM |
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Windows 10 looks like a windows 7 and windows 8.1 hybrid using both good points from the two of them. I would say stick with windows 7 due to windows 10 having some issues with privacy like mentioned
Windows 7 and Windows 10 are mostly completely different, Windows 10 has it own store. I run it in virtual machine but seems that some function are buggy and sometimes doesn't work.
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September 06, 2015, 03:44:31 PM |
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windows 10 without spy software
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September 06, 2015, 07:17:47 PM |
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Problem is that the privacy issues are now being ported to Windows 7 and 8.
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September 06, 2015, 07:22:39 PM |
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What are the privacy issues with Windows 10 that you are all talking about? im not aware of this
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September 06, 2015, 07:30:41 PM |
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My biggest problem with upgrading our licenses on Windows 7 machines to Windows 10 is that while 10 is technically "free" right now, they will move it to a service-based subscription eventually, which means an additional annual charge. This fee will likely be in the hundred dollars per year range, so plotting that out, some have had windows XP machines running for 10 years, up to $1000 savings by not switching. That isn't to say that most users will be able to get away with 10 years on Windows 7, however for every machine we can run Windows 7 on effectively for the next few years that's $100 savings per machine per year. We have also "upgraded" every machine that came with Windows 8 to Windows 7. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) Disclaimer: I have been running Windows 10 pre-releases on at least two machines since it became available to the development community.
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September 06, 2015, 08:55:14 PM |
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Problem is that the privacy issues are now being ported to Windows 7 and 8.
I don't want to update but my laptop with win 8 is constantly trying to download windows 10. Microsoft now forces people to use their new system which is ridiculous and a bit scary. I can't turn off the updates in win 8 as it locked out somehow once it detected win 10 update is available. I'll probably have to uninstall win 8 and go back to 7 as it for now allows me to skip updates.
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Teka
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September 06, 2015, 09:03:11 PM |
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Problem is that the privacy issues are now being ported to Windows 7 and 8.
I don't want to update but my laptop with win 8 is constantly trying to download windows 10. Microsoft now forces people to use their new system which is ridiculous and a bit scary. I can't turn off the updates in win 8 as it locked out somehow once it detected win 10 update is available. I'll probably have to uninstall win 8 and go back to 7 as it for now allows me to skip updates. Yeah its becoming more and more of a problem, they aren't being very honest about what they are doing which I think is the worst part.
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September 06, 2015, 09:05:03 PM |
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I don't want to update but my laptop with win 8 is constantly trying to download windows 10. Microsoft now forces people to use their new system which is ridiculous and a bit scary. I can't turn off the updates in win 8 as it locked out somehow once it detected win 10 update is available. I'll probably have to uninstall win 8 and go back to 7 as it for now allows me to skip updates.
Yes. I have Windows 8.1 on my laptop and it constantly tried downloading Windows 10 after I downgraded. I somehow managed to it off. However, I'm not aware of any controversial stuff being pushed to Windows 7. My main system has it with updates turned on (only notifications). Everything is fine for now. I'd recommend everyone to downgrade if they upgraded to Windows 10.
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September 06, 2015, 09:21:36 PM |
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Why do smart people still use windows?
I really mean it!
Most people here should know how insecure windows is compared to osx and linux distros.
Sure osx is more expensive but don't you think it's well worth it?
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September 06, 2015, 09:27:36 PM Last edit: September 06, 2015, 09:53:20 PM by LaudaM |
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Most people here should know how insecure windows is compared to osx and linux distros.
Sure osx is more expensive but don't you think it's well worth it?
We are talking about privacy not security. This is different. Linux is great security and privacy wise. However, OSX is on par with Windows when it comes to privacy. If you think that Apple isn't harvesting information think again. Thank you for the links. I will check them out later.
Update: Corrected the post.
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September 06, 2015, 09:31:47 PM |
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i'm using on my computer when windows 10 enable to use. i can say this : windows 10 better than older versions. fast and usable.
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September 06, 2015, 09:46:54 PM |
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Windows has barely changed since XP. They just tinker with the UI and break a few things.
You should look into free (as in freedom) operating systems.
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September 06, 2015, 09:49:23 PM |
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Most people here should know how insecure windows is compared to osx and linux distros.
Sure osx is more expensive but don't you think it's well worth it?
We are talking about privacy not security. This is different. Linux is great security and privacy wise. However, OSX is on par with Windows when it comes to security. If you think that Apple isn't harvesting information think again. I think you meant privacy there. And I don't think they're on par. OSX allows full disk encryption and you get to keep the keys if you want. Is there some sort of leak that proves that apple can see your hd and hand it to authorities? I'm not an apple fanboy but I have to use windows in my workplace and company computers and I can see the difference.
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September 06, 2015, 09:51:49 PM |
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Problem is that the privacy issues are now being ported to Windows 7 and 8.
Have these rolled out yet? If not, do you know of a release date?
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