Is Windows 10 the Best Windows OS Ever?
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Too early to tell if it's going to be the best product MS has put out in years, but things are looking good. The fact that it's running just as fast as Win7 on 6 year old hardware is impressive to me. It's also very responsive.
The situation I'm looking forward to is running it on a Pi 2
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A question I'm more interested in: is it the last Windows OS ever?
Short answer: no
I kinda wish they would've rounded up to NT 7, I mean why not, we're skipping major versions of the product itself, why not the kernel, and while we're at it, why not make the file system NTFS 4.0
I'm not one of those weirdos that gets all upset about version numbers (like the whole PHP 7 fiasco), but I'm just saying hey, since we're doing it, right?
For an actual point to this post: I'm not certain the higher release maturity means much yet, until we get an actual view of it, certainly all of the actual OS stuff is likely more mature (as that tends to be how it works) but most people judge it on UX not on memory management, I/O, and whatever else.
Furthermore, for the first time I'm not sure if this will help Windows in the long run. If Apple were smart (they're not) they'd broaden their hardware support (bad idea anyway) to get more people to switch from Windows. I mean, it's a hypothetical thing that won't really happen, but it's an interesting thought. Now there's the whole thing about easy-to-use Linux, everything on the web, all that.
So maybe the strongest Windows yet but the least relevant ever? Not saying irrelevant, but it could be the beginning of a significant backslide.
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I dunno...kinda hard to one-up windows ce
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@Bill-Kindle said:
Too early to tell if it's going to be the best product MS has put out in years, but things are looking good. The fact that it's running just as fast as Win7 on 6 year old hardware is impressive to me. It's also very responsive.
Should be running "even faster" by a bit. And in my limited testing, it is. Did a Windows 7 to Windows 10 update on a ProBook 6555b just two days ago. Windows 10 sings on there.
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Windows 1o is really looking like it is going to be amazing. They seem to be doing great things with it.
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Excellent comments...what excites me is the "One Windows" (Universal Apps) aspect...excited to see where that goes, especially since that "kernel" seems to going to be on PC, Phone, Tablet, XBOX One and other Windows Powered device...
I actually "dig" Windows 8.1 despite the Frankenstein aspect of it...using Windows 10 a little, I think it has a ways to go to make both the people who actually liked the METRO apps and those who want the desktop more refined...
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Getting a single kernel to RT, full, Phone, etc. would help a lot. It is by doing that that Apple is able to keep up with all of their products.
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I think this will be a very strong Windows point release. Playing with the technical preview has been a pleasure and there have been very few bugs and issues that I've encountered...
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I have heard no one say anything negative about Win 10. It is doing really well.
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My concern is that Microsoft seems to be hoping for a resurgence in users. With this platform, and a way to use it to sell mobile devices (and apps). I doubt there are many consumers anymore who really care that their device is running Windows.... just that it can get on the internet and to their social media.
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@coliver that is certainly going to be the biggest challenge. The exodus from the Windows 8 fiasco will be hard to repair.
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@coliver said:
My concern is that Microsoft seems to be hoping for a resurgence in users. With this platform, and a way to use it to sell mobile devices (and apps). I doubt there are many consumers anymore who really care that their device is running Windows.... just that it can get on the internet and to their social media.
Agreed...this isn't going to immediately fix the Vista/Windows 8 bad taste people had...plus, the average user almost seems content with mobile OSes...
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Just remember that Microsoft is moving to an "as a Service" mentality. Someone recently uncovered a sku for "Windows as a Service" starting discussions about Microsoft eventually following a similar model for Windows that they're doing with Office (and Office 365).
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@David.Scammell said:
Just remember that Microsoft is moving to an "as a Service" mentality. Someone recently uncovered a sku for "Windows as a Service" starting discussions about Microsoft eventually following a similar model for Windows that they're doing with Office (and Office 365).
As a service only works for devices that they, MS, can for updates upon the devices. Think phones. Currently short of iPhones, the carrier controls almost all mobile device updates. We, and by we I mean Microsoft, need to get away from the the carrier deciding when updates happen, and move it back to the manufacture of the devices and the software creators. i.e. Microsoft and say Nokia (OK one in the same now) and Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc.
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Windows 8 suffered from the "we know what's best for you and we don't care what you want" mentality, otherwise known as hubris. With Windows 10, I feel like MS listened to customer demands - for example, bringing back the start menu button, and shrinking the Windows 8 start screen down to a less annoying, and user-friendly size, cause let's face it, everything popping up full screen is frustrating, especially when it's not what you're used to - and delivered, at least in the tech preview, a snappy, intuitive, just plain nice to use OS.
