Windows Technical Preview  

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  1. 1. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst, 5 being best. What do you think of Windows 10 from the leaks so far?

    • 5.Great, best OS ever
      156
    • 4. Pretty Good, needs a lot of minor tweaks
      409
    • 3. OK, Needs a few major improvements, some minor ones
      168
    • 2. Fine, Needs a lot of major improvements
      79
    • 1.Poor, Needs too many improvements, all hope is lost, never going to use it
      41
  2. 2. Based on the recent leaks by Neowin and Winfuture.de, my next OS upgrade will be?

    • Windows 10
      720
    • Windows 8
      20
    • Windows 7
      48
    • Sticking with XP
      3
    • OSX Yosemite
      35
    • Linux
      24
    • Sticking with OSX Mavericks
      3
  3. 3. Should Microsoft give away Windows 10 for free?

    • Yes for Windows 8.1 Users
      305
    • Yes for Windows 7 and above users
      227
    • Yes for Vista and above users
      31
    • Yes for XP and above users
      27
    • Yes for all Windows users
      192
    • No
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Next build will be the "January Technical Preview"(JTP)

 

http://www.zdnet.com/whats-next-for-windows-10-7000036358/#ftag=RSS0966a21

 

Noice, very noice :-)

 

Some drivers still have stupid issues with Office 2013.  You want the entire OS glitching out because people are too stupid to update their drivers?

 

Direct2D/DirectWrite can run in hardware accelerated mode as well as software based rendering - the software based rendering performance is better than GDI/GDI+. Nothing is stopping them from maintaining a list of 'problematic GPU's' that fall back to software mode when present.

Noice, very noice :-)

 

 

Direct2D/DirectWrite can run in hardware accelerated mode as well as software based rendering - the software based rendering performance is better than GDI/GDI+. Nothing is stopping them from maintaining a list of 'problematic GPU's' that fall back to software mode when present.

I'm sure they have their reasons whether we agree with some of them or not.

I'm sure they have their reasons whether we agree with some of them or not.

 

I hope it is a product of something real rather than a situation of "we can't be stuffed" given Microsoft's refusal to even fix the most basic user interface inconsistencies in the past. Move over to Direct2D/DirectWrite would help not only performance but also scalability when it comes to hi-dpi configurations etc. I can understand having legacy support in the form of libraries for old applications but there is no reason why the built in components of an operating system aren't moving forward and utilising the latest libraries as a show case of the strengths relating to that new library.

CORTANA Running in Early Build (more updated then Neowin's image),Is this the most updated UI?:

 

screen_shot_2014-12-05_at_11.18.34_am.jpCortanaWindows10.jpg?itok=NSIlmUX7

 

Source: WinBeta.Org, Neowin

Some drivers still have stupid issues with Office 2013.  You want the entire OS glitching out because people are too stupid to update their drivers?

Wasn't this the case with early builds of Vista - and even XP (older drivers causing OS glitches)?

 

Aren't some folks refusing to update their drivers today with Windows 8.1 update 1 (which has driver parity with the Tech Preview and Server 2012R2)?

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Windows Insider Feedback: Phrases used per build number:

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Notice how OneDrive does not appear in 9860, but look how many times it appears in 9879.

The one thing I've hated about services like Cortana, Siri etc is the long delay between answers.  I know it needs to check against databases etc but until they can speed this up a lot more, I won't be using them.

That is true but, most of the stuff that MS releases these days has some usability issue or the other Eg:- Halo Masterchief collection,Xbox Music & Video apps on Windows Phone,Windows 8,etc.

you try getting such big programs to work perfectly. it's not that easy, there's going to be something you miss no matter how much testing you do

 

everyone has this issue not just MS

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Most of the stuff = mentions Xbox stuff ony.

I also mentioned the usability issue of Windows 8's horrible UI & broken Windows Phone apps

 

 

Anyways...here's something interesting on Windows 10:- http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-10-With-a-Subscription-This-Could-Happen-466889.shtml

I also mentioned the usability issue of Windows 8's horrible UI & broken Windows Phone apps

 

 

Anyways...here's something interesting on Windows 10:- http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-10-With-a-Subscription-This-Could-Happen-466889.shtml

 

ah, you mean "opinion"

I just noticed this, could someone update the poll with Windows 10 instead of Windows 9? :p

1. I do not have editing rights anymore, since Neowin does not give out long-term editing ability (which they should for good standing members even without a sub)

2. This poll and thread was created before it was called Windows 10

3. I didn't want to bother the mods, because they are very busy and I didn't think it was necessary because hopefully "10" was implied. :p

4. I'd love to help out with this kind of stuff (maybe a new group: Forum Maintenance?)

 

That seems reasonable.

 

Windows 9 still appears as a choice for the second question.

That is true but, most of the stuff that MS releases these days has some usability issue or the other Eg:- Halo Masterchief collection,Xbox Music & Video apps on Windows Phone,Windows 8,etc.

 

Which part of "Windows Technical Preview" made you think it was a final release similar to Halo:MCC, Xbox Music& Video? All three of them are cluster######s of unbelievable proportions but Windows 10 doesn't get grouped with them yet.

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