[OFFICIAL] Windows 10 Insider Program

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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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Grand Master

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Are those above pics just someones concept?

 

The first one is the an image showed by MS during a preview of alternate icon sets. The second one looks pretty similar to the concepts MS showed at the Jan 21st event. The last one, I don't know. 

Grand Master

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I like how the browser look in those last few screenshots compared to what we have now.

 

That should be how edge looks when you have it using the dark theme, compared to the light one it's stuck to right now.

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trag3dy

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That should be how edge looks when you have it using the dark theme, compared to the light one it's stuck to right now.

 

I understand that. What I mostly meant was how the tabs are. I don't like how it is in current versions where the tab is flush with the border on the left side. It's just not an aesthetic I particularly like.

Grand Master

Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Nobody, huh? I came right out and said that I did; what is with your harshness about the game, sir? Were you as harsh with Space Cadet 3D? Or Minesweeper? Or Tetris?

It is an add-on - and an easy to uninstall add-on at that. (FYI, FAR easier to remove than ANY of the games I listed above.)

Lol. No. I didn't play those either. I don't game at work. I work when I'm at work. Those games belong in the toilet. I game at home, when it's appropriate. You can do what you do, no judgement. Do your thing brother...

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PGHammer

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Lol. No. I didn't play those either. I don't game at work. I work when I'm at work. Those games belong in the toilet. I game at home, when it's appropriate. You can do what you do, no judgement. Do your thing brother...

I was referring specifically to home users - not Enterprise users.  In fact, we don't know if the bundle will even apply to Enterprise.  (I have both installed, because of teleworkers/telecommuters that actually have Enterprise on their PCs in home offices; Enterprise - starting with 8.1 - is also sold retail.  That is also why I have GAMES installed on my Enterprise partition - for the same reason I have them installed on my Pro partition; compatibility testing.)

 

However, the criticism of the MIcrosoft/King.com deal strikes me as yet another example of SHS - Shallow Hal Syndrome - applied to Windows in general and Microsoft in particular.  How many of you have bundleware that came with your Android - or iOS - tablet or smartphone (or even emulator, such as BlueStacks)?  This is easily the most innocious bundleware that came with Windows (any version) since Minesweeper - and it's far easier to remove.

Grand Master

Obi-Wan Kenobi

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I was referring specifically to home users - not Enterprise users. In fact, we don't know if the bundle will even apply to Enterprise. (I have both installed, because of teleworkers/telecommuters that actually have Enterprise on their PCs in home offices; Enterprise - starting with 8.1 - is also sold retail. That is also why I have GAMES installed on my Enterprise partition - for the same reason I have them installed on my Pro partition; compatibility testing.)

However, the criticism of the MIcrosoft/King.com deal strikes me as yet another example of SHS - Shallow Hal Syndrome - applied to Windows in general and Microsoft in particular. How many of you have bundleware that came with your Android - or iOS - tablet or smartphone (or even emulator, such as BlueStacks)? This is easily the most innocious bundleware that came with Windows (any version) since Minesweeper - and it's far easier to remove.

It's all good man. People use their machines as they see fit. No judgment here. We are all neowinians. That's what's cool about these interwebs.

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