Free Windows 10 Upgrade Plans [Jan 21, 2015, 3:13 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Windows 10: The Next Chapter
offers a presentation from Microsoft for Windows 10, the next version of their
operating system.
PC Gamer has news from the presentation that for the first year of release,
this will be offered as a free upgrade for owners of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1,
noting this will provide access to DirectX 12, a Windows 10 exclusive. There is
speculation that this will involve license fees after the first year, but this
has not yet been confirmed. Update: There are more details on the
Windows blog which seem to indicate this means free for the life of the
device.
wtf_man wrote on Jan 22, 2015, 10:20:You do understand every single company that provides you services does that right?
It's not paranoia. It's not wanting to "become the product". I'm getting sick and fucking tired of all the data-mining / selling my info without my permission (or not given a choice).
I want the option to pay for a product without becoming the product.
Starting from you ISP to your bank, cellular, Google, Steam, etc etc.
Sure go off the grid use MS DOS or something if you want, but these days you pretty much have to live like a cavemen to stop the data collection.
Unless you have something to hide I don't see the big deal
Edit: I am not supporting data mining I am just saying if you are using the internet or have a cell phone Win10 is the least of your worries when it comes to data mining.
You can always disconnect the network cable from your pc, can't do that with your bank account or ISP.
At the end of the day it is more pain in the ass to try to be "invisible" than what it's worth, unless you have something to hide.
This comment was edited on Jan 22, 2015, 10:45.
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