Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 22, 2015 Hash Fellow Posted January 22, 2015 according to this article... Windows 10 Will Be A Free Upgrade Windows 10, expected on the market this autumn, will be available for one year as a free upgrade to users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1, Myerson said. Quote
Admin Rodney Posted January 22, 2015 Admin Posted January 22, 2015 Well, that's good news! I didn't care for 7 or 8 but 8.1 has been very reliable. Hopefully 10 won't be too rough around the edges. I see this note tucked in the article as well: Unexpectedly, it unveiled a holographic lens device that allows users to see three-dimensional renderings of computer-generated images. Microsoft HoloLens, which looks like a wireless visor, raises the stakes in the emerging market for virtual and augmented reality, being targeted by Facebook Inc's Oculus and Google's Glass project.The device will be available around the same time as Windows 10 this autumn, a Microsoft executive said. Interesting. Quote
pixelplucker Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 They might have implemented a sympathy policy for all those that got stuck with Win8. So first off does it looks less like a phone? Quote
Fuchur Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 In general, people underestimate Windows 8.1. With a view clicks you can configure it to look quite the same as WIndows 7 with a few additions. I am using mainly Windows 7 but on my laptop I have WIndows 8.1 and I can work with both equally well. Never understood that Shitstorm against it... Windows 8 might be another story though.... Windows 10 brings back the Startmenü as we know it with additions to it. But it is still Flatdesign. If you don't like that, you are out of luck . (@Rodney: Windows 7 is often called the best Windows ever made... why do you not care about it?) Quote
jakerupert Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Microsoft is late on this as always. Lets see what Oculus and Google glases might be offering by this time in September. Fascinating times. Seems technology is gaining momentum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7867593/microsoft-announces-windows-holographichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7867593/microsoft-announces-windows-holographic Quote
Admin Rodney Posted January 22, 2015 Admin Posted January 22, 2015 (@Rodney: Windows 7 is often called the best Windows ever made... why do you not care about it?) I don't recall specifics about 7. If you'd have asked me about 8 I'd have a plate full of reasons to share. At a guess I'd say WIn 7 introduced some features that made it slightly harder to organize my desktop (this was the era where I moved to the Chrome browser because Explorer became unusable so that overshadowed any more minor issues with Win 7. 7 worked. 8 was very frustrating and I immediately upgraded to 8.1 upon release. 8.1 restored basic functionality they should have considered more carefully before taking away. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Hash Fellow Posted January 23, 2015 Here's an article on the Hololens..,. http://www.cnet.com/news/microsofts-hololens-is-no-joke-my-reality-augmented-with-skype-minecraft/ Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Hash Fellow Posted January 26, 2015 It would be cool if Hololens could used to display an A:M modeing environment in front of you, if you could draw splines in the air with some marker you held in your hand. No word that I can see on developer access to it yet, however. Quote
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