Microsoft Gives Early Look at Windows 10 Featuring Windows 7 Elements, Broad Adaptability

[zipa]

Even worse is the lack of any separate superuser privileges.

There has always been user access control in the NT family of windows, and it has been actively put to use since Vista.

The problem is just that they don't work. Not in Windows, not in OSX, not in Linux. People just get conditioned to enter their root/admin password whenever prompted without thinking twice about it. The people who do know what they are doing and what they should not be doing would not need this to begin with, so it becomes a pointless feature.

 

[UpperQuadrant]

Are they just skipping 9?

Yeah, if they REALLY wanted to be blatant, they would have called it Windows X instead.


Who cares what they call it, it still sucks.

 

[Steve121178]

Who cares what they call it, it still sucks.

No it doesn't. In my opinion it's better than OS X in almost every conceivable way.

 

[age234]

his hair...why....why is it like that???

That hair is wrong for any age, but it's a crime for anyone over age 20.

 

[sebastian...]

Are the days of gradients gone? No one is putting gradients in the UI anymore? Even MS has gone to flat, uninspired chrome for their windows?

I kind of wish there was a system setting that was a slider that slid between "Flat" and "Aqua".

"Even MS" ? They and Android started with the flat crap. And for some uninspired reason Apple decided to copy it.

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The same here, really. Windows finally getting multiple desktops, a feature that we had in Leopard since 2007. SEVEN YEARS, people. It's scary to think how far behind Windows is compared to OS X.

Windows had multiple desktops years before (in windows XP) with some "desktop toys" MS used to release as a bonus or something. And I also remember some Nvidia feature that used to enable this when you installed their video drivers.

Equal things could be said in the past about OS X. "It got only now full-screen for apps ?" . "Apple doesn't supply a mouse with 10 buttons like we have ???, OMG they are so far behind !
And many others.
And anyway - these things are only small things, details on the surface. I'm sure both Apple and MS could add tens of features in each OS version. That wouldn't mean that version would be "so advanced". The trick is to know how to balance features and also what to take out and what to add.

 

[31 Flavas]

that HAIR doo!!

so hip, so cool… like windows trying to be

I think that's actually a hair don't.

 

[a4ex]

I think that's actually a hair don't.

I was ready to ask if any one knew his hairdresser. Now you ruined it.

 

[JosephAW]

MacPro 1,1 Windows 10 Success!

Was able to successfully install Windows 10 Preview on my MacPro 1,1 tower.

So, let me get this straight, I can't install a 2014 OS X Yosemite or Mavericks on my MacPro tower but I am able to install a 2015 Windows operating system on it. Hummm... It's almost like Apple wants to force me to buy new hardware even though it's still perfectly good and fast?

So I have to use Windows 10 to run iTunes 12 when it is released because I can't run iTunes 12 on my Mac natively? Crazy!

 

[Dionte]

They can release that now. Nothing else they need to do. Start menu, check, apps running on the regular desktop, check and they through in better snapping to boot. Release it.

 

[JAT]

A little different from my mind, I corrected your numbers:

It's interesting to look back at the history of Windows.

3.11 - No complaints I think you mean DOSSHELL
95' - Good effort POS, and I'm not talking about taking credit cards
98' - Good Why did USB still not work right?
ME - Sucked balls
XP - Excellent LOL, Win2000 was decent, XP was like the Vista version of 2000
Vista - Barely a Pass Name now a pejorative, need I say more?
7 - Very Good Still can't handle app focus and switching after more than 2 decades
8 - What was the point? Tried to do too many things and failed. tried to make everything into a phone
9 - The last version was so bad they needed to skip 9.
10 - Very promising based on the above, I won't hold my breath​

*The above are my opinion, what do you think?

About Win95...it was a pitiful attempt to match Apple's Mac OS. People apparently didn't know what they were missing. Mac OS 7.1 was so vastly superior to 95 I literally LOL when people praise 95. And 7.1 was out years earlier.

 

[ashok123]

Seriously...????

All we saw was his hair cut and the start menu nothing new....!! Multitasking really....

 

[Moto G]

Just finished installing it in VirtualBox - it's REALLY nice, and if you haven't tried it, you have no place saying you "hate" it. It's superb.

I notice all the goons are (still) harping on about some poor bloke's hair... like it's totally relevant to the subject at hand.

 

[Makosuke]

...what yet what do you think about the inability to run full-screen apps on different monitors? Seems pretty logical that if I have 2 monitors for my Mac, I should be able to run 2 different apps in full-screen mode on each monitor right?

Sure it's a good idea, and Apple certainly should support it.

That really has nothing to do with the irony in advertising the brand new ability to run apps in Windows on an OS called Windows, which prior to version 8 has had that as pretty much a standard feature since version 1.0 in 1985.

 

[RedCroissant]

Was able to successfully install Windows 10 Preview on my MacPro 1,1 tower.

So, let me get this straight, I can't install a 2014 OS X Yosemite or Mavericks on my MacPro tower but I am able to install a 2015 Windows operating system on it. Hummm... It's almost like Apple wants to force me to buy new hardware even though it's still perfectly good and fast?

So I have to use Windows 10 to run iTunes 12 when it is released because I can't run iTunes 12 on my Mac natively? Crazy!
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Yes. I think the reason for that is that MS wants to make their OS universal now AND to finally get a better adoption rate for their OS. Making it so that it can run on pre-existing and new hardware will do that for them and hopefully get people to buy more stuff with the newer OS.

And sure, any company would want you to buy more. Especially when their productivity suites, social app collection, AND their OS upgrades are free. If you want to hear someone complain about forced/planned obsolescence, take a gander at the current or previous owners of the PowerMac G5 Quad that was more than capable of running OS 10.6-10.7 but due to it being a PPC-based mac, a great machine was left to run Leopard (10.5)forever. :-( I know bc I owned one and it was beautiful. It smoked my 2009 iMac without a doubt. And YES, If I didn't have to sell mine at the time, I would still have it and would gladly buy another one if I had the money.

That is too bad about iTunes though, Maybe that should be something that they should consider is a universal iTunes app that will continue to work with any version of OS 10, but that the abilities of the app are restricted due to hardware limitations. I think what it eventually comes down to is that they want all of their products to complement each other and work the way they all should. If iTunes 12 won't run as well on the P 1,1 as it would on the MP 2, then I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't support it.

 

[milo]

What I don't get is their statement that this will be the final version of windows. Obviously they'll have to keep updating it for the sake of various features and hardware compatibility, I can only assume that there will be more versions but they will just be 10., 10.2 etc and not get new branding? Or are they actually saying they're done adding features and just will do maintenance update after that? Have they discussed it in more specifics anywhere? I'm just really puzzled, frankly I just don't buy that statement, sounds like more of a PR stunt.

 

[nofear1az]

Seeing how ugly and messy the UI for Windows 10 is, I've never been more happy to be a Mac user … OS X seems so much sleeker, and the Apple toolbar at the top is a godsend. I despise the 'toolbar per window' interface that Windows has.

hmm, I feel the complete opposite and prefer the 'toolbar per window'. I can't quite wrap my head around why anyone would prefer it the other way. Too each their own I suppose.

 

[dannyyankou]

I agree it's a little strange that they skipped to Windows 10. But on the other hand:

1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4s
6. iPhone 5
7. iPhone 5s
8. iPhone 6

8th generation iPhone = iPhone 6

 

[McCool71]

Quite new? It's been years now. And that's still better than Microsoft (no free upgrades at all).

Years? Well, I guess a bit over one year qualifies as 'years' now. Mountain lion (fall 2012) was not a free upgrade, nor was any upgrade before that. In fact there has only been one free OS upgrade since OS X was launched.

The fact is if you would like to keep up with the latest versions the last 10 years you would have spent far more on OS X than Windows. In addition to the added 'Apple Tax' you pay up front when you buy the computer.

(no free upgrades at all)

Seriously? Stop lying, you are just making a fool out of yourself. Microsoft has never charged for any upgrades within the same base version of an OS. Any upgrades like the recent 8 -> 8.1 has always been free.

 

[natewsmith1979]

Holy Crap! His Hair!!!

his hair...why....why is it like that???

I can't believe it took 25 responses for someone to comment on how HORRIBLE his hair is! How much of a douche do you have to be? Please for the love of god get a hair cut! He will probably have to shave it completely off to start again. I hope he does it soon.

 

[Steve121178]

I can't believe it took 25 responses for someone to comment on how HORRIBLE his hair is! How much of a douche do you have to be? Please for the love of god get a hair cut! He will probably have to shave it completely off to start again. I hope he does it soon.

He has one of the best jobs in the Tech industry. I don't think he cares what you think of his hair.

 

[natewsmith1979]

He has one of the best jobs in the Tech industry. I don't think he cares what you think of his hair.

Great come back by the way. My post had nothing to do about his job.

Yeah of course he does. But come on dude... You know thats the first thing you thought as well. I'm surprised no one said anything before producing that video.

 

[Steve121178]

Great come back by the way. My post had nothing to do about his job.

Yeah of course he does. But come on dude... You know thats the first thing you thought as well. I'm surprised no one said anything before producing that video.

And Steve Jobs dressed like he had been handed clothes to him by a homeless charity. I didn't see many people making comments about his dress sense. The reason? People's appearance doesn't matter!

 

[Morrile]

If the haircut is anything to go by Windows X will certainly look crap!

 

[JCrz]

Seriously? Stop lying, you are just making a fool out of yourself. Microsoft has never charged for any upgrades within the same base version of an OS. Any upgrades like the recent 8 -> 8.1 has always been free.

You're making up something argue against yourself and you're calling someone else a fool? No one ever said Windows minor upgrades weren't free except you (so you could argue against yourself like a fool). 8 to 8.1 is minor update. Do you understand how version numbers work? Do yourself a favor and look it up.

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How do you propose Microsoft make money if they give way free software??

Yes when you look at the big picture, it makes sense!

Microsoft makes nearly $100 on every PC sold. Educate yourself. Wise up.

 

[Mattsasa]

There not skipping windows 9 it will be a upgrade to windows 8 for free. windows 10 you will have to pay for it in full.

Source? How do we know windows 10 will be a paid program?