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Last night I was wondering why is Microsoft giving away Widows 10 free, its been my experience in life you don't get anything for free its a illusion. Like shop bargains like BOGOF's it is the business of a shop to make money which in turn is profit and the same goes for Microsoft. So I'm left wondering is there some sort of sinister agenda of some sort?  |
They're only giving it away free to people who have already paid for an earlier version. Anyone building their own computer will have to buy it, and though I'm sure it is discounted for bulk rates companies offering it with new PCs have to pay. My guess is that they're worried about losses due to the flak over Windows 8 and want to get as many good reports as they can for future sales.
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Problem is if it is how do we know and how do we find out and how do we separate facts from fiction?
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We don't. It does remind me of a funny memory from long ago. When the birth-control pill became available in 1960 there was one newspaper columnist who made a joke about long-term side effects. "What if twenty years from now everybody who takes these suddenly grows a third leg or something?"
While there may be unexpected consequences arising from Windows 10, I doubt there is anything intentionally sinister going on. And if there is? Well, I'm old and don't mind playing the guinea pig.
On a related note I was offered and downloaded the latest version of Classic Shell, fine-tuned for Windows 10.