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There have been posts on the Technet forums, regarding the contents of the 2nd para quote:
"Download and install the preview only if you
- Want to try out software that’s still in development and like sharing your opinion about it.
- Don’t mind lots of updates or a UI design that might change significantly over time.
- Really know your way around a PC and feel comfortable troubleshooting problems, backing up data, formatting a hard drive, installing an operating system from scratch or restoring your old one if necessary.
- Know what an ISO file is and how to use it.
- Aren't installing it on your everyday computer.
We're not joking about the expert thing. So if you think BIOS is a new plant-based fuel, Tech Preview may not be right for you"
The last line may be the significant one.
Item 2. There have been numerous posts regarding problems relating to the Update procedure.
Item 3. It is most obvious, from postings on forums, that many who are "testing" , are only using the beta from curiosity, but have no idea of the more sophisticated ins and outs of a computer.
Item 4 Believe it or not, I have been on forums where even the question has been What is an ISO and what do I do with it. I could quote one where the user copied the ISO to a DVD and could not understand why it would not boot up.
Item 5. We are all aware, even with posts on this forum, that users are installing and using this as there princial, albeit temporary, OS .
Possibly MS are planning to limit the ability to download, to , as yet unspecified, groups of users, to eliminate some of the uninformed feedback
Last edited by davehc; 18 Jan 2015 at 12:05.