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Makes sense now why its free :)
Me - A Home user - No control over updates/feature changes
Pay to upgrade and I can control these features
In general I have no problem with auto updates, my current machine is set todo this, its feature changes I don't like to be compulsory, I would like options for this
I think that's utter speculation/FUD at this point. Even if there are "branches" of updates that doesn't mean a user will be forced to install an upgrade. There are several good reasons why Microsoft can't force-feed updates to Windows users...which is why they've never done it before. The main one is that hardware among systems is vastly different--you cannot force-feed updates on a universal scale--you'd have pandemonium... All kinds of problems will ensue if people are not allowed to pick and choose their updates--which is, again, why Microsoft has never forced them before. The Insiders program is only a couple million people...when Win10 goes RTM it'll be 10x that number in a month, and 10x that number again in a year, etc. and a geometric progression after that. They are doing what they are doing now because this is a beta-test program very limited in scope compared to what general availability will be, and they have systems they need to test.
Besides, it's already true that most people leave their update settings on "automatic," anyway... I don't and never would, and many people won't. I think that some folks are looking at the Insiders beta program and extrapolating what will happen after Win10 goes RTM, and that's because they've already confused the beta program with the RTM.
My best guess is these "forced updates" will be Microsoft and/or Windows updates only, I can't see MS forcing third party software such as drivers down our throats. If they do, they'll quickly have a mess on their and our hands.
Think I just have the home version, just says it's windows 8.1 (no home or pro after it)
Going to wait and see what happens, see if things get a bit more clarified
Nobody put a gun to my head - and even at that, I'll be as fussy, picky, demanding, choice-conscious, and selective as I like to be; thank you very much. :). I won't just take it from somebody no matter what the circumstances. Sure, Microsoft may not owe me anything, but I'm not indebted to them either.
Nobody forces me to buy XYZ car, but I'll still cry warranty if the brakes are troublesome. You betcha!