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3 weeks on Windows 10 as main OS - My thoughts...
First off, for those interested in whether or not Windows 10 will serve in it's current state as a primary OS, my answer is yes. Granted, I don't do any heavy lifting really from this machine, but so far everything that I do has functioned just as well in 10 as it did in 8.1. The only exception is that my machine crashes when it tries to hibernate, but that was an easy thing to disable, and I generally disable that anyways.. For reference, I am running version 10049.
Over all, I am just kind of meh when it comes to windows 10... I don't find myself using many of 10's new features. It feels a lot like 8 or 8.1 to me with some new icons, new search and a changed start menu. I could go back to 8.1 tomorrow, and I wouldn't really miss much about 10. I don't really use the built in search myself, beyond searching for the occasional app or feature. Like many, I am a creature of habit, and when I want to search the web, I just head to google in the browser. So maybe the only thing to chime in about is the new (start) menu....
I am not a fan of the new (start) menu, although unlike others, I will call it an improvement over the (start) screen we saw in 8 and 8.1. You can tweak it to function such that you might like it, but it takes a bit of maintenance that was not necessary pre windows 8. I personally like that it is semi transparent, especially when big, which imo is a step in the right aesthetic direction. You should not leave your work completely behind when you click on start, but that is just my opinion. The fact that the shutdown button is back on the menu is a plus. I am glad I did not have to google how to shutdown my machine this time around, like I did when I first started using windows 8. Still, unless they really improve the menu quite a bit more in future releases, I probably will be loading classic shell over top of this thing. It may look pretty, but function trumps looks imo. I can't stand how they incorporated the alphabet letters as space fillers throughout the all apps section. It just breaks up the flow. We are not morons, we know how to scan alphabetically, I don't need a big announcement that I am now in the C section, and I imagine many others would agree here. Just list the apps alphabetically like was done in days of old and be done. This alone would help a lot.
Spartan needs some work. Don't expect to be able to start using this as your main browser. I am withholding judgment on Spartan until a later release.
I've been able to run all my programs and even run some games in windows 10, which all function just fine. hmm.. I guess that's all there really is to say here. Strange, I thought I would set out to right up a big long review, but in the end I can't think of anything more to say...