New Windows 10 Preview build 9879 available  

BunnyJ

One of the articles that was linked on tenforums or the other sister forums. Microsoft spokesperson stated that windows 10 will be a combination of Windows 7 & 8.1 if you leave out Windows 7 stuff, it is not a combination.

CountMike,
EU version doesn't include I.E. but I don't know how that really works. I tried almost every free distro & desktop that would install. Myself, I use lubuntu and then I installed xfce4 desktop. When I use Linux, I use xfce4 desktop almost 99% of the time. I rarely go into lubuntu default desktop. I know I could of use xubuntu its default desktop is xfce4 but that never worked very well on my computer. I am not blaming the developers, it most likely the computer hardware. I would say I use windows 7 & Linux about equal. I am also odd, Most of the time, I use the Seamonkey browser in Windows 7 & in Linux.

badrobot said:

groze said:

Well I am not quite certain which part of Windows 10 resembles Windows 7 that you are referring to, but even with that said;

After using Microsoft software for over 30 years,
Yes I could change to Linux or OSX, or I can stay with Win7 or Windows 8.1 with my Start8, all of which are very good operating systems.

I am content with Windows 8.1 and my Start8 menu, I see no reason to change (at least not to Windows 10, it is my least favorite), IMHO Windows 10 is simply not very elegant, but I will keep your suggestion in mind.

I agree with Trust_No1, when I was testing out windows 10, there is no part that resembles Windows 7 that I noticed. That sure won't get Windows 7 uses to move to Windows 10.

Trust_No1, there are several Linux desktops with start menu (technically called application menu) that are similar to windows 98se through Windows 7. Even if you find a favorite distro, you can also install your favorite desktop.

Microsoft ought to take a cue from Linux. Have different desktops add ons that can be added from windows 1.0 through windows 10 and on.

When I say "like" Win7, I am referring mostly to desktop interface (keyboard and mouse) rather than the start screen.

What is the use of developing a new OS if we all want the old stuffs? This Tech Preview is MS' way of getting the us ready for things to come. If you don't embrace change now, you will forever hold your peace.

I do embrace change, but, I don't embrace change just for changes sake. Change has to have a purpose and hopefully bring about improvement.

While I think that things like the addition of a tiled menu is nice, (though it should be toggled). I don't think the other portion of the menu is an improvement. Windows 7 menu is very efficient IMO. But beyond the menu, removing the hot corners and charms bar, features that make Windows 8 great, doesn't make sense and not logical to me. At the very least give people a choice to turn it off or on, then you have an OS that appeals to many.

I like some of the improvements,
the windowed apps is a great feature and elegant, a nice melding of 7 and 8.
the tiled menu, I just don't like it always on.

Ummm, I am trying to think what else I like, but drawing a blank. But;

Windows 10 I thought was supposed to be about bringing more people back, and a blending of Windows 8 and 7. Am I wrong on that? At this point of it's journey, I feel Window's 10 strays from that path, I feel it splits the two, you can either have this or that, which for me, makes it feel lacking.

For goodness sake, Brink gives us hot fixes, that help bring the two back together, his changer for switching desktop and start screen without logging, his desktop charms bar short cuts. They are great hacks, but alas, they are still hacks and I feel we shouldn't need them.

A beta is presented to allow feedback, so it is my feedback, that Windows 10 (thus far) misses the mark.

BunnyJ said:

groze said:

BunnyJ

One of the articles that was linked on tenforums or the other sister forums. Microsoft spokesperson stated that windows 10 will be a combination of Windows 7 & 8.1 if you leave out Windows 7 stuff, it is not a combination.

So how is it not?? And which link are you referring to??

I don't think this site was linked.

Windows 10 is the official name for Microsoft's next version of Windows | The Verge

When you put all that together, the end result looks a lot like Windows 7. That's intentional. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore pointed to the millions of customers still using Windows 7, and said the company wants to make their transition to Windows 10 much more comfortable than the unfamiliar leap to Windows 8 two years ago. "We want all these Windows 7 users to have the sentiment that yesterday they were driving a first-generation Prius, and now with Windows 10 it's like a Tesla."

I wish I knew more about cars though.

Little off-topic but here is a pic of my custom made start menu from windows 7