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Three years ago today, on September 30th, 2014:
Announcing Windows 10 - Windows Experience BlogWindows Experience BlogTomorrow, we are excited to announce the Windows Insider Program, where PC experts and IT Pros can get access to a technical preview of Windows 10 for desktops and laptops. Soon after, we’ll also be releasing technical previews of Windows Server and our management tools.
With the Insider program, we’re inviting our most enthusiastic Windows customers to shape Windows 10 with us. We know they’re a vocal bunch – and we’re looking forward to hearing from them.
The Windows Insider Program is intended for PC experts and IT pros who are comfortable using pre-release software with variable quality. Insiders will receive a steady stream of early builds from us with the latest features we’re experimenting with.
This week’s announcements are just the first chapter of our conversation with customers about Windows 10 – with a focus on enterprise features (because enterprises have a need to evaluate software early on) and the desktop/laptop experiences. Early in 2015 we’ll introduce the consumer chapter and talk much more about other device types and more consumer features. We’ll then continue the conversation with the developer chapter at our Build conference, and later in the year we’ll release Windows 10 and look forward to some amazing new devices.
I joined the Insider program right away too, because I didn't like Windows 7 that was on my laptop that much, and in my town at the time, there was no store that had Windows 8, so when I found out about 10 preview, I gave it a try, and it ran better than Win7 did. So I stuck with it, and now two more PC's later, I have it on all 3 machines, with the insider build on a VM, that has never been clean installed after the initial install, only upgraded build for build, and it runs great too.