Wondering About Windows 10
by Tiny Ruisch
I’ve been wondering! As we get closer to July 29, there are so many things that might happen with the Windows 10 operating system. The free upgrade will soon be coming to an end and I’m sure there will be more changes in the way Microsoft does business. Here are some of my predictions. Just like for the New Year, they probably won’t be too accurate. It’s still fun to make them.
I think that Microsoft will magnanimously have a change of heart and continue to offer free upgrades to Windows 10. Of course, if I’m right that also means that those of us choosing not to upgrade our operating systems will probably continue to receive pop up advertisements and other spam from Microsoft. Another possibility is that instead of a free upgrade, there will be a heavily discounted price on upgrading.
I also predict that those of us who upgraded for free will finally have to start paying for the free by enduring more advertising. Personally, I can live with this as long as they don’t get as nauseating as the “upgrade to Windows 10” campaign was. In fairness, I should mention that Google seems to be sending me more ads on my Android phone.
One thing I am pretty sure will happen is that we will start seeing lots of rumors on various tech sites, news organizations and of course, Facebook. I can see them in my mind.
1) Microsoft will start charging an annual subscription fee will probably be one. That may eventually happen, but I don’t think it will on machines that were updated within the free time period.
2) Don’t take your laptop into the bathroom because Microsoft will be turning on the camera to check what brand of toilet paper you use.
3) They have also installed a key logger with the latest update.
4) Microsoft will start making Windows 7 updates more inconvenient to obtain. I can imagine slower downloads so that you will want to upgrade for more speed.
I’m sure there will be many other rumors.
Do you think that Microsoft will continue to be as aggressive with updating as they have been the first year? Security updates and new builds have been installing fairly frequently in the first year. This has been one of their stated reasons for upgrading. I wonder if the fast pace will continue after the grace period ends or will they revert to a massive monthly update on the first Tuesday?
I hope I’m wrong, but I’m going to make a prediction that Microsoft will do some nasty things in their future “mandatory” updates. For instance, if they think that your favorite anti-virus software isn’t compatible with the operating system, they could just uninstall it. By the way, don’t plan on installing any “unauthorized” hardware on your system. You’ve agreed to let them do this if they want to.
There is only one thing that I don’t have to wonder about. After July 29, we will find out what the cost of free is. There will also be a lot of customer complaints that they wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 but weren’t able to.
Isn’t wondering fun?