Microsoft goes public with more details on its Windows 10 rollout plan

[bill]

http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/02/windows-10-preparing-to-upgrade-one-billion-devices/ [blogs.windows.com]

Windows 10: Preparing to Upgrade One Billion Devices

Starting on July 29, we will start rolling out Windows 10 to our Windows Insiders. From there, we will start notifying reserved systems in waves, slowly scaling up after July 29th. Each day of the roll-out, we will listen, learn and update the experience for all Windows 10 users.

If you reserved your copy of Windows 10, we will notify you once our compatibility work confirms you will have a great experience, and Windows 10 has been downloaded on your system.

If your system is not ready yet for your upgrade to Windows 10, we will provide more details during the upgrade experience.

So even if you signed up, MS may decide your hardware isn't optimal, and delay your upgrade. That's a new one for Microsoft.

[IanCP]

So even if you signed up, MS may decide your hardware isn't optimal, and delay your upgrade.

Standby for an avalanche of howls - I could be proven wrong - but...

[tangor]

they really want to snag as many as they can the first time around. I get that... but the hidden core of Win 10 is cloud/service related, and I'm pretty sure even those who have reserved (via the toolbar ad) are not aware of that aspect of the "Win 10 Experience".

Hang on to your Wini 7 desktops, kiddies. It's the apparent last one that is user "owned" and does not rely on MS cloud or MS getting into your desktop as SERVICE..... IE (not internet explorer) turning your computer into a dumb terminal on their "big iron" (cloud, office 365, etc) and then nickle and dime for everything thereafter. Just like another cellphone bill...

Yes, I know I sound like a heretic, worse, a luddite, but mark my words. The day you move to Win10, things will change (as in how you work and how you pay... and how often you pay!).

MS will have to prove me wrong, but what I've seen so far has not changed my mind in that regard. Their current adverts on the product use the words "Windows as a Service" so many times one should take another look at where this is going.

[IanCP]

the hidden core of Win 10 is cloud/service

I and many others have euthanased that in every instance of Win 10 Preview.

The day you move to Win10, things will change (as in how you work and how you pay... and how often you pay!).

Not in my experience of Win 10 Preview on my Laptop, which I have as not much different to Win 8.1 on the Desktop, which also looks like XP. That's just me.

I keep the good bits and dump the rest - I'm not into Apps, which may well be more applicable to Mobile.

So far the only shocker to me has been Project Spartan aka "The Edge" - reminds me of the instance of Chrome I only use for testing purposes. It makes IE11 look stunning.