Microsoft is using to promote Windows as a service to give users a consistent user experience with the newest features as long as they’re connected to the internet, and it’s not unlike what Google is doing with Chrome OS. Acknowledging and admitting mistakes is one of the hardest things to do in the tech industry, but Microsoft is good at both.
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“With Windows 10, computing gets more personal, productive and connected”, says Tom Shell, senior vice president, PC Business Group, Lenovo. To make matters worse, Microsoft dismissed the criticisms by taking a “father knows best” approach – you’ll use it and you’ll like it!
Microsoft hopes domestic partners like Tencent and Qihoo, whose online messenger QQ and anti-virus software has been installed on hundreds of millions of computers, can help promote the new operating system to a broader range of Chinese users. Windows 8 for the last few years has caused many people frustration and difficulties as they slowly learned how to work the system. Starting August 1, businesses and organizations that have proper licensing can upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education. (Microsoft skipped Windows 9, by the way, as though to distance itself from Windows 8 and its criticisms.). Microsoft makes money from selling advertising for its Bing search engine; it also collects fees from people who use premium versions of its Office software, OneDrive cloud storage and Skype.
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images Windows 10 Continuum will let users swiftly switch back and forth between tablet and computer mode in 2-in-1s.
NVIDIA has released two new drivers each for its GeForce and Quadro graphics cards in order to support Windows 10.
Companies like Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba expect to have new Windows 10 PCs in stores Wednesday.
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They’d rather take the time to make sure Windows 10 works on your computer, rather than risk your getting fed up and going back to Windows 7 or 8.
