In message , Bob Hobden
writes
"Martin" wrote

cotula wrote:

, Martin wrote:

Anybody using Win7 or Win8 can have a free upgrade top Win10 when it
is released
later this year. Release date isJuly/August 2015 according to rumours

Just this morning I had a message from Microsoft inviting me to
register to get a free upgrade to Win10.

A "Get Windows 10" icon has appeared on the toolbar of my Win7 PC. If
I click
the icon, I am invited to reserve a copy. When Win10 is released a 3GB
upgrade
will be installed.

Luckily I have a Windows tablet with 8.1 and will certainly update that
to Win 10 as soon as possible as I also will my phone. I will then see
how it works before deciding whether to "upgrade" my Win 7 desktop.
I know two people who bought new Laptops with Win 8 and because both
were non touchscreen devices they have both found them almost unusable.
One has bought an iPad and uses that instead and the other now only
uses her laptop about once a week (so emails to her are now next to
useless) and hates it with a passion.

Youngest daughter has a laptop with Win 8 (well now 8.1, which improved
things). Whilst it certainly has a few oddities with regard to the
interface I certainly don't think it is any sense unusable (as it
happens it does have a touch screen, but it is rarely used). She uses it
all the time and switches between it and the Win 7 desktop quite
happily. I sometimes use it and find it fine. (though I'd not upgrade
any of the win 7 machines to it).

I've tried Win 10 Preview a bit and it does seem to have sorted out the
interface issues
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Chris French