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Originally Posted by dkperez
1. Is it FER REAL, ABSOLUTELY FREE - NOW AND FOREVER? Or will there suddenly be some *&^%$# subscription model like Adobe has gone to? Or some OTHER hidden method for the scumbags to start extracting cash in a day/week/month/year?
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Windows 10 is purchase-once-use-forever just like any other version of Windows, and receives the standard 10 years of support. The only difference when it comes to Windows 10 is that Microsoft is giving complimentary copies of Win10 out to anyone currently running Win7/8 who asks in the first year.
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2. WILL IT BE FASTER? NOT faster texting or time wasting, but ON THE SAME BOX WITH THE SAME HARDWARE, will Windows 10 run Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, or other actual productivity TOOLS measurably FASTER?
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Microsoft slimmed down the OS a lot from Windows 7 --> Windows 8, and continued with incremental improvements in Windows 10.
Slow programs aren't magically going to get faster -- but the OS should not get in the way as much. You should notice that more when going from Windows 7.
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3. Can someone provide a succinct summary of the pitfalls of going to 10? How much background information will be disseminated? How much information of ANY kind will be siphoned from the computer to Microsoft or anyone else by Windows 10?
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Going from Windows 8 there are no pitfalls I know of. There may be, going from Windows 7, depending on what you consider important.
Updated drivers may not be available for all products.
There were rumors of keylogging in Windows 10.
That was a result of a total misunderstanding of what "preview build with logging and error reporting" means.
Windows 10 will NOT steal your information. Although you may need to confirm some things are turned off (WiFi Sense?) -- they should default to asking first -- and you may not want to use a Microsoft Account for login.
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4. Will it be MORE productive? Not "productive" for my 12-year-old grandson who wants to tweet and facebook and use the crap in 8.1, but productive for someone who actually has WORK to do and needs their tools to be accessible, functional, and fast. For example, it took WAY too long to get rid of as much of the 8.1 drivel as possible so it was useful, and WAY too many 3rd party tools to replace the built-in interface. Am I going to have spend ANOTHER week to make 10 useful?
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Again, going from Windows 8 to Windows 10 can only improve things.
I'm afraid you'll have to take responsibility for your own productivity now.
