Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
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Old 01-21-2016, 06:18 PM   #2231
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
I really can't believe (oh I guess I can) how and why some people twist things up so badly.

MS has only said that it will no longer (after a short period of time) support older versions of windows on new processors. End of story. Like it or lump it. Complain to MS if you have an issue. It's their product, they can do whatever they want. (and suffer whatever slings and arrows result)
No, they can't do what they want.

Skylake has been out for 5 months, and it was up and coming for even longer. It was delayed for some time, mainly because its predecessor, Broadwell, was also delayed.

If Microsoft was of a mind not to support Windows 7 on Skylake, they should have announced that *before* general availability of that CPU. Now, people and companies have, or may have bought new Skylake systems, expecting to get support until 2020, which would be a reasonable time to write off a computer. Now, they have support until 2017, *if* they are lucky and Microsoft puts these systems on their list.

Heck, my powerhouse workstation class notebook was delivered with Windows 7 installed, a few days before the announcement was made. And no, it didn't come with an option to choose Windows 10 upon delivery; I had to upgrade it myself. Why? Because Windows 10 and its drivers are not yet officially ISV certified by all parties of which Dell wishes to have certificates of, regarding this notebook.

What if I bought this notebook, completely liking that it had Windows 7 instead of 10, and assuming I would have support until 2020, only to hear that my support will now be cut back to 2017, if I'm lucky enough to see that notebook on MS's list?

This is just a crap move.

I rant a lot about Apple and Linux, but as you can see, I'm not a Microsoft/Winidows fanboy either. I've dropped companies for pulling less of a stunt than this crap, but I can't move off of Windows. It's too much of a hassle in my daily life. I don't have the time (or inclination) to tinker with software to get it to run outside of my normal workday as a software engineer.
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