Here's how Microsoft is handling the Windows 10 launch, online and off
The days of folks lining up for a copy of Windows are long gone, but Microsoft isn't giving up on the old-fashioned launch day hoopla for its release of Windows 10 this week.
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Windows 10: Fact vs. fiction
It's a few days before Windows 10 is officially slated to drop, and still, confusion abounds. Worse, many fallacies regarding Microsoft's plans around upgrades and support for Win10 remain in circulation, despite efforts to dispel them.
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The Windows 10 upgrade: Who should do it, who could wait
The day is finally here: Windows 10's launch. And if you haven't been participating in Microsoft's Windows Insider previews, you have a single, simple question: Should I upgrade to Windows 10?
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Windows testers who haven't updated to the latest build will lose Store access
Microsoft wants people who are testing Windows 10 to update to the latest version of the operating system, and the company has provided an important incentive: anyone running an older version of the OS will be unable to access the Windows Store, starting Friday.
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Windows revenue takes another bad beating
Windows revenue again declined by double digits, the third straight such quarter, with sales of licenses to computer makers down 22 per cent from the same period last year, Microsoft said.
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Windows 10's decade of support starts when customer begins using the OS
Microsoft will provide feature and functionality updates and upgrades to Windows 10 for a full 10 years from the time the OS is purchased -- as part of a new device, for example -- an analyst briefed by the company said Tuesday.
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Nadella: Despite Cloud push, on-premises products still matter to Microsoft
Microsoft is pushing hard to get businesses to use its Azure cloud platform, but CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday that the company hasn't given up on its products tailored for companies that still have on-premises data centers.
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Cortana headed to many new markets later this year
Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana is packing her bags and heading for new countries after the launch of Windows 10.
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New un-jailbreaking tool Cydia Impactor for iOS has Android roots
Jailbreaking an iPhone is a process that has consequences if you want to return to the walled garden, you generally have had to either accept an iOS update that could break your ability to jailbreak the device again in the future, or find a specific version of your firmware and install it manually.
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Lenovo's Windows 10 PCs should arrive by mid-August
Windows 10 will arrive July 29, but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone will be ready to go on day one. Case in point: A Lenovo representative told Windows Central that the company will take orders for PCs with Windows 10 preinstalled on launch day, but that those machines won't ship until about mid-August.
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All editions of Windows 10 get 10 years of updates, support
Microsoft has refreshed its Windows support lifecycle fact sheet to include Windows 10, saying there that it would provide updates to the new OS for 10 years, or until October 2025.
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With Windows 10, Microsoft finally lets you buy Windows on a USB flash drive
Good news, PC home builders! If you're busy constructing a new tower for Windows 10 and on the fence about whether or not to take up a slot with a DVD drive, here's a little tidbit you should know about: You'll be able to purchase a retail copy of Windows 10 on a USB drive. Huzzah!
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Windows 10 license confirms no-warning automatic updates and upgrades
The license agreement for Windows 10 is, like the OS itself, a different kind of beast, with new clauses that spell out automatic updates, the bundling of Office and what happens when a user tries to upgrade from a pirated copy.
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WPC 2015: Pip Marlow - Together we can own tomorrow
Microsoft Australia managing director, Pip Marlow, addressed the company's World Partner Conference 2015 in Orlando, Florida, on July 15. This is the full transcript of her address which recognised ASI Solutions' Ken and Maree Lowe, Cloud First and Brad Rappell, and Melbourne's InfoMedix.
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As Apple desktop use grows, IT adapts
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Widespread iPhone and iPad adoption is influencing broader use of Apple products in the enterprise, namely desktops and laptops. One enterprise seeing this is University of Nevada at Reno, where academic freedom at the research university also means the freedom to choose an OS.
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