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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #330 on: August 09, 2018, 04:33:32 AM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Prolly makes sense for certain users - small companies that can't afford dedicated IT for instance...

...not for SuperUsers like me tho obvs.  angel1

Gubbage on your scale would probably gut Microsoft's technical service budget...  whistle:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #331 on: August 09, 2018, 04:47:39 AM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Prolly makes sense for certain users - small companies that can't afford dedicated IT for instance...

...not for SuperUsers like me tho obvs.  angel1

Gubbage on your scale would probably gut Microsoft's technical service budget...  whistle:

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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #332 on: August 09, 2018, 07:27:27 AM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Remember, when a news headline start with a question the answer is normally no.

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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #333 on: August 09, 2018, 09:23:22 AM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Remember, when a news headline start with a question the answer is normally no.

Betteridge's law of headlines!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #334 on: August 09, 2018, 10:14:42 AM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Remember, when a news headline start with a question the answer is normally no.

Betteridge's law of headlines!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #335 on: August 09, 2018, 04:45:41 PM »
As much as I'd like to say that this is just another hysterical Express article I've seen just how pervasive 'games as a service' has become (to the detriment of the consumer) and have a sinking feeling that we are now going to see OS as a service...  noooo:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/999646/Windows-10-update-monthly-fee-Microsoft-charging

Remember, when a news headline start with a question the answer is normally no.
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See also, ones that start with "Surely"
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #336 on: September 15, 2018, 08:12:50 AM »
Update yesterday. Today the colour scheme of Chrome is all wrong...  evil:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #337 on: September 15, 2018, 08:46:47 AM »
Yes ....and the tabs have changed noooo:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #338 on: September 15, 2018, 08:54:40 AM »
Yes ....and the tabs have changed noooo:

And the icons!  cussing:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #340 on: September 15, 2018, 09:26:55 AM »
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Why are Google doing this?  It weren't broke so why fuck it upfix it

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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #341 on: September 15, 2018, 09:52:13 AM »
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Why are Google doing this?  It weren't broke so why fuck it upfix it

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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #342 on: September 16, 2018, 08:09:26 AM »
I see they have sneakily switched notifications back on too!  evil:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #343 on: September 16, 2018, 08:58:09 AM »
Infuriating innit  cussing:
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Re: Windows 10 free upgrade offer
« Reply #344 on: September 16, 2018, 09:29:00 AM »
Infuriating innit  cussing:

Innit!  cussing:

Fucking news items about global warming... ::)

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