I've been asked a few times about Windows 10.
It really doesn't excite me. I used the beta, and I have a Windows 10 laptop. It runs just fine, and the new Edge browser does seem a little snappier. It is great that Microsoft is becoming more agile with their releases. The FREE upgrade to Windows 10 is an amazing gesture, or should I say attempt to retain their hold on the desktop... and their hope... the ecosystem.
Yet, the same problems persist with OEMs, fragmentation, upgrade challenges, SKU confusion, etc. A decent OS on a crappy computer is still a crappy computer. I don't know what kind of feedback system and OEM review process Microsoft uses, but Microsoft should provide more guidance and auditing of the products that their OS goes on to.
If I sound a little jaded, I am. I recounted to a coworker the years of Windows 95 to present and Internet Explorer woes. Some of the reasons that people despise Apple have actually led to, in some cases, a better overall experience. Microsoft should learn from that and demand more from their OEMs in order to give their customers a better experience.
If Microsoft intends to ride out the "death of the PC" by offering Office365, Office, server products, and other revenue streams, then I'll submit that most users will jump ship to cheaper, more reliable, cloud based, easier to understand and with real support, and hassle free solutions... regardless of whether they are on Windows 10 or not.
