i hate w10.

Any time you buy Windows 7 at 1/4 of the normal cost, you can pretty much figure it is a counterfeit.
People have been selling counterfeit Windows on eBay for years. When they are kicked off eBay they just start another account and start selling again.

Jack

Layback Bear said:

Any time you buy Windows 7 at 1/4 of the normal cost, you can pretty much figure it is a counterfeit.
People have been selling counterfeit Windows on eBay for years. When they are kicked off eBay they just start another account and start selling again.

Jack

I've received two Windows 8 Pro sealed packages with both x64 and x86 media, and I've paid $60 for the first and later, $40 for the second copy. Both Legit and I've only activated the first. So it is possible to get.

To me (even though it is the retail cost), paying over $100.00 for a copy of Windows in horrendous.

I'm glad to be here, and will likely be back to Windows 7 Pro this weekend. It's not so much that I hate Win 10, as it is the lack of control I have over it. I'm a Win 7 gal, and frankly, I'm still in search of the newest, least intrusive OS, fully aware those days are gone.

I'm on 10 now, but only because I sent my laptop in for repairs (a new HD), and I think the tech thought he was doing me a favor by installing it, so I'm checking it out (I've since learned that any Win 8 install automatically gets updated when using Asurion warranty services). If I can't get Win 10 tricked up with the same freedom and ease as my husband experiences with his Ducati 750, I will be removing it this weekend.
Sure, it's pretty, but I have major issues with control, and if I pay for something - &*!%@#@ - I want it to do what I want it to do.There was a time when purchasing a product, you were asked if you wanted a particular feature. If you wanted it, you clicked or pressed something, giving permission. NOW, you have to commit to spending a month minimum finding and turning stuff off, and wondering whether what you press or click on actually does the opposite! (Yes, Margaret, there is no Santa Claus, and Microsoft does set up certain buttons/controls that totally ignore your permissions).
I just don't get how people are okay with the level of intrusiveness we've allowed these "Silicon Slut Monsters" to put on consumers, and what makes me really ill, is every company and institution has followed suit, because we've helped them prove time and time again, that we'll take anything if it's shoved down our throats often enough, long enough and with the impression of it being "free."

I've been rolling my eyes at Microsoft's messages that tell you what you stand to lose access to, if you "turn off, uninstall or delete" any app. A month ago, my friend was in a state of panic over whether to uninstall something that would limit her use of Skype. I asked her if she had Skype before Win 10, why would she now resign her account to be controlled by Win 10? She thought about it, uninstalled the app, and guess what? No flies are swarming around her house, there's no blood running out of her bathroom sink, and no one is spitting green goo across the room (Yes, Margaret, the demon in the film "The Exorcist" is a petulant child compared to the "Legion" of apps taunting me in Win 10).

I've been playing with Win 10 for two days now, and I'm already tired of it. To date, here's what I need to remove before deciding whether to keep it or not:
CORTANA
EDGE
DRMs (BAKED IN, ITUNE, AMAZON, ETC.)
INVOLUNTARY UPGRADES/UPDATES
WINDOWS STORE (It's where their updates come from,now that most of us have learned how to turn it off)
ANY AND ALL APPS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED(I don't own or use an "Xbox," "Groove," and I don't play Microsoft's games. This means that there is no moat between the new laptop owner and the third-party seller partnering with Microsoft).

I don't know a lot about the inner workings of computers, but I do know when I'm being duped and dumped on by these guys, and I resent it almost as much as the people who love saying things like, "It's here, get used to it" "What's the big deal? Don't use it!" "I use it all the time, and it's makes things so much easier." Oh brother.

All I want is to get what I pay for, and if I have to take some 'bloat' to get it, fine, but once I purchase and take it home, I want to be able to take it off without worrying about sneaky attachments set to turn my laptop to a brick the moment I question its importance. So, I'm here to learn what exactly can or can't be down with this OS, because I've been on for two days now, and I'm already sick of it.
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Windows 7 Pro and Outlook 2010 Pro - Two programs I own that Microsoft will NEVER stop me from using.

Jody Thornton said:

I've received two Windows 8 Pro sealed packages with both x64 and x86 media, and I've paid $60 for the first and later, $40 for the second copy. Both Legit and I've only activated the first. So it is possible to get.

To me (even though it is the retail cost), paying over $100.00 for a copy of Windows in horrendous.

Jody, although windows 8 is not supported, Windows 8.1 is still fully supported, so there's no retro effect on prices ( it's now rare so let's charge more ).

There is the other unfortunate factor with windows 8 that also has an effect on prices, Very few people got on with it when it was released and most only changed when it was re-launched as 8.1

I understand that you are "stuck" where you are due to hardware issues but 8, and even 8.1 never had the appeal that Win7 had / has

Haven't used it for years, moved on

Hi,
Yep I doubt 8 or 8.1 ever saw 10% market share lol :)