{"id":8758,"date":"2014-12-13T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2014-12-13T09:38:12","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T14:38:12","slug":"we-think-you-are-going-to-love-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/we-think-you-are-going-to-love-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"We Think You Are Going to Love Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Think Most Of You Are Going to Love Windows 10<\/strong><\/h1>\n

One of the biggest mistakes Microsoft ever made was trying to be another Apple. When it released Windows 8, Microsoft basically thumbed its nose at the very users who made Microsoft the successful corporation that it is: the desktop user and the business user. Businesses have work to get done and most all businesses use a mouse and keyboard – as do most home users. Windows 8 was designed for touchscreens because … because we think Microsoft had Apple-envy. But they mistook iPads and iPhones as computers for home users and business users. But had they looked deeper they would have seen that Apple still makes Macs and Macbooks and none of them have touch screens.<\/p>\n

After scurrying around after realizing their mistake and releasing a half-hearted attempt to appease all the disgruntled Windows XP, Windows 7 ( and to a much lesser extent Windows Vista) users, called Windows 8.1, they finally got rid of the decision makers who nearly ruined Windows. Windows 8 was so poorly received that Microsoft decided to skip Windows 9 to put more air between Windows 8 and the next version of Windows.<\/p>\n

I (TC) was once was a big fan of Microsoft and used to take a lot of flack for being one. But my love of things Microsoft has been waning since Windows XP, which we both feel is the best Windows ever. Maybe it was the best because it was the only Windows since Windows NT that was built from the ground up – and not piggy-backed on a previous version of Windows.<\/p>\n

So we will tell you, we didn’t hold out much hope that Microsoft would ever again achieve the goal of creating an operating system as good as Windows X. But Windows 10, if the tech preview is even close to the final version, is everything Windows 8 should have been, and is a useable and friendly and stable as Windows XP.\u00a0 It lacks one thing that will keep it from being as good as Windows XP though and that’s a good email program. As of now, in this early version of Windows 10 they have brought back the sappy email app from Windows 8 – but we’ll keep hoping that an Outlook Express-like email program will find its way into Windows 10.<\/p>\n

What’s so great about Windows 10? The greatest thing about Windows 10 is that it isn’t Windows 8. It’s more like Windows 7 with a lot of new features.<\/p>\n

Here are some things we like the best about Windows 10 so far:<\/p>\n

No matter what device you install it on – you will always get the right operating system
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\nIf you install Windows 10 on a touch device, like a smartphone or tablet, you will get the “Metro” (start screen). If you install it on a desktop or laptop you’ll get the version of Windows that works best with a mouse and keyboard or a touchpad and keyboard. The start screen with its huge tiles does not show up ( you can still access it – if you want to dig around for it).<\/p>\n

Windows 10 plays any Windows 7 compatible software, drivers, or hardware so it will be an easy upgrade for Windows 7 home users as well as business users.
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\nThe start menu is back and it’s better than ever.
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\nThe Windows 10 start menu is a hybrid menu that looks and works almost exactly like the Windows 7 start menu but is far more customizable. You can choose to show small tiles (from the old start screen) – for example the weather, stocks, email etc along side the regular start menu. Or you can do away with the tiles completely and it will look just like Windows 7’s start menu, albeit a big more modern.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight
\nApps if you like – and live tiles too. Or look below, you can have just a start menu. It’s all up to you.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Multiple Desktops – with just a click No 3rd-party software needed.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Just clicking the multiple desktops icon on the taskbar gives you as many desktops as you want.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

And switching between them is a snap!<\/p>\n

Windows Explorer (also known as This PC and File Explorer on Windows 10) now has a home button which opens up your favorite folders all in one view.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

So far we are finding a lot of things to like about Windows 10 – and Microsoft seems to be listening carefully to input from users.<\/p>\n

We’ll be keeping you up-to-date on the development of Windows 10 so by the time it is released, you will know it pretty well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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