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Mărar » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:47 pm wrote:Am inceput si eu zilele astea sa invat Linux si recunosc ca nu inteleg avantajele instalarii unui program din command prompt. Adica ok, daca vrei sa-ti faci un server backbone poate ca e mai bine sa nu ai GUI, dar pentru un poweruser obisnuit?

The final bit of news from the software company is that Windows 10 is going to ship “this summer” in 190 countries and 111 languages.

Speaking to Reuters from the WinHEC conference in China, Microsoft's operating system chief Terry Myerson said, "We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10." This means that everyone running Windows 7 or 8.1, irrespective of whether you pirated the operating system or not, will be allowed to upgrade to a legitimate version of Windows 10.

It isn't clear if Myerson's comments only pertain to China, or to all Windows users worldwide. We have reached out to Microsoft for clarification, but haven't yet heard back. Myerson's wording certainly sounds like this will affect all Windows users worldwide.

Updated: ZDNet's Ed Bott got a response from a Microsoft spokesperson, confirming that the free upgrade path is indeed available for all pirates everywhere, and not just in China.

zme-ul » 18 Mar 2015, 19:18 wrote: too good to be true

MicroSoft wrote:We have always been committed to ensuring that customers have the best Windows experience possible. With Windows 10, although non-Genuine PCs may be able to upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license. Non-Genuine Windows is not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed, or supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner. If a device was considered non-genuine or mislicensed prior to the upgrade, that device will continue to be considered non-genuine or mislicensed after the upgrade.

• Windows 7 RTM: Media (ISO)
• Windows 7 SP1: Media (ISO) or Windows Update
• Windows 8: Media (ISO)
• Windows 8.1 RTM: Media (ISO)
• Windows 8.1 S14: Media (ISO) or Windows Update
• Windows RT: N/A
• Windows Phone 8.0: N/A
• Windows Phone 8.1: Windows Update

• Processor: 1GHz or faster
• RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit)
• Free HDD: 16GB
• Graphics card: DirectX 9 with WDDM driver
• Microsoft account and Internet access

At its WinHEC hardware conference in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft talked about the hardware requirements for Windows 10. The precise final specs are not available yet, so all this is somewhat subject to change, but right now, Microsoft says that the switch to allow Secure Boot to be turned off is now optional. Hardware can be Designed for Windows 10 and can offer no way to opt out of the Secure Boot lock down.

We're excited to introduce our new 3DMark API Overhead feature test - the world's first independent test for measuring differences in DirectX 12, DirectX 11 and Mantle API performance. It's also the very first public application to use DirectX 12

Lisa Su, CEO AMD wrote:What we also are factoring in is, with the Windows 10 launch at the end of July, we are watching the impact of that on the back-to-school season, and expect that it might have a bit of a delay to the normal back-to-school season inventory buildup