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Who's upgrading to Windows 10?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by starbuck, Aug 18, 2015.

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  1. starbuck

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    In the three weeks since the new OS's debut, Windows 8.1 users have been the most willing to migrate.

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    Windows 8.1 users have been half again as likely to upgrade to Windows 10 as their compatriots running Windows 7, data from a Web metrics vendor showed today, confirming expectations about who would upgrade first to Microsoft’s new operating system.

    The ascension of Windows 10’s usage share has largely come at the expense of Windows 8.1, according to measurements by Irish analytics company StatCounter. Of the combined usage share losses posted by Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 since the last full week before Windows 10’s July 29 launch, 57% has been attributed to Windows 8.1 deserters.

    Windows 7, meanwhile, contributed 37% of the losses by the last three editions, and Windows 8, 6%.

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    The disparity was not unexpected: Most pundits and analysts figured that users of Windows 8.1—like Windows 7, eligible for a free upgrade—would be first in line to dump their existing OS and migrate to the new. The changes in Windows 10, including the restoration of the Start menu and windowed apps, were most attractive to Windows 8 and 8.1 users, experts believed, because their removal had been widely panned.

    Simply put, Windows 7 users, who were more satisfied with the OS Microsoft gave them, would be less motivated to upgrade. That’s been proven out by StatCounter’s early numbers.

    But there were recent signs that Windows 7 users have begun jumping to Windows 10 in numbers nearly equal to Windows 8.1.

    During the week of August 10-16, the difference between the declines in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 was the smallest it’s been since Windows 10’s debut. In that week, Windows 7 lost 0.55 percentage points of usage share, only slightly less than the 0.64 percentage points given up by Windows 8.1. The week before—August 3-9—the gap between the two was much larger: Windows 7 lost 0.95 percentage points, while 8.1 declined by 1.42 points.

    StatCounter’s data also illustrated just how important Windows 7 conversions will be to Windows 10’s ultimate success—as Microsoft has defined it, that would mean 1 billion devices running the operating system by mid-2018. Even if it coaxed every Windows 8 and 8.1 user into upgrading, Microsoft would be looking at a usage share of less than 21% for Windows 10. It must convince large segments of Windows 7’s base to migrate as well.

    That may require modification of the Windows 10 pitch, perhaps with less talk about the return of the Start menu, say, and more about enhanced security. Working against Microsoft are a plethora of Windows 10 behaviors, particularly its mandated updates and the concurrent loss of control over what reaches customers’ devices and when. That has raised hackles among the traditionalists who stuck with Windows 7.


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    starbuck, Aug 18, 2015
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  3. IceMan37

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    Significant news! I was wondering the ratio of win 7 users vs win 8/8.1 users that were adopting Windows 10.
     
    IceMan37, Aug 19, 2015
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    Me too and this is exactly what I thought wold happen because Windows 8.1 users have the greatest need.
     
    Rich M, Aug 19, 2015
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    I stopped by to ask a question and will go ahead and do so. However, after reading this thread I am more confused as what to do. Until I understand I will not update.

    Here is my question: Every once in awhile lately I have been getting a pop up message to update my computer to windows 10 free of charge. Has anyone else seen this? Right now I am using Windows 7 and have heard there will be free versions of updated versions from time to time. Before any download I would like advice please.
     
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    For the next year upgrade to Windows 10 will be free. You need to reserve it with that popup message you are getting.
     
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    Just upgraded to windows 100 Home and it certainly is a lot better and faster also Microsoft Edge is a vast improvement on IE 11 that kept crashing and loading slow
     
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    I did the upgrade and liked it, but I'm not a fan of upgrading a already running OS so after the upgrade I downloaded the ISO, put it on a USB drive and did a fresh install. I like it to be honest and I have had no issues so far. I of course immediately installed a start menu for it as after 20 years of using it I feel lost without it.
     
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    That is what I did too Ray :)
     
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    It is the best way and now we have a copy of it although 10 has a recovery partition.
     
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    Agreed. It ran fine on the "in place" upgrade but I noticed a tad more speed with the clean install, and as always has been the case as long as I can remember a completely clean installation of Windows is the best way to do it :)
     
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    I actually did too. I noticed some hesitation on the upgrade when launching things or even moving my mouse. Clean install and it all went away. It also feels like my SSD is optimized better, it just seems much more responsive than before.
     
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    In my opinion Edge needs more work done on it yet. Not 100% to my liking.
     
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    Yeah Windows 10 handles a default install of SSD's better than 7. All I did was check the trim mode as such,

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    I agree with that it does need work.
     
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    With 7 you had to do that manually, but not 8 or 10.
     
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    Agreed. I use Chrome so it makes no difference to me.
     
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    I got sick of the Java/Adobe Flash Player Wars and went to Pale Moon and have never looked back!
     
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    The very first thing that put me off of Edge was you cannot just drag and drop bookmarks. It took me quite some time to figure out how to arrange the menu bar with separate folders and then import the bookmarks according to the folder topic the way I had it previously in IE11. Before, with IE I could just drag any bookmark, or even the page I was on directly into that folder. Not so with Edge. You have to go through too many steps to do something simple.
     
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    Not a fan of Java and it's not installed on my PC.

    It's almost like they don't want the user being able to mess with anything.
     
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    Yes I believe MS is taking a "cell phone" and "apple" approach and trying to control the OS more. The privacy issue they will just say something like "this is how our cell phones already are, and this is how I-phone and android operate to give the user the best experience. In other words plausible deniability :)
     
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