Brace yourselves! A new OS is coming.

I haven't shared anything for a little while and this post is one that I feel goes back to why I originally started this blog. I, like many others, reserved Windows 10 so I can get my Win10 Pro (because I currently have a copy of Win 7 Pro) when it releases the 29th (Just 6 more days from today.). I did a fresh install just a few days ago and have been running Windows Updates to keep everything prepped for when the big upgrade occurs. Today when I went to update I got this instead.

The reality of what is about to happen has sunk in. No more updates to Windows 7. Soon I shall have a whole new OS to play with. Personally I am excited for it. I enjoyed Windows 10 in the tech preview. I even have the most recent build installed on a pc where I work so I can continue to test it to see if any of our more specialized programs will face any problems with it.

I feel like it is a stable OS that offers some nice new features in a way that isn't overwhelming coming from windows 7, or even XP if you haven't made the jump from there yet. So far I also haven't seen any major compatibility issues with my games that couldn't be easily overcome with minor fixes I am already used to. That is a huge plus right there since I have an intense love of gaming.

Then again I see Windows 10 being like Windows 7 in more ways than the similar appearance. Windows 10 is a blend of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 7 was a blend of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Both Windows 10 and 7 were Microsoft's attempt at redemption after fucking up big time.

Windows XP was a nice, stable OS that everyone had gotten used to and liked for the most part. Then Windows threw out Vista and people wanted to see Windows burn for it because they made a bunch of ridiculous changes meant to give Windows a fresher look and be more secure. Instead Vista just pissed us off with its ridiculous User Account Control settings and instability. Then came Windows 7 to save us from Vista. Microsoft bothered to beta test it and took what people liked about Vista and XP and meld them together into a nice cohesive blend.

Now they are repeating that process. They tried to shove a unified OS down everyone's throat that was also meant to shove touchscreens down everyone's throats simultaneously. Windows 8 was ridiculously changed in unnecessary ways that added a huge learning curve for everyone because it was so overwhelmingly different. It blew like Windows Vista and in some ways even worse than Vista. Now here comes Windows 10. The question now is if it will save the day like Windows 7, or if they wills crew things up and end up with another OS everyone wants to burn them down over.