Windows 10

[Meatwad]

Whats their definition of unauthorized hardware. Like a usb controlled pie oven? Zack is hosed, no more pies created by a click of the mouse

[Saxman]

Whats their definition of unauthorized hardware. Like a usb controlled pie oven? Zack is hosed, no more pies created by a click of the mouse

Damn, I was going to get that USB Foreman Grill.

[PR3D4TOR]

Windows 10 can disable pirated games and "unauthorized hardware"

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/407894,microsoft-can-disable-your-pirated-games-and-illegal-hardware.aspx

They're just covering their corporate arse to prevent litigation. They've had crap like that in the eula since Vista and they never did anything about it. If you use illegal software on their OS they can potentially be sued. And it doesn't include Windows 10 itself, only the service agreement. I.e. where Microsoft can be construed as an accomplice. The linked agreement (and hence the scary clause 7b) has got nothing to do with Windows 10. It lists the products it relates to at the end. Stuff like Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive. Notice the lack of Windows 10, Windows Phone, Windows Update. The article is poorly researched clickbait. Relax, your pron collection is safe... For now.

[Skuzzy]

Apple and Google are offering their OS' for free, and that's the only reason MS is moving (ever so slowly) towards a free OS business model. A subscription fee would kill them.

That is pure speculation.  Microsoft has said they are moving the operating system to a "service" business.  They have not stated what that means, yet.  A subscription fee is not out of the question, nor are fees for updates, but if they go that route, expect the core operating system source code to be released at around the same time.

The public reasons they gave for offering Windows 10 free has to do with getting more people to develop applications for the operating system and it is the first operating system they will be able to run across all platforms from PC/table to XBox to phone.  They want that operating system to be the only operating system they have to support.

[100Coogn]

Microsoft Can't Disable Pirated Games On Windows 10.

Coogan

[PR3D4TOR]

That is pure speculation.

Absolutely.

[SysError]

Microsoft Can't Disable Pirated Games On Windows 10.

Coogan

 

So they claim.....

 

[Shuffler]

Do not do an express install. If you do then you lose control of security. Wifi-Sense will default on. That allows everyone on your contacts, Skype, and facebook to connect to your wifi if they are within range. They will have your PW already encrypted on their machine.

[guncrasher]

Make AH work on Linux so I can finally ditch windows!

think it's the other way around.  make linux work on ah.


semp

[gpwurzel]

You can already make AH work on Linux, what bozon meant is port it over to run "natively" in whatever flavor of unix you want (rather than having to use wine and other updates to enable it to run).