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And before that people were vowing never to upgrade to XP, and before that people said 98 would be the last version of windows they would ever run...

• pessimizer 10y ago
  The difference is that after XP, the majority of users didn't upgrade.
  • scholia 10y ago
    Windows 7 did get a majority of the Windows market. Windows 10 will get a majority of the Windows market. In fact, in some areas -- the USA and the UK, for example -- Windows 10 overtook Windows 7 late last year, on StatCounter's numbers.
    • CamperBob2 10y ago
      Yes, when you trick and manipulate users into upgrading, it results in a substantial short-term boost in market share.
      • scholia 10y ago
        I don't think moving people from one version of Windows to another counts as an increase in market share. And since they gave away a free upgrade for the life of the device, at a considerable cost in terms of servers and bandwidth, it wasn't profiteering either.
        • CamperBob2 10y ago
          And since they gave away a free upgrade for the life of the device, at a considerable cost in terms of servers and bandwidth, it wasn't profiteering either. Pro tip: when a for-profit company does something that appears to be uncharacteristically altruistic... ...Aw, heck, you know what? Never mind. Enjoy the garden.
          • scholia 10y ago
            There were advantages for users and advantages for Microsoft. Both sides won. As for your "garden", anybody can build their own Windows PC and sell it, without restriction. Anybody can write Windows software, and sell it. Anybody can use a Windows PC and software for any purpose they choose. If you want to attack people for restrictions, you can find far more of them in other parts of the tech world.