Thursday, August 27, 2015

The hidden cost of Windows 10

The hidden cost of Windows 10

Barry Collins warns that you always end up paying, even for “free” OS upgrades

It wasn’t so long ago that Apple and Microsoft routinely got away with charging for upgrades to their operating systems. Now, the very idea of paying to update Windows or Mac OS X seems as ludicrous as making Wayne Rooney the poet laureate.

We’re all suckers for a freebie. As soon as an alert pops up informing us that there’s a new version of an OS for our phones, tablets or computers, we eagerly tap the ‘Update’ button... and then spend the next eight hours regretting it while swearing at slowmoving progress bars.
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