Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently revealed a list of the Lumia models that will be the first to get updates to the latest Windows 10 Mobile OS.
And it’s not as simple to change your default browser as it used to be. You get the upgrade for free, but Windows 10 is tweaked by default to collect private information about you and your online and offline actions and beam them to its parent company without even ask for...
It has new features, a streamlined Web browser called Edge and a desktop version of Cortana, the online assistant that is Microsoft’s answer to Google Now and Apple’s Siri.
Customers can purchase the new Windows 10 versions in the country if they have devices running Windows RT, Vista, XP or other that are not eligible for a free upgrade.
When users upgrade from a previous version of Windows to Windows 10, the organization charges, the new software will override their preference for Web browser.
That figure may have been even bigger, but Microsoft has had to rollout Windows 10 in phases to ensure that the upgrade process is as smooth as possible for everyone.
Whether Beard is, in fact, right or wrong about the merits of the default settings, he does know that they also apply to Google and to many other companies who have so far refrained from writing whiny open letters about it.
The ultimate goal is that you will have the same experience on all Microsoft-loaded devices, such as your phone, Xbox One, tablet, and PC. If you’re using Windows 7, or for some reason like Windows 8, it’s probably best to wait a couple of months for the bugs with...