I just read a really disturbing article about Windows 10 privacy (Google it; there are quite a few). In short, the end user has no privacy whatsoever. Microsoft will have access to everything you do, type, and say as well as every web site you ever visit. What's more, they state clearly in their 'privacy' policy that they can disclose or even sell anything they gather from you to anyone they want, any time they want.

I was all ready to jump onto the bandwagon until I read that. In fact, until yesterday, I was signed up and waiting impatiently for the upgrade prompt. Now I'm thinking Windows 7 is going to do me until 2020 when the warranty runs out. After that? I have no idea.

Maybe Linux? Hard to say, really. I've checked back with Linux every few years since 1995 and it still looks like a big mess to me.

Apple and the Mac? This year's models are all sealed up so no hardware upgrades... unless you fork over the big bucks and get the top-of-the-line Mac Pro bucket. Otherwise, what you buy is what you're going to be using until you go buy a whole new system.

And I really can't think of another OS that will run high quality software for music production, graphics, video editing, animation and writing. (sigh)

I can only hope that the outcry is so loud that Microsoft rethinks their privacy policy... or someone comes along with a saner OS that actually allows us the privacy we all have the right to.

It's just the next phase of their well-known plans.  20+ years ago someone interviewed a bunch of MicroSquish employees and one of the questions was "What is Microsoft's vision for the future?"  All of them answered "World domination" and then laughed it off to make it sound like a joke.  

Hi,
 
This is the part of the "cloud" business that I do not like. I will not even consider purchasing the Office because of it as it copies everything to their cloud, even if you do not save it there.
 
While, I do not have any concerns about "privacy", that is, no skeletons in the closet, no weapons, a lot of music porn -- all bought, a DAW, some attempts at creating something, a couple of radio shows I put together, you know ... the usual rubbish that would bore Microsoft and the FBI within 3 seconds, unless they would be interested in getting arounsed by 300 poems, 500 foreign film reviews and some short stories and a couple of novels .... wahhhhhhoooooo!!!!
 
All in all, lying and hiding in this day and age is nutz. But the whole cloud thing, just tells me, how much "corporate" control there is in this country and in the world, that it is even allowed to do so. I imagine that it will make life super hard for a couple of groups around the world, since there won't be any difference between a computer and a cell phone!
 
No wonder AT&T wants in quickly!

craigb
It's just the next phase of their well-known plans.  20+ years ago someone interviewed a bunch of MicroSquish employees and one of the questions was "What is Microsoft's vision for the future?"  All of them answered "World domination" and then laughed it off to make it sound like a joke.  

LOL! I missed that one. :)

rontarrant

craigb
It's just the next phase of their well-known plans.  20+ years ago someone interviewed a bunch of MicroSquish employees and one of the questions was "What is Microsoft's vision for the future?"  All of them answered "World domination" and then laughed it off to make it sound like a joke.  

LOL! I missed that one. :)

Weird that the word "greed" is not even listed here!

Moshkito
Hi,
 
This is the part of the "cloud" business that I do not like. I will not even consider purchasing the Office because of it as it copies everything to their cloud, even if you do not save it there.
 
While, I do not have any concerns about "privacy", that is, no skeletons in the closet, no weapons, a lot of music porn -- all bought, a DAW, some attempts at creating something, a couple of radio shows I put together, you know ... the usual rubbish that would bore Microsoft and the FBI within 3 seconds, unless they would be interested in getting arounsed by 300 poems, 500 foreign film reviews and some short stories and a couple of novels .... wahhhhhhoooooo!!!!
 
All in all, lying and hiding in this day and age is nutz. But the whole cloud thing, just tells me, how much "corporate" control there is in this country and in the world, that it is even allowed to do so. I imagine that it will make life super hard for a couple of groups around the world, since there won't be any difference between a computer and a cell phone!
 
No wonder AT&T wants in quickly!

Well said, Moshkito. It's like the man said: just because I have nothing to hide doesn't mean I wanna give up my privacy.

rontarrant
Well said, Moshkito. It's like the man said: just because I have nothing to hide doesn't mean I wanna give up my privacy.
...

You just went completely backwards on what you wanted to say.
 
"... everything I have ever told you is a lie, including that! ... what am I supposed to believe in, then!? ... well, Stanley, certainly not me! I'm the devil!"
 
You need to see the original "Bedazzled" film with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore! You will wake up after it!

Moshkito
You just went completely backwards on what you wanted to say.
 

You'll have to explain that one. What did I reverse? It might have been a typo. ;)

What about W8.1? I wonder if it has the same privacy issues. I'll keep W7 on my laptop but 8.1 is on my DAW but it does not go anywhere online other than Cakewalk, and does some plugin downloads and updated like IK, ADD, TT, etc. I use Dropbox, I don't even know why I have iCloud but I guess, as they say, nothing exists until it is backed up twice. I'll not be going to W10 on the laptop, perhaps on my DAW. I just hope I can get W7 when this laptop finally dies... I should clone the HD huh.