Reserved Windows 10, got confirmation, haven't gotten anything to begin downloading?

• Osayidan wrote on 2015-07-31 13:06
  Yeah I'd like sources on most of that too.
  I can confirm windows 10 home edition does not allow disabling updates, which I think is a good thing because no one does their fucking updates and then complain when they get exploited. If you think you know what you're doing to be able to decide whether or not you should install updates, you can do so in the professional edition.
  
  Also real solitaire players grab the executable from windows 98.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-07-31 13:22
  Is playing minesweeper and solitaire even that important to play? I feel like nowadays there are more ways to play that online without getting it from microsoft.
• Lan wrote on 2015-07-31 13:56

  Quote from Space Pirate Nithiel;1283114:

  The more I find out about Windows 10 the less I want it. There's the privacy issues where their servers are collecting everything from your emails to your browser history, the fact that by default they have your PC set up to act as a file sharing service distributing parts of windows updates to other people so they can update faster, using up your bandwidth and data without your knowledge or permission, the fact that you can't disable automatic updates so whenever an update is available it will download it whether you like it or not and the only way to avoid it is to never connect to the internet again, you can no longer buy Office, you have to rent it and keep paying for it over and over, and then other smaller issues like having to pay $10 a year if you want to play Solitaire without video ads.

  
  
  The thing about not being able to buy office is lies.
  
  https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/office
  
  Though having to pay $10 a year for ad free solitaire is true.
• Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2015-07-31 22:25

  Quote from Lan;1283155:

  The thing about not being able to buy office is lies.
  
  https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/office
  
  Though having to pay $10 a year for ad free solitaire is true.

  
  
  Yes, you can still buy OLD versions of office. But they are trying to push people to getting the subscription based office and while it is currently only speculation may be getting rid of the one-time-purchase altogether.

  Answering the question, [Office division head of comms Clint Patterson] added: "Like Adobe, we think subscription software-as-a-service is the future. The benefits to consumers are huge. Subscribers are always up-to-date. They get the latest and most complete applications. They can use subscriptions across the multitude of devices people use today."

  So they have openly admitted to planning to make Office subscription only in the future, but are waiting a little while because people aren't used to it. http://www.zdnet.com/article/subscription-only-microsoft-office-dont-hold-your-breath-says-microsoft/
  
  As for the other stuff -
  Privacy issues: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/
  
  The file sharing thing: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/30/windows-10-steals-your-bandwidth-to-send-other-people-updates/
  
  Osay already commented on the -unable to disable updates- thing. It is only set like that in the Home version, but to be fair most people outside of businesses are probably going to have the home version. Apparently if you change your networking settings to being on a metered network it will only download the "critical" updates instead of EVERY update, so I guess thats a small help as far as data use goes but it may still update things you don't want updated.
• Lan wrote on 2015-08-01 14:00
  http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/31/9075531/windows-10-privacy-how-to I apologize for linking to Polygon