About a year ago, I preemptively wrote a review of Windows 10, and voiced my skepticism of it without really giving it a fair trial. Since then, I have gone off to Rexburg, Idaho to attend school at BYU.
Coincidentally, I have received a chance to try the operating system, because their campus is gradually upgrading their systems to it. I recently got to sit down and try one of these computers, and as they say on courtroom dramas, "the previous motion is sustained." Solitaire runs slower than it did on Windows 7, but it seems that the upgrade process is smooth. There are definitely some good ideas with the platform, but as does every first generation Windows release (pre-service pack), it leaves a lot to be desired.
For example, a solitaire game that didn't even load after a couple of minutes is outright pathetic. Second, the customization options felt as though they were somewhat lacking. Normally, a person can scale back their Windows' visual features to make it look like Windows 95, thus making the computer run faster. However, this is not the case with Windows 10. Sure, there are promises of "mods" or whatever on the internet that promise to restore that kind of functionality, but honestly, that's not really a practical option, and that goes for both economic value and the effect of system performance.
Would I upgrade for myself? Probably not. In fact, I'd be more likely to save up for a used Macintosh before I ever bought a computer with Windows 10 pre-installed. Besides, if I need it that bad, the school offers the Education edition though a few different outlets, including its bookstore and DreamSpark. For now, I feel perfectly comfortable with Windows 7, 8 or even XP.
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