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On 2015-02-24 13:44, lug@xxxxxx wrote:
I would think that the Pi Foundation is more interested in getting kidsto learn computing skills rather than pushing open source values. This seems like a smart move by MS which looks like it will be a different beast under Satya Nadella than it was under that idiot Ballmer.
I was under the impression that Microsoft are starting to push write once run anywhere ideas for Windows 10 where a developer can write an app and it'll work on a desktop, phone, tablet and XBOX, so maybe Windows 10 on the Pi will be similar. I'm sure for those kids interested in getting into phone/tablet app or console development it's a great way to learn the skills they'd need. Who knows, maybe one of them might come up with the next Minecraft?
Windows 10 is going to be effectively free for personal use if you haveVista, 7 or 8 to upgrade from which most people not subscribing to this list will have.
I'm quite fortunate of this. While I personally run Linux on my machines two of my daughters begrudgingly run Windows 7. My middle daughter because that's what was on the laptop when I got it back from loaning it to a friend and she won't let me near it and my eldest because she's doing art and digital media at college and uses the full Adobe Creative Suite (which won't work on Linux, and I'm not buying her a Mac). My youngest daughter though is happy with Linux Mint, she can play Flash (ugh) games on her laptop for a couple of days between a new version of Flash being released and she can watch youtube videos so she's happy. I dare say when Windows 10 comes out I'll be upgrading the two Windows machines to Windows 10 and quite possibly when it's upgrade time again my two elder daughters will be working (at least part time) and can save up their own money and buy whatever they want (probably some sort of Apple device because they think Apple is cool).
Personally though, I'm sure I'll keep my old Acer Aspire running... it's been going 6 years* and now has a dead back light but plugged into a monitor it still works (and runs great with an SSD, not Core i7 quick but still enough for what I use it for).
Rob* When I say my Acer Aspire has been going 6 years, it's only had 2 keyboards, 2 batteries, 2 DVD drives, memory upgrade, 3 hard drives and now an SSD and new heatsink compound a couple of times... I think this is where Roly mentions the broom which has had 4 new handles and 7 heads but is still the same broom :-P
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