Aren't they all GUI version at this point? Even my Raspberry PI running a small Linux has a GUI.

Yea but the "Brain" can do that...it doesn't take a "Mind"! who needs a conscience anyway...if asked, I'm sure they would say...

Ladies and Gentlemen
Microsoft has gone out of their was to not only be a nuisance but to hijack your computer. All hail the people who see these things and say "Oh no you don't" to big brother Gates. Go to this site and download the GWX Control Panel. This gives you complete control over Microsoft 10. It will rid you of the icon, the popups,and the sneaky add ons Microsoft is sticking on your pc related to Windows 10. I refurbish computers. I ask every customer whether they want to or intend to upgrade to Microsoft 10. At least 80% have no interest. Before I send them out the door I add this program, remove all of 10's crazy stuff and everyone's happy. Here is the link:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/detai...

In case one did not read the fine print, with Windows 10, MS essentially watches everything on your laptop, all the content you work to create is no longer yours. DO NOT UPGRADE to Windows 10!!

Source A: http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/micro...
Source B: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/p...
Source C:http://www.cio.com/article/2949626/wi...

Source D: (always a great read) https://tosdr.org/ <-- (please take a moment to understand some of the ramifications of what is written here!)

Think of it this way; in the old days, banks took peoples money and basically paid them to hold their money by paying out interest. Some still do. However, on the flip side, banks were using that money to earn money for themselves, with loans, et. al.

Now, the CLOUD service provides - DropBox, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, nearly all of them - provide discounted or free storage to unsuspecting users. Sure, its secure. Sure, they would never copy your data outright, for free.. but, there is ALWAYS a flip-side. Cloud service providers sell access to your data & meta-data (data ABOUT when/how/from where you access your data .. and how often) to marketers willing to pay for such. Someone is always paying for the hardware on which your data resides. If its not you upfront, its you on the backside, often without your knowledge or involvement.

Ever wonder how/why, e.g., your list of email recipients on Yahoo! mail suddenly appears in your LinkedIn list of "People You May Want to Know" ? Guess who's receiving your contact information on the other side? Yes, that's right Yahoo! email service is free for a reason... LinkedIn, among others, is paying for access to your private(?) data.

Microsoft Windows 10 is but the LATEST of a trend in IT where consumers pay for their services via broadcasting minutia about themselves to the marketing world. Buyer beware.

Well, the creepy curs are smart enough to hijack computers.
+1 since you just landed here and I can appreciate the sentiment..

According to PC Mag they're going to stop bugging you on July 29.
http://www.pcmag.com/news/344307/micr...

As someone posted below, this just happened yesterday to a friend. He hit the X and found Windows 10 installing! I said I'd check it out...didn't have to do anything except check our group...

There is a reason that Linux is not expensive. When it was copyrighted (patented?). Anyway, the person (or persons) wanted it to be available to everyone. So, you may download it for free. You can make improvements and then sell that program, however, you MUST include the source code. This would be like Coca Cola printing the formula on every bottle. Once you buy one bottle, you can use the formula or recipe to make your own coke.That is why their formula is secret and why Linux source code is not.

I read this and tried to post it -- you beat me to it! -- j
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I question their ability to vote at all.

I'm still using win 7 professional. But then, I had to be dragged to the first windows. I learned ms-dos back when 640 k was the maxed out ram. File names were 8 characters long. Eventually, I had to change to keep up with the tech. Still, I do not upgrade till all the bugs are worked out of the system, and I always use the keyboard instead of the mouse, if possible. You may be surprised at how quick the keyboard can be. Good luck with ten. If they ever get the bugs out, I just might upgrade.

Another approach, which bridges the gap between OS-X and Windows apps, is WineBottler, and it's free, available here: http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ .

With BootCamp, available for the Mac, you can switch between Windows and OS-X. This is not a virtual machine, like Parallels, so if speed (like for gaming) is critical, you're better off with BootCamp.

Right on!!

Regarding Ubuntu there is a new LTS (long term support) version = 16.04. Here is a link to a review of it: http://arstechnica.com/information-te...
Has anyone here tried it yet?

Regarding Ubuntu there is a new LTS (long term support) version = 16.04. Here is a link to a review of it: http://arstechnica.com/information-te...
Has anyone here tried it yet?

I have an older computer with Windows 7 that I do not go on line with, but as you say somethings just only work on W computers.

Try http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/ near the beginning is a link to 2 desktop versions (pick the one that corresponds to your processor (32 or 64 bit) and download it for free. That is how I got it. The $15 Amazon version is fine - the price covers the cost of the thumb drive it comes on. 14.04 is called an LTS version which means it has Long Term Support. I've never tried a beta because I'm not very computer savvy. There is a newer version (16.04) which I haven't downloaded yet.

YES I'm using a GUI version called Ubuntu - it is free and works great!

While i don't agree at all with this type of tricky installer/forced recommended "update", as a person working in IT I am a little excited for a world where a lot more people are now aware to read the darn dialogue boxes they so often click right through.

Other shady and even not so shady software has been doing the ol' hide the button trick for years resulting in my hearing the phrase "well I never installed that", "I have no idea where it came from" & "It just appeared out of nowhere".

Yes it's sad to see microsoft stoop to these levels but try and remember your computer is your responsibility and no one is "taking over" your machine or "hijacking" you.

I really dont like Microsoft at all. I avoid their offerings whenever POSSIBLE. We switched to Macs in our company. I dont even read Microsoft ads.

I am interested in moving to Linux, but I don't know which versions are best. One person posted that Linux Ubuntu was best but in looking it up on Amazon it is about $15.00 (assuming I found the right one) which seems too cheap to me. Can someone provide a link to a good version? Thanks :-)

What's wrong with these people? My guess is that they possess the mindset to vote Progressive.

I solved the problem by upgrading to Ubuntu Linux.