Every year, some pundits declare the PC dead. But sales are holding steady and are even up year over year, as mobile professionals, gamers, and corporate IT departments decide that there really isn't a credible alternative yet. Maybe next year.
After 4 years, 6 major feature updates Windows 10 is on track to hold 80% of the Windows market by the time support for Windows 7 ends in 2020. However, a number of corporate users refusal to upgrade sparks concerns that a resurgence of malware such as the WannaCry ransomware outbreak that struck Windows XP when support ended for that OS.
All in all Windows 10 has been a successful venture other than the misstep that occurred with the rollout of version 1809, (score under Upgrades and Updates).
ZDNet grades Windows 10 in 6 areas;
1. Adoption Rate: C-
2. Upgrades and Updates: C+
3. Privacy: A, The competition (Google and Apple) has made this category too easy for Microsoft.
4. Security: A/B
5. Apps: Incomplete
6. Hardware: A- Apple is stumbling badly in the Mac market, criticized for the quality of its keyboards, a lackadaisical approach to design, and a lackadaisical attitude about its professional customers. This year, the run of bad news for would-be Mac owners continues with the news that recent-vintage 15-inch MacBook Pro models are banned from airplanes because of the risk of battery fires.
To read the entire ZDNet article click the following link;
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-report-card-after-four-years-serious-challenges-ahead/
The above article segues nicely into our next news item, Mr. Science Bill Nye becoming the face of Chromebook. Is it time to take Mr. Nye's well paid for opinion and buy a Chromebook over a Windows notebook? After the Chromebook ad featuring Mr. Nye appeared, a ZDNet reporter decides to pay a visit to a retailer and find out which is selling and which is the best system to own.
Windows or Chromebook? A Best Buy salesman told me it isn't even close
After Google hires Bill Nye to explain that people are just scared to leave their decrepit Windows laptops for Chromebooks, I thought I'd get another opinion. It was harsh.
To read the surprise finding of the visit, please click on the following link;
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-or-chromebook-a-best-buy-salesman-told-me-it-isnt-even-close/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=2219791
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