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TECHNOLOGY A23
Friday 5 February 2016
Microsoft wants you using Windows 10, like it or not
ANICK JESDANUN app’s layout would auto- In this Jan. 21, 2015, file photo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event demonstrating the
AP Technology Writer matically reconfigure to new features of Windows 10 at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. If you’re running
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re the given screen size. an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already
running an older version of New apps are being de- downloaded on your machine. The automatic download, beginning the first week of February
Windows, you might sud- signed for Windows 10, so if 2016, is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible.
denly find Microsoft’s Win- you have an older system,
dows 10 upgrade already you might find yourself shut Associated Press
downloaded on your ma- out.
chine. ___ you’d have to spend HOW TO KEEP THE OLDER you might miss important
You never requested it, so BENEFITS FOR MICROSOFT money upgrading those WINDOWS security fixes.
why are you getting it? Microsoft is reducing reli- programs, if upgrades are Microsoft is treating Win- If you work for a large com-
The automatic download is ance on software sales in available at all. Printers, dows 10 as a type of securi- pany, your system adminis-
part of Microsoft’s aggres- favor of services such as scanners and other acces- ty update it regularly push- trators are likely monitoring
sive push to get Windows the Bing search engine, sories also might need new es to users. Microsoft is now these updates, so Windows
10 on as many devices as OneDrive storage and controlling software, called reclassifying Windows 10 10 won’t automatically
possible. Since last July, Mi- Skype for communications. drivers. If a driver update as “recommended” rather download without their OK.
crosoft has distributed the Windows 10 was designed isn’t available, you might than “optional.” In doing Plus, Microsoft isn’t offering
free upgrade on request. to steer users to those ser- find yourself with a dead so, those who have set their Windows 10 for free to larg-
But starting this week, it’s vices. Microsoft makes accessory. machine to automatically er companies.
also pushing it out to those money from ads and pre- And once you upgrade to get important updates will Microsoft will support Win-
who haven’t requested it mium features that cost Windows 10, you might be get Windows 10, too. You dows 7 until 2020 and Win-
— and who might not want money — such as addition- ceding control over future can avoid this by turning dows 8 until 2023, after
it. al OneDrive storage. upgrades to Microsoft. The off automatic updates in which time it will stop fixing
Microsoft isn’t actually in- Microsoft can also encour- company is offering incre- the settings under Windows any security problems. By
stalling Windows 10 auto- age app makers to write mental updates to Win- Update. That’s not recom- then, it might be time for a
matically, but installation more software for Windows dows 10 on a regular basis, mended, though, because new computer anyway.q
is just a click or two away. 10 if a lot of people are us- and it won’t always give
If you’re not careful, you ing it. It’s similar to how Ap- you a choice on whether
might suddenly find the ple pushes its users to up- to accept.
new system on your old grade to the latest iPhone ___
machine. and Mac systems. App
Is this good for you? developers know they can
___ enable the latest features
THE BENEFITS OF WINDOWS without worrying about
10 abandoning too many us-
Windows 10 has many im- ers of older devices.
provements over its pre- ___
decessors — especially WHY HOLD OUT?
Windows 8. It’s much eas- System upgrades aren’t al-
ier to use than Windows 8, ways smooth, especially on
and it offers more modern older machines with slower
controls — akin to mobile processors, less memory
devices — than Windows and less storage space
7. (There is no Windows 9.) available. Microsoft’s Get
Windows 10 also paves the Windows 10 app will verify
way for multiple devices to that you meet minimum
work together. system requirements — but
minimum doesn’t mean
You might be able to buy speedy.
an app once to run on your Older machines also might
PC, phone and Xbox game have software that won’t
machine, for instance. The work on Windows 10, so
Cisco to buy Jasper in move
into ‘Internet of Things’
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — leading platform for what’s Wi-Fi, security for connect-
Cisco Systems Inc. is buy- known in technology par- ed devices, and advanced
ing Jasper Technologies for lance as the “Internet of analytics to better manage
$1.4 billion in cash in a Things” that encompasses device usage.
move to help its customers a growing range of con- Jasper, based in Santa
connect, automate and nected devices, applianc- Clara, California, has more
manage billions of Internet- es and machines. than 3,500 customers in 100
connected devices rang- countries.
ing from cars to jet engines Cisco, which makes com- Cisco of San Jose, Cali-
to implanted pacemakers. puter networking equip- fornia, will pay Jasper
Cisco said Wednesday that ment, says it plans to add additional but unspeci-
privately held Jasper has new Internet of Things ser- fied “retention-based
developed the industry’s vices including enterprise incentives.”q
