There are a few compelling reasons for Frontier to now reconsider a port to Linux for Elite.
Although Windows has the lion's share of the market for gaming, this will change very soon. Linux Kernel has about 1.78%, but this will also change soon.
Windows 10 is "the last Windows OS", so says Microsoft. Windows 10 will only run on the new sixth generation processors, so says Microsoft, Intel, AMD and QualComm. Windows 10 Eula and Microsoft's arm twisting to get Windows 7/8 users to submit to an upgrade most have said they do not want. A Windows 10 Eula which includes an all inclusive personal data grab, including anything on your box or in the cloud. <(provided you accept the Eula and License agreement.) Windows 7/8 will only run on hardware it was designed for, but not the new sixth generation hardware. Windows 10 will also prevent dual-booting to any Linux Distro or other OS, with Windows 10 Safe-Lock boot scheme. Windows 10 is now a "Service", not a "Product".
I have to wonder where you got your information, no, windows 10 will not 'only run' on new sixth generation processors, you've misunderstood the information.
It's been said that windows versions earlier then 10 will no longer be compatible (as in they will not get) cpu drivers for cpu's after skylake.
And with the Eula, no, you cannot sign away your stuff like that, your stuff is your stuff, however what it does cover as I wrote previously, is that if you use any microsoft product, then it will need to gather certain information in order to give you certain functions, if you do not use these functions, then it won't gather any data.
On dual booting, it works just fine so again unsure where you get your information from.
As for windows 10 being a service and not a product, that is a gray area that at least as I have seen, if you pay for something and get a physical product dvd then it is a product and you are entitled to be able to use that product as it is delivered to you as time of purchase, what microsoft can do, is not provide you certain services unless you pay, however again that's a gray area as 'critical' updates would be required by law, non critical would not. So yeah at least in EU the consumer is fairly well protected.
And honestly it is NOT in microsoft's interest to actively spy on their users, what information is gathered is gathered for a reason.
People seem to forget that siri on iphone has access to ALL your stuff, and collects that data. Siri does so, because if it didn't it wouldn't work the way advertised.
It is the exact same thing with windows 10.
If you want to use cortana? cortana needs to collect and analyze your voice and what you say to better understand you, needs calendar and whatnot to be able to access that.
windows mail gives access to your mail, it collects and handles the data gotten from the mail server.
So yeah, also remember it is ONLY with microsoft products that come with windows they can do this, they cannot 'invade' other apps and get what they are doing (unless the app talks to windows), doing so would be illegal hacking of such apps. It can't gather your credit card or anything from chrome or whatnot, and even in edge it only asks if it should save it for completion, of which you should definitely say no.
Heck facebook is a hundred times worse then windows 10, and facebook's support on that matter is hilariously bad, most likely because facebook is entirely optional and people give out their information gladly.
So yeah...relax, and don't listen to those that blow it out of proportions, if microsoft ever was found to actually be spying on you, as in reading exactly what you were writing and whatnot, and 'actually' invaded your privacy, they would end up in a world of trouble at least in EU.
Microsoft has acknowledged that there are spying options which you cannot turn off.
I have it on my laptop I don't use much but like heck are they putting it on my desktop.
Elaborate and please provide source for this knowledge, and what this 'spying' actually is?
