steven36 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 If you're Microsoft and had to choose an ideal time for tech press to start discovering that Windows 10 Home Edition quietly increased from $119.99 to $139.99 in the U.S., it would absolutely not be following the disastrous October 1809 update. But here we are, and the timing couldn't be worse. MSPowerUser spotted the stealthy price hike at the Microsoft.com store, and indeed the cost of Windows 10 Home has moved up to $139.99 for the digital download. Precisely when the new $139.99 price went into effect is unknown, but the same price for the digital version can be seen at Amazon. Interestingly, the physical USB stick version is still retailing for $119.99 there. The clock could be ticking on that original price tag, however. Microsoft.com is listing the USB version as "out of stock" on its own storefront. I have to assume that within a few months all U.S. retailers will begin transitioning to the new $139.99 price for both physical and digital versions. The optics on this are borderline disastrous. While Microsoft generated a ton of goodwill by offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade, that period of generosity has expired. And Windows 10 is becoming notorious for buggy updates, the latest of which is deleting various documents and files in user account folders. The problem was so critical that Microsoft pulled the plug on its October (version 1809) update until it can investigate further and eradicate the issue. Adding insult to injury? ArsTechnica discovered at least six reports of Windows Insiders (the beta-testers who get to trial early versions of Windows 10 features and updates) complaining about this same update deleting their files. Here's a sampling of those reports via Twitter user Rafael Rivera. That was three months ago. Windows 10 Pro, which allows you to defer updates, still retails for its introductory price of $199.99. Deferring means you have full control over when feature updates and patches are installed on your PC. A wise move since the bugs frequently introduced in these updates take time to resolve. If I were a Windows 10 user at this point, I would feel practically forced to upgrade to Pro to retain some peace of mind. On the other hand, stories exactly like this are why I switched to Linux. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Microsoft needs more Windows (rot)10 beta testers, and what better way than to make them pay more for the privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Karlston said: Microsoft needs more Windows (rot)10 beta testers, and what better way than to make them pay more for the privilege. What good beta testers when they only fix issues by votes ? The reason this bug Microsoft knew about for 3 months didn't get fixed with Files getting deleted was because it didn't get enough of votes . They have 2 different branches of beta testers on 2 different builds most of the time and most people who use betas didn't sign up to test they just signed up so they could get builds faster they dont even vote on the bugs. The fix for getting your files back by the way is a. do a system restore . b. if that fails use NTFS file recovery software, The more you use your computer without doing a recovery the more chance they will be overwritten and you want get them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, steven36 said: What good beta testers when they only fix issues by votes ? The reason this bug Microsoft knew about for 3 months didn't get fixed with Files getting deleted was because it didn't get enough of votes . Yep, you're preaching to the converted. Only Microsoft would rate a data loss bug as unimportant simply because it didn't get enough votes. I hope lots of sh*t is hitting Microsoft's fan, but somehow I feel Microsoft will do nothing other than find ways to put positive spin on users losing their precious irreplaceable photos, videos, etc. For example... "Microsoft have announced that by withdrawing the Windows 10 1809 update, they have prevented over 600 million Windows 10 users from losing their data." Only enterprises and their users can force Microsoft to change their failed Windows 10 testing and update strategies. Home and small business users are just Microsoft's unpaid beta testers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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