With Microsoft upping the free space requirements, are 32GB devices going to be abandoned? Upgrading a Stream 7 from Windows 8 to 10 will result in a shorter support lifecycle for people not willing to start from scratch installing the Anniversary update from USB. Windows 8.1 is supported until 2023. Windows 10? 2025.
• Updates are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it. A device needs to install the latest update to remain supported.
One is better off to not have upgraded to Win10 on the Stream.
When these were being dumped onto the market for $80 they came with free Office 365 Personal that I used on another machine. They also came with $25 credit on the Microsoft store. Sort of a no-brainer. If you run Chrome for any video they are able to play Youtube or Safari videos. It's a gym tablet, i.e. you won't really care if you accidentally crush it with an ellitical beam. The other use for the Stream is as a Chrome Remote Desktop for a real device.
BUT ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle?C2=18165&force... ) :
• Updates are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it. A device needs to install the latest update to remain supported.
One is better off to not have upgraded to Win10 on the Stream.
When these were being dumped onto the market for $80 they came with free Office 365 Personal that I used on another machine. They also came with $25 credit on the Microsoft store. Sort of a no-brainer. If you run Chrome for any video they are able to play Youtube or Safari videos. It's a gym tablet, i.e. you won't really care if you accidentally crush it with an ellitical beam. The other use for the Stream is as a Chrome Remote Desktop for a real device.