Amazon has put up product pages for selling Windows 10, both Home and Pro, in a USB flash drive instead of the more traditional DVD installation media. Microsoft itself has confirmed this fact though it won’t comment on the shipping date and the product price. This new USB method signals a small but pivotal change in Microsoft’s methods, aligning with updating not only how it distributes Windows but also its image as well.
For those who need to do a fresh install of the OS, this USB might be heaven sent. Many computers today, both desktops and laptops, only make optical media drives optional but all of them can boot from a USB stick. More compact and more resilient, a USB installer demonstrates Microsoft finally getting in with the times.The strangest part about this sighting on Amazon, however, is the shipping date which is August 16. Windows 10 itself launches on July 29 and, although Microsoft explained that the update will be released in waves, that, in theory, should only cover updates to existing Windows installations. New copies should not be that late.
The Windows 10 Home edition is marked at $119.99 while the Pro version goes for $199.99. At the moment, only Amazon has so far made public these products…….
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