Will Windows 10 fare better than Windows 8? -- Tech Roundtable
VENICE BEACH, Calif. - For years, consumers have been reluctant to upgrade to new computer operating systems, despite the promises of new features.
Would they respond differently if the software was free?
Microsoft is taking a bold gamble that they will, when it releases Windows 10, the latest edition of the Windows operating system, in the fall. This is a big change from how Microsoft has always done it, usually charging $100 or so for the upgrade.
In this week's #TalkingTech podcast, we explore how consumers will fare, with a great roundtable of folks from the tech startup Silicon Beach area here, including Peter Pham, the co-founder of incubator Science, Inc., Aaron Hirschhorn, the co-founder of DogVacay and Stageit's Evan Lowenstein, the former pop star ("Crazy for this Girl") turned tech mogul.
Listen to the audio below, which we recorded at Tunein.com's new studio here in the heart of Silicon Beach. Arriving, Lowenstein and Pham compared notes on how they take two phones with them everywhere, to run their business.
We also explore Amazon's bombshell this week that it will be entering the movie business and talked wearables and what impact that would have on businesses.
Look for the #TalkingTech podcast here every weekend.
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