Microsoft is going all out on their marketing with Windows 10 and doing a really good job of it. They really went back to their roots on this. This makes me proud because Windows became the giant that it is not because it was the best operating system out there, but because of how it was marketed. That’s not to say Windows 10 is looking bad, it’s probably the best operating system I have seen since Windows 7, but it leaves me wondering about one thing.


Why isn't there a live CD version of Windows 10? For all your marketing efforts one still has to jump through hoops to try Windows 10 and it shouldn't be this way. Currently in order to test Windows 10 you need to install it. This means you need to delete your current operating system and re-install it later, run it in some sort of virtual machine or have an extra computer lying around. That’s just an old school, difficult and annoying way of doing things and it turns most people off. Microsoft is getting plenty of feedback from geeks because the majority who know how to run and are willing to run it will figure it out.

That’s great but what about the majority of Windows users? That’s the customer at home who hated Windows 8 and might be willing to buy Windows 10 (by purchasing a new computer the first year that is) and the customer using Windows 7 because they didn't like Windows 8. They need to be sold on Windows 10 and getting feedback from the average user would be a good idea. There’s only one way to do that – a live CD. If you don't know a live CD would let you burn an operating system to a bootable CD or DVD and test out an operating system live from that CD or DVD without any worries about damaging or changing anything. Remove the CD and reboot back to your operating system. Linux has done this for years and it’s pretty awesome. For that matter, why can’t Windows 10 run as a live CD optionally anyway?

If you read any comments out there about Windows 10 you will find a lot of questions from people who don’t know what to expect. This means these people only know what they have heard and there are a lot of those people.

For all the improvements Microsoft has made so far I really think there’s a large market out there who won’t see Windows 10 until they upgrade, buy a new computer or wait until they see what the reaction is from the public. Microsoft won’t get this feedback until it’s too late. Speaking of which, it’s probably too late now with an expected summer release but I hope they will consider a live CD version so more people can test Windows 10 and send their feedback.

Don't ignore the silent majority, they tend to get loud later when it's too late.