Last year I posted a blog entry about the different paces of the Microsoft Update process for the Windows Technical Preview Release. This post (found here) discussed how Microsoft now has different speeds for the update process depending on your technical "proximity" to the source code. The Windows Insider program (which I have signed up for) opts for a speedy update process - approximately twice as fast as a standard update program.
In addition to the new (rapid) update pace/process for Windows 10, we are seeing some pretty amazing usage for a (relatively) early preview. The following image is taken from a December blog posting from Gabe Aul that details the Windows 10 interactive usage (i.e. real users doing real user-like things over an extended period of time).
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As you can see, Microsoft is seeing some pretty tremendous interest in Windows 10, with large numbers of people using Windows 10 a lot, every day, and sometimes as their primary desktop ... already.
And, the number of reported issues is absolutely phenomenal, as you can see by this chart.
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As Gabe explains in his posting, many of these issues are "fit and finish" bugs, but some also relate to UX or UI changes.
In addition to all this, there is a minor warning not to exceed the process bounds of the Windows Insider Program. Some of the early builds of Windows 10 have leaked from Microsoft, and Gabe has included the following warning;
"If you did install 9901 you should know that this build won’t automatically install the next official build – it has a bug that breaks flighting. You’ll need to upgrade manually using the ISOs that are released."
The next major update for Windows 10 is January 21st, which you can find out about here.
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