My thoughts exactly! Google, the giant of machine learning certainly could spot this extension blurting out unrelated search request and filter them out accordingly. I also like the fact that it's available in the Chrome Web Store!

Is the source code of this extension publicly available? If so, I'm sorry for the developer, but I would go as far as saying his extension is totally useless...

It's free for the first year only. And even after that year, I don't think you'll be able to cleanly wipe your computer and re-install Windows 10 using that Win7/8 license.

Basically, I think Microsoft is simply trying to get as much early adopter as possible, get lots of bug reports and fix the bugs/exploits in a timely manner. That could seriously speed up the rate of companies willing to upgrade their computers from Windows 7.

And as always, if something's free, it means you're the merchandise here. I don't blame Microsoft trying to make a buck of your back, you're free to stay on your current Windows version or look for an alternative product that suits better your needs...

I bought the same unit except I still have the 500GB 7200RPM HDD and single channel 8GB of RAM of the base configuration. However, I changed the wifi card for a cheaper one (Realtek instead of Intel) but upgraded CPU from i7-4710HQ to i7-4720HQ. When prices drops and I have more money, I will put in 32GB of RAM and a fast SSD. Right now, even without those, I'm still so pleased with this laptop. It's my first computer geared toward performance that isn't a desktop and I must say that it's offering me best of both worlds. Raw performance across all aspects and acceptable portability(it ain't an ultrabook but it's no 2" thick laptop either). Being an embedded firmware developer for interconnected communication systems, it's really nice to have your main dev machine portable. When I'm at my desk, I can plug in 2 extra monitors (up to 3 on this baby). I too plan on keeping this machine for a long time. Of course, being a "slim" laptop makes it impossible to upgrade core components such as CPU and GPU but 4 SODIMM slots with 2133MHZ speed capable (prema-mod BIOS required I think) and the possibility of 2*2.5" HDDs + 2*M.2 SSDs(one of them is PCIE 2x too) is uncommon for laptops but very welcome. RAID setup using multiple HDDs/SSDs is possible on this machine.

And now everyone can easily source parts that are not supposed to be publicly available for almost nothing. Thanks Alibaba, IC2IC and such! Xbox 360 custom ATI GPU, sure! PS3 Cell CPU, easy. I assume that if those are so easy to find, digging a little further could probably score you something you could get into trouble for just having in your hands!