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Windows 10 upgrade will not be free after one year
Microsoft is saying is that if you want the free upgrade you need to do it in the first year. After that time you will need to buy the upgrade just like you had to do with every other version of windows. Previous upgrades were around $99 to $129 (depending on version) and I imagine this will continue to be the case.
Microsoft has been heavily promoting the fact that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for consumers running Windows 7, 8 or Phone 8.1 when the OS is released later this year. While the company is clearly pushing this 'free upgrade' announcement to make sure they can hit their 1 billion users benchmark, ina post on the company's Australian Partner Network, they explicitly state that the free upgrade offer will expire after one year.
Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices in the first year. After the first year, upgrades will be paid via boxed product and VL Upgrades.
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#5076439 Posted on: 05/20/2015 08:27 PM
Uh it will be, they already stated it will be. You submit your Windows 7/8/8.1 key and they give you a Windows 10 key, the 7/8/8.1 is then deactivated. The new 10 key has standard consumer licensing applied to it. It's no different then the upgrade from 7 to 8 was, when it was being promoted for $40, only this time it's free.
Well of coarse I dont think anyone believes there free upgrade will be transferable
Uh it will be, they already stated it will be. You submit your Windows 7/8/8.1 key and they give you a Windows 10 key, the 7/8/8.1 is then deactivated. The new 10 key has standard consumer licensing applied to it. It's no different then the upgrade from 7 to 8 was, when it was being promoted for $40, only this time it's free.
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#5076443 Posted on: 05/20/2015 08:32 PM
for retail keys , i highly doubt OEM keys will be transferable
And most people bought there system with the OEM OS/Key unless MS is changing there ways to being nice. which if they are I want to see link stating this applies to OEM OS/KEYS
Uh it will be, they already stated it will be. You submit your Windows 7/8/8.1 key and they give you a Windows 10 key, the 7/8/8.1 is then deactivated. The new 10 key has standard consumer licensing applied to it. It's no different then the upgrade from 7 to 8 was, when it was being promoted for $40, only this time it's free.
for retail keys , i highly doubt OEM keys will be transferable
And most people bought there system with the OEM OS/Key unless MS is changing there ways to being nice. which if they are I want to see link stating this applies to OEM OS/KEYS
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#5076774 Posted on: 05/21/2015 05:20 AM
I don't really see what the big deal is. They have to profit from this somehow, and everyone who intends to make the upgrade is a pretty huge % of active Windows users. Those who are incapable of doing the free upgrade (basically, anyone willingly using Internet Explorer 6/7/8 on Windows XP) likely have no interest in upgrading anyway, and PC sales just haven't been as high as they used to be. So, MS probably realized that if they perpetually let W10 be a free upgrade, they're not going to break even. Therefore, their source of profit will be people who were "too lazy" to do the switch soon enough.
Remember too - they have to pay to maintain the servers that everyone is downloading the upgrades from.
I'm not advocating for MS here; I personally greatly dislike the company, and especially Windows. I just think that this move makes sense when looking in their perspective.
I completely agree, they should ask for as much as they can charge. And obviously, price tag they used till now, worked fine. There is no reason to think that it will not work again.
However, here is the interesting thing. Few days back, i did helped to my neighbour something about program she use in school, and surprise..., it works only on MS Windows systems, and it is obligatory. Now, what happens if someone does not use MS Windows? That is complete insanity.
They should charge as much as they want/can, but they should not use their profit $ to buy legistrators and influence education systems. That way, they will not fail (as they already should), because of corruption via government power.
I don't really see what the big deal is. They have to profit from this somehow, and everyone who intends to make the upgrade is a pretty huge % of active Windows users. Those who are incapable of doing the free upgrade (basically, anyone willingly using Internet Explorer 6/7/8 on Windows XP) likely have no interest in upgrading anyway, and PC sales just haven't been as high as they used to be. So, MS probably realized that if they perpetually let W10 be a free upgrade, they're not going to break even. Therefore, their source of profit will be people who were "too lazy" to do the switch soon enough.
Remember too - they have to pay to maintain the servers that everyone is downloading the upgrades from.
I'm not advocating for MS here; I personally greatly dislike the company, and especially Windows. I just think that this move makes sense when looking in their perspective.
I completely agree, they should ask for as much as they can charge. And obviously, price tag they used till now, worked fine. There is no reason to think that it will not work again.
However, here is the interesting thing. Few days back, i did helped to my neighbour something about program she use in school, and surprise..., it works only on MS Windows systems, and it is obligatory. Now, what happens if someone does not use MS Windows? That is complete insanity.
They should charge as much as they want/can, but they should not use their profit $ to buy legistrators and influence education systems. That way, they will not fail (as they already should), because of corruption via government power.
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#5076792 Posted on: 05/21/2015 06:37 AM
Prices for me.
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit with SP1 OEM / $199.00
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM / $139.00
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit with SP1 OEM / $125.00
Lol'd at price difference between x86/x64
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit OEM / $199.00
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32/64-bit Retail DVD / $135.00
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I think my Upgrade for 8 Original was $55? I forget..
Prices for me.
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit with SP1 OEM / $199.00
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM / $139.00
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit with SP1 OEM / $125.00
Lol'd at price difference between x86/x64
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit OEM / $199.00
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32/64-bit Retail DVD / $135.00
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I think my Upgrade for 8 Original was $55? I forget..
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I got a bad feeling about all this free upgrade advertising.
Somehow i feel the downside will be, that they will fully bound OS to hardware. So you won't be able to activate Windows 10 as soon as you want switch to a new computer. Your "free" Windows 10 would not be portable to any new system. I hope i'm going to be wrong.
Well of coarse I dont think anyone believes there free upgrade will be transferable