Windows 10

[Delily]

To those who are considering windows 10, I would suggest caution on such a decision. It is self-proclaimed as a 'freemium operating system', meaning many features will be locked unless you decide to pay extra.

You've heard of pay to win? This is pay to Function.

I for one will wait and see what is and isn't free, before I decide to upgrade.

That's 100% incorrect. For the first year, the upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will be free; similar to how for 6 months after its release, the upgrade for Windows 8 was $40. After that year, users will need to pay to upgrade, but there is no subscription or "IAP" you need to buy for the OS to work.

[Nexxus]

That's 100% incorrect. For the first year, the upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will be free; similar to how for 6 months after its release, the upgrade for Windows 8 was $40. After that year, users will need to pay to upgrade, but there is no subscription or "IAP" you need to buy for the OS to work.

What he is saying is that, windows 10 will be Free, but it will be the last windows, after that there will be only upgrades like how google chrome works (there's no Chrome 1,2,3,....)

Then, Microsoft (the new CEO want it that way) may charge you for "upgrade", sure you still have windows 10... but you're gonna pay for "extra" like he said.

[Delily]

What he is saying is that, windows 10 will be Free, but it will be the last windows, after that there will be only upgrades like how google chrome works (there's no Chrome 1,2,3,....)

Then, Microsoft (the new CEO want it that way) may charge you for "upgrade", sure you still have windows 10... but you're gonna pay for "extra" like he said.

Yes, thank you, I am aware of the new strategy for Windows. However, there is a large group of people who believe that after the first year, you will need a subscription to use the OS, which has been clarified.

[Riardon]

To those who are considering windows 10, I would suggest caution on such a decision. It is self-proclaimed as a 'freemium operating system', meaning many features will be locked unless you decide to pay extra.

You've heard of pay to win? This is pay to Function.

I for one will wait and see what is and isn't free, before I decide to upgrade.

Stop spreading bullkupos. There is no such thing as "fremium" OS. I don't know where you get such inaccurate infos. Stop reading tin foil websites and stick to the official Microsoft sources. Windows 10 is a free upgrade for only 1 year from the day it will start to those who own a legal W8/8.1/7 copies. All the rest must pay a full price of the OS as always. MS will treat W10 as a service and this means more frequent security and feature updates for free just like all the previous Windows Updates.

[Duuude007]

Stop reading tin foil websites and stick to the official Microsoft sources. Windows 10 is a free upgrade for only 1 year from the day it will start to those who own a legal W8/8.1/7 copies. All the rest must pay a full price of the OS as always.

Well... not exactly.



Even people who pirated Win7 or Win8 can get the free upgrade. They just won't have a "genuine" license.

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We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10...even though pirates will be able to auto-upgrade to Windows 10, the version they get will still be considered unlicensed.

Anyone with a qualified device can upgrade to Windows 10, including those with pirated copies of Windows.

So there's that.

[xxAtticusxx]

Well... not exactly.



Even people who pirated Win7 or Win8 can get the free upgrade. They just won't have a "genuine" license.

Source


So there's that.

Actually, this information is outdated and Microsoft have since clarified that non-genuine Windows users will not be entitled to the free upgrade, but instead can opt to pay for the update to Windows 10, retaining all of their information and files from their non-genuine version of Windows.

Source

[Sylve]

Stop spreading bullkupos. There is no such thing as "fremium" OS. I don't know where you get such inaccurate infos. Stop reading tin foil websites and stick to the official Microsoft sources. Windows 10 is a free upgrade for only 1 year from the day it will start to those who own a legal W8/8.1/7 copies. All the rest must pay a full price of the OS as always. MS will treat W10 as a service and this means more frequent security and feature updates for free just like all the previous Windows Updates.

Pretty sure they stated that even illegal copies of it will get the upgrade, they'll just keep getting that ungenuine prompt lol

[Cakekizy]

Pretty sure they stated that even illegal copies of it will get the upgrade, they'll just keep getting that ungenuine prompt lol

Will it eventually make you register? I installed on new machine when old one died. After using for a month or two I had to call MS and verify it since I used same license as old comp.

[stupiddog]

If you are using a notebook, you might want to postpone the Windows 10 upgrade though until the GPU vendors fully caught up: Currently, the Heavensward Benchmark crashes on my machine (NVidia Quadro K3100M) immediately when choosing DirectX 11. DirectX 9 works fine, though. No problems on Windows 8.1.

I am sure the problem will be gone by the time W10 is released, but you really want to make a full backup / hard disk image of your computer before upgrading, so that in case something does get screwed up, you have a way back.

[kyuven]

i have a slightly off-topic question...
The heck happened to Windows 9?