Microsoft finally prices Windows correctly.
Microsoft to Provide Free Upgrades to Windows 10. The article doesn't discuss how the different "subtractive" editions will work. I suppose you get a free upgrade to whichever edition you are curr...
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Army11Bravo wrote:GordonThree wrote:
Further speculating... it's a hook to get you onto a subscription plan. Your first year of Windows is free, then you either have to renew, uninstall or live with limited functionality.
Yes it's the way many companies are raking in more money. Sell you software or operating systems that expire in a year so they continue to increase sales. I stopped buying $1500 Adobe Creative Suite software now that they are monthly & yearly subscription based. Thankfully, Apple sells one version of each new OS, not business, home, etc. like Micro$oft, for just $29 and free updates.
As far as skipping Windows 9, a truer statement is Micro$oft wanted to leverage their marketing with a Windows 10 versus an Apple OS X (OS ten).
it's a 'buy once, pay forever' plan.
