Free Windows 10 Upgrade

[mytai]

I have put the link below to the Forbes article on it. Apparently it will be free to any Windows 7 or 8 user for up to a year after it's release (if you want it you need to upgrade before July 29, 2016). I'm not a Windows user, but thought I would put this out there for any of you who are and haven't heard this yet.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/06/03/microsoft-windows-10-free-upgrades-upgraded/

 

[Deleted member 20280]

UH.......... windows 7 is bad enough, windows 8/8.1 are just plain SZHITERSIZZLE!

Windows 9 was scrapped because it DID NOT WORK!

Windows 10 Yeah RIGHT!

Sorry too much experience with microsoft, I am going to stick to my calculator thanks. the one with the beads on wooden poles,

Kind Regards Mr Laurie :D

 

[anthony]

It was only a matter of time before Microsoft had to go this way... as Google and Apple both freely give away their operating system, both mobile and desktop versions. More people are buying / moving to those, away from Microsoft.

 

[Recovery4Me]

I normally download from Microsoft it's self and have been waiting patiently as it has been all the buzz in IT Land for a bit.
However, I normally wait until the bugs are worked out a tad before I jump on board and check CNET to see how they rate it. I am sure it will be all over the USA as the competing battles here are pretty fierce in the advertising.

 

[Tanishq]

away from Microsoft.

Due to Linux and Ubuntu.

I think Microsoft should make it their OS free,too. Why charge it?

 

[anthony]

Why charge it?

Well... up until the last few years, Microsoft have had the monopoly on desktop OS that is as user friendly as possible, but with more people shifting to mobile nowadays, Microsoft have very little in that market compared to Apple and Google. This very website has nearly a 53% mobile user base. That is huge... some years back it was about 20%, then it just doubled and continued to rise. It continues every year still.

Microsoft thought they could never be obsolete, but the problem is that everything and anything can be obsolete depending on what people want. The less you listen, the faster you become obsolete, in technology.

 

[Go Hungry]

But for those who do want to make the jump, do it on the cheap. :)

Dead Link Removed

 

[anthony]

I honestly didn't think too many would still be running older than Win 7. Vista was just garbage, forcing anyone to upgrade, and XP is very old and ancient in the scheme of security, let alone software support.

 

[rainbow1]

I work in a hospital and all our PC's are on XP - there is a major upgrade in progress just now to Windows 7! Most places/people cannot afford to update, many don't know they should or how to.