Re:Introducing Surface Laptop
by kbenson on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:31PM
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Sibling comments note that it says you can upgrade to to Windows 10 Pro for $50, or for free until 2018. The free upgrade seems to be possibly linked to this deal (it's referenced in the store page), but the details take you to the Windows S page which notes that upgrading from Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Pro is a normal feature of Windows 10 S (although it notes "affordably", so there is usually a cost).
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For anyone considering running linux this type of nickle-and-diming is more likely to push them over the edge than to stay with windows.
If you stay with windows you get more of this kind of thing, if you jump ship then you never have to worry again.
The wonders of using software without paying for it.
Without having to pay for it. You can easily pay for most Linux distros.
I personally do pay for the FOSS tools I make use of, but I bet the majority that find outrageous to pay for OS X or Windows software aren't willing to pay for anything on UNIX FOSS clones.
Re:Introducing Surface Laptop
by TazeTSchnitzel on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @06:18PM
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Microsoft has let you easily change Windows edition for some years now. It was called Windows Anytime Upgrade in 7, it dates back to Vista.
Unusual that the Windows RT-alike supports it, though, but perhaps that's because Windows 8 and Windows RT were mutually exclusive in their hardware support (x86 vs ARM), and this isn't.