Re:Windows 10 upgrade to be 'free' for one year
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @02:02PM
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> What I wonder is how they plan to monetize free windows 10 as a service.
I've seen no reports of free Windows 10 at all, just free upgrades in the first year of release from older Windows versions (so that Windows 10 rapidly builds an install base, rapidly becomes a target for developers, and therefore becomes more attractive as a new purchase due to the software built for it.)
Re:Windows 10 upgrade to be 'free' for one year
by sliverstorm on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @01:54PM
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Supposedly the big money has never been in Windows licenses. For example, Office is a big money-maker for them. So it is in their interests to have everyone run Windows, even if they don't get license revenue.
Hearsay though.
Re:Windows 10 upgrade to be 'free' for one year
by kryptiskt on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @01:59PM
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Windows licenses is a big money maker, but nearly all of it comes from OEM installations and enterprise customers. Few people shell out for upgrading their old computer, they tend to run what came installed on it.
Re:Windows 10 upgrade to be 'free' for one year
by 7952 on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @02:04PM
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They should just merge the consumer versions of windows and office together. Cut the subscription plan and make it reasonably expensive even for OEMs. This would let them differentiate themselves from Chrome OS and retain all their old Office customers.
What I wonder is how they plan to monetize free windows 10 as a service. I'm not going to be happy if I find it's another yearly fee like Office 365. I searched forever to find a legit activatable copy of office 2010 to avoid that.