Re:Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today
by gambiting on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @04:26AM
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VLC plays DVDs just fine for free, by decoding CSS on the fly. One might argue that that "The right to play DVDs must be paid for every computer" but I have never signed such agreement with anyone, ever. If I legally bought a DVD then I can legally watch it - maybe in US people would argue that decryption of a legally bought DVD is "hacking" but fortunately I don't live in that beautiful country.
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Re:Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today
by toyg on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:43AM
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> I have never signed such agreement with anyone, ever
Until Windows 8, Microsoft did this for you behind the scenes. From Windows 8 onwards, Microsoft stopped doing it; you could either pay them to do it again, or OEMs would do it for you.
With 10, Microsoft just won't do it. I expect OEMs will still do it on new devices, but upgrades are anybody's guess.