Windows 10: Free Windows 10 Now Looks A Terrible Deal

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It's an arrow ... I started adding more icons trying to make a W, but that didn't work so I left it the way ti was. Truth is I started with it pointing up because it was easier to figure out how many I needed.

I'm glad Kerry brought up the subject so I could shoot it off on a tangent


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I don't see the problem if MS starts charging for upgrades in 2 - 4 years. I paid for Windows 7. I paid to go from Windows 7 to windows 8 and it didn't break me. Besides that l'll probably have a new computer by than. As long as they don't charge for security updates I can live with it.

 

Pssha, unless you game/use heavy productivity software, then you shouldn't have to upgrade in 2-4 years.

My laptop from 2009 which was midrange even then is still going strong. Unless it completely breaks (pls don't) I ain't upgrading.

MS should give the typical LTS cycle, then charge afterwards for another LTS cycle, or charge more for a new build+LTS cycle. Or abandon the older build and upgrade everyone I dunno.

 

Um, they are going to charge for upgrades? After the one year free upgrade period expires you'll pay for an upgrade version just like you'd pay for a full version. There will be no adition charges for those that did the free upgrade though.

 

I have never kept a computer that long and I doubt I'll start now. I always pass my old computers over to family members. The computer I have now will probably be going to my grandchildren.

 

I'm sure MS will be doing upgrades to windows 10 and not just updates. Do you really think new upgrades for Windows 10 will always be free?

 

Ah, OK, I see what your saying. Yes I do. For the life of the device. Microsoft is still going to make money off of Windows (10), even if they do that. Buy a new PC, you pay for Windows. Upgrade after the one year period, you pay for Windows. Build a new desktop and want Windows, your going to pay for it. Want to upgrade from XP or Vista to Windows 10, your paying for it.

 

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Are you talking about upgrades like a new version of windows? Then they should give you the option of not upgrading and just receiving security updates & patches for the current version you have tell extended support ends. Not everyone can afford a new system every 2 to 4 years.

 

The author the Forbes article is quoting is somewhat of an idiot...*Wink Mags like that frequently put out ridiculous and outrageously incorrect headlines just to get page hits. Pay them no mind...

"Supported life of the device" means "as long as Windows supports the device you have installed it to"...so what would happen if in two years Windows no longer supported PCs? What would happen is that Microsoft would go broke rather quickly, because if Windows no longer supported PCs then none of Microsoft's Applications, 99% of which need Windows to run, would be supported, either.

Generally, anything that ends in ..."world"...like "Networkworld" or "Computerworld" is famously unreliable. Best to tune them out altogether...

 

MS apps run just fine on no longer supported OS, like apps on XP...

The "supported life of the device", or as MS defined "supported lifetime of the device" is not clarified. MS has stated that "Details on our device’ supported lifetime policy will be shared at a later time." That makes media outlets wonder what the "supported lifetime of the device" actually means, even if the outlet's name does not end in the word "world".

Most certainly, taking advantage of the free upgrade offer for W10 should be delayed until the "details" are clarified by MS. At which point, one or more media outlets may even be correct with their prediction...

 

The life time of the device means as long as the device is working. That can be any length of time.

 

So the question is what is the difference between the lifetime of the device which you've defined above, and the supported lifetime?

My guess is that it's support by the OEM that is being referred to here.

If it was support by Microsoft then it would just be saying that Microsoft support it only as long as Microsoft support it, which while true wouldn't tell anyone very much as it's circular.

 

Exactly. People are missing the distinction between the actual physical life of the device and the "projected" lifetime of the device. Microsoft is estimating that said device will last 2 to 4 years and is using that estimate to calculate/project future revenue. If that device was upgraded for free to Windows 10, they aren't going to make any money on new Windows sales until it dies. A very optimistic estimate if you ask me. A phone or a tablet might byte the bullet in that time frame but I'm hoping to get a lot longer use out of my laptop and desktop PC.

 

It should be that for the life of the device you have the Wn10 upgrade installed you will receive free upgrades/Updates. And if you did purchase a copy you will receive free upgrades/updates for that with no time limit.