Windows 10: Some Still Get It Wrong: Windows 10 Won’t Launch as a 1-Year Trial

Should a Sargent ever say "I don't know" ? My always said " it's on a need to know basis and you don't need to" but I was in the navy.

 

He might mean that Insiders will continue to get updates but The Preview will still expire on 10.01.2015..?

 

Might mean this or that, could be but maybe not, is just the problem, it's just like talking to darn Oracle. At least she had an excuse, noxious fumes coming from cavern or maybe high on something.
I think, I'll just brake out Tarot cards and have a go with them.

 

And he might mean that the TP/Insider program will continue with new builds and the current ones will drop on October??

 

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At this point in time I do not even know what he means. I went back to my Win 7 disk until MS decided to release an update to 10130.

 

Yes they have. The gave Windows 7 and Windows 8 away for free if you bought PC with the previous OS on it 2 months before the new OS was released. You had to register at a website and the sent the install DVD's to you.

 

I fell into this confusion and was ready to buy several copies of Win10 so I wouldn't have to worry about it a year down the road. Fortunately, I posted what I was planning to do here and you guys saved me from spending a beaucoup amount of money for no good reason!

 

yeh! dont stress yourself out.

i mean lets pick the most extreme case hypothetically:

1. you want windows 10
2. you dont own windows 7 or 8 or xp or vista because you are a linux guy and now you want to switch
3. -> means you can buy a cheap 7 or 8 license (ie. ebay) until 28th of july 2016 and install it right away to upgrade to 10 the same day

so... no hurries...
many people seem too anxious and pressured in here.
absolutely no reason to be.

 

Are those ebays license legal? I didn't think they are but I will leave it to a mvp to answer that question.

 

Microsoft aggressively works with Ebay to remove illegal licenses. So, you can usually expect that if a license sale makes it all the way through, it's probably legitimate. It's either a new Retail license, or it's a transferred retail license. Or, in some cases, it might be a new OEM license (sold with a mouse or some hardware to make it legal), or a System Builder license (which doesn't have the hardware requirement).

 

what do you mean with ebay license? ebay has nothing to do with a product i sell. ebay is just a platform, like amazon marketplace.
if you sell a sealed box with a legal copy of w7 on ebay ... what should be illegal about it.
even if its not sealed and you stopped using w7 cuz u switched to linux completely. (as long as it is in the original box and includes the install medium, license certificate & manual - if only one of those is missing you are not allowed to sell it!)
you can sell your non-OEM os licenses as standalone products.
as well as you can sell OEM os licenses as long as you sell it along with the device they came.

i for myself have about 10-15 sealed windows 7 32/64 boxes in my basement, waiting to be sold when prices go higher in the next year until the keydate of 28th of july 2016. or maybe used for some upgrades to windows 10 on my linux machines, i dont know yet.

 

Fragement

Mystere got what I meant. I have been told by posters in the past to avoid ebay, amazon market place seller if I am purchasing a Windows disk or a key.

Is buying a Windows 7 disk off of Ebay illegal It has already - Microsoft Community

Is it safe to buy software on EBay?

Great reason to not buy Windows 7 on ebay - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

it may or may not be legal, but I would NEVER buy licensed software on Ebay, unless it was from someone who I had done business with many times before, was a verified power seller, and/or allowed full returns..
Other things, not a problem, but not "licensed" soft ware that could be easily bootlegged/not "official"

 

i was never saying there arent untrustworthy sellers in our big cruel world lol.
but selling and buying licenses is perfectly legal.

it is the same when you buy hardware from a private contact.
it could be non working. but you bought it as you saw it. so you cant return it because it was a non-commercial selling contract with no warranties.

on the other hand there are official and trusted shops on ebay as well that are certified by microsoft. so i dont understand your point.

there are scammers in the world. that doesnt mean there arent easy ways to get a legal copy of windows cheap of the internet.
but yeah sure. this fear that is generated by many is just an advantage for MS to sell licenses out of their infinite license printing machine. when hundreds of thousands licenses are lying around unused in the private sector already.

MS will of course recommend the trusted shops only because it means money for them.
it doesnt cost them anything to generate a license key. so why encourage users to buy free unused legal licenses when you can warn them about the oh so hiiiiiiiiiiigh probability that you will receive an illegal license when buying from an ebay shop with 10k positive remarks and genuine verifications.

but well as i say often enough. everyone crafts his own world... right? *Tongue