Windows 10: Windows 10 free to get for win7 and win8.1

Can we step back and appreciate the fact that Hell just froze over, because Microsoft...

IS LITERALLY GIVING USERS THE LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION OF WINDOWS TO LITERALLY 60+ PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MARKETSHARE FREE AS AIR WINDOWS 10 FOR A WHOLE YEAR?!?!?!?!?!

UTTER SHOCK AND AWE! ('o')

 

I like your sense of humor.
How did you come up with +60% of total market share?
Just curious, I thought my guess of 20% was too generous *Wink

No debate, I just wondered.

Bill
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I like your sense of humor.
How did you come up with +60% of total market share?
Just curious, I thought my guess of 20% was too generous *Wink

No debate, I just wondered.

Bill
. Windows 7 holds like 49ish percent of the Windows marketshare, Windows 8.x holds about over 10 percent or more, Windows Phone holds about four percent globally but that doesn't bear any weight in all of this. Altogether, Windows 7 and 8.1 have a HUGE chunk of marketshare, that again, has a whole year to upgrade to Windows 10 FREE of charge, with no apparent strings attached.

It's 21st century Microsoft just woke up today.

 

Thanks, that's how you came up with +60% ... I knew you had the answer I was looking for *Smile

 

Maybe i do it, windows 7 is also good *Smile

 

Windows 10 available as a free upgrade FOR THE FIRST YEAR?

Does that mean one has to buy or pay after that year, like a contract that expires every year?

Jeff

 

means if you don't upgrade within first year you have to buy windows 10

 

thanks Dave,

then i will have some work to do on 6 computers.

Jeff

 

The way it says Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 makes me think those of us with Windows 8.0 will have to go to 8.1 then 10.

 

Yes, but you shouldn't still be on 8 now anyway.

 

There are few users that can't get there from here. The Store upgrade fails or they don't meet the hardware requirements for 8.1. Now that 8.1 Media is available, Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help some should be able to do a clean install to get there. I'm not sure what you'd do if you have one of those unsupported CPU's that will run 8 but not 8.1? It likely won't support 10 either?

 

I think they can still use 32-bit Windows 8.1 (eg. by using the Create Installation Media option and clean installing). From memory I think it's only 64-bit where that's a problem.

 

I think they can still use 32-bit Windows 8.1 (eg. by using the Create Installation Media option and clean installing). From memory I think it's only 64-bit where that's a problem. I'd have to do some reading to figure it out. That's great unless you have more than 4 gig of RAM and a dedicated video card with its own onboard RAM. It will work but you won't be able to make maximum use of your hardware. It's too early in the day for me to go spelunking this stuff. Maybe latter. *Wink

 

I only have the Laptop. There's no way to bail myself out if the upgrade hangs other than restoring an 8.0 image. If I was going to change the Windows version I'd probably go to W7 Pro to get my glass back rather than installing something that's essentially the same(barring some killer feature that hasn't been revealed.)

Let's see what happens when the next preview is released. *Smile

 

well im amazed