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JUNE 8, 2015

What does "Windows 10 is a free upgrade, for a limited time" mean?  

 

Andre Da Costa replied on
You have one year to get it forever.

If you don't take advantage of the free offer in the one year, then you are going to have to buy it like you buy Windows 8.1 today.
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Andre
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Answer
Andre Da Costa replied on

You have one year from July 29th 2015 to July 28th 2016 to get it forever.

Windows 10 will be free for the first year to all Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Phone 8.1 users.

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/what-does-windows-10-is-a-free-upgrade-for-a/660141a0-2712-4796-bb4b-a24a726a80f5

 

 

With Windows 10, Microsoft could move to a subscription-based model

Subscriptions are the obvious way out: Give away Windows for free to hopefully gain some ground on Android and iOS (and to secure the desktop/laptop PC market) — and then generate revenue from value-added subscriptions. Microsoft already offers a lot of subscription-based services — OneDrive, Skype, Office 365, Xbox Music, Xbox Live Gold. It wouldn’t be too crazy to also move Windows to a similar system — Microsoft could even add Windows to its Work & Play bundle, say, for an additional $30 per year.

 If I could get every Microsoft service, including a full version of Windows 10 Professional and Office, for $180 per year… that would be a pretty sweet deal.

 

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/195592-with-windows-10-microsoft-could-move-to-a-subscription-based-model