In CHINA every one is going to get free upgrades to Windows 10

josin

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Microsoft Corp is making its biggest push into the heavily pirated Chinese consumer computing market this summer by offering free upgrades to Windows 10 to all Windows users, regardless of whether they are running genuine copies of the software.

The move is an unprecedented attempt by Microsoft to get legitimate versions of its software onto machines of the hundreds of millions of Windows users in China. Recent studies show that three-quarters of all PC software is not properly licensed there.

Terry Myerson, who runs Microsoft's operating systems unit, announced the plan at the WinHEC technology conference in Shenzhen, China.

"We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10," he said in a telephone interview with Reuters. The plan is to "re-engage" with the hundreds of millions of users of Windows in China, he said, without elaboration.
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Source: Microsoft announces Windows 10 release date, free upgrade - The Times of India


why China alone? Why not consider India too? we too are good in piracy....
 
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Flash

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With the population of China & PC's installing Windows 10, Microsoft can flaunt "Windows 10" as the most installed OS in the whole world.
Clever(?) marketing move.. :lol:
 
avinandan012

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josin said:
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Source: Microsoft announces Windows 10 release date, free upgrade - The Times of India


why China alone? Why not consider India too? we too are good in piracy....
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Number of persons who use a computer in India is way less compared to China
 
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REDHOTIRON2004

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China is piracy hub of the world. So, we would soon get the legitimate copy of win10 for our computers as well here in India.

Good move.
 
rijinpk1

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Flash said:
Check the OP again..
"We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10," he said in a telephone interview with Reuters.
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i know that. i was answering [MENTION=171297]snap[/MENTION]'s question. except in china, you will be able to upgrade to windows10 for free only if you have a genuine copy of previous os version,and only for the first year.
 
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Anorion

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this is the article
Microsoft tackles China piracy with free upgrade to Windows 10 | Reuters
The quote by Terry Myerson
"We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10,"
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Ok, now Im not 100% sure, but this is the way Im reading this
it was in a conference in China, the article says China because that's where the most piracy is, but the statement can as easily be applied to India or Russia or actually any pirated Windows copy on any PC anywhere in the world. Sure the article is China centric, but nowhere is it mentioned that these measures are exclusively for China.
So Indian users may benefit from this after all.
again, this may just be wishful thinking.
 
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josin

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amjath said:
^its free for an year, after that they will force them to buy
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You cant force some one to buy an OS nowadays.That time has long gone. There are other better options out there which are free. IMHO microsoft shall make win Os free to every one and should think and act like google/Apple to make money. Selling An OS will not be a viable choice for log time gains. Wake up MS
 
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REDHOTIRON2004

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josin said:
You cant force some one to buy an OS nowadays.That time has long gone. There are other better options out there which are free. IMHO microsoft shall make win Os free to every one and should think and act like google/Apple to make money. Selling An OS will not be a viable choice for log time gains. Wake up MS
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Google and Microsoft both have very different strategies to make profit and both have there negatives And positives. Google is dependent on ads and tracking user activities which it sells to third parties. While windows is not involved in these type of activities as it have a different model of selling OS for making profit.

So, both cannot be compared. And you can choose according to your privacy needs.
 
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kkn13

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NO
you guys have got it all wrong
Microsoft says Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for all windows 7+ users if they decide to upgrade within a year
they arent gonna ask you to pay up after a year of using Windows 10

also the pirated windows thing is for everyone not just china

Source-WindowsCentral,they have Microsoft employees in their forums
(im not advertising , just posted as proof,if im breaking any rules,please remove this bit) :)
 
Desmond

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Microsoft announces that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for pirates as well.

Speaking to Reuters from the WinHEC conference in China, Microsoft's operating system chief Terry Myerson said, "We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10." This means that everyone running Windows 7 or 8.1, irrespective of whether you pirated the operating system or not, will be allowed to upgrade to a legitimate version of Windows 10.

It isn't clear if Myerson's comments only pertain to China, or to all Windows users worldwide. We have reached out to Microsoft for clarification, but haven't yet heard back. Myerson's wording certainly sounds like this will affect all Windows users worldwide.

Updated: ZDNet's Ed Bott got a response from a Microsoft spokesperson, confirming that the free upgrade path is indeed available for all pirates everywhere, and not just in China.

As you may have heard before, Microsoft has long had an issue with Windows piracy, especially in developing markets. Back in 2011, then-CEO Steve Ballmer estimated that only 10 percent of users in China were actually paying for Microsoft software. Rather famously, one of the main reasons that Windows XP had such a massive share of the desktop market for so many years was due to rampant piracy in China. A more recent study by the BSA says that 74 percent of commercial software in China is unlicensed.

But now, according to Myerson, it's time to "re-engage" with Chinese users of Windows—and that means a free, legitimate upgrade license for Windows 10, even if you're a pirate. We don't yet know how this program will be implemented, but presumably it's an extension of the previously announced program, which will see Microsoft offer free upgrades to Windows 10 during the first year of availability.

The arrival of Windows 10 heralds a different way of doing business for Microsoft. While Windows licenses have historically been a huge source of income for Microsoft, it's now moving towards a more service-based model; instead of a large up-front license cost for Windows, Microsoft will instead leverage services such as Skype, Office 365, and Software Assurance subscriptions. For this new modus operandi to be successful, it's very important that Microsoft gets everyone onto the same common platform—Windows 10—rather than a bunch of fractured, older operating systems. A free upgrade across the board, including an armistice with the pirates, will be very effective at moving everyone to Windows 10.

Speaking at the WinHEC conference yesterday, Myerson said that Windows 10 would be released "this summer" in 190 countries and 111 languages. He also announced that the Chinese companies Tencent and Qihu 360 would be giving away Windows 10 for free to its customers.
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Source: Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for all users worldwide [Updated] | Ars Technica

I think this is a step in the right direction to combat piracy. However, what would they substitute to generate revenue is not known.

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PS: Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer weeps gently in the corner. He does not even have enough $100 dollar bills to wipe his tears.
 
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Flash

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Re: Microsoft announces that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for pirates as well.

Mods, merge this..

*www.digit.in/forum/technology-news/190502-china-every-one-going-get-free-upgrades-windows-10-a.html
 
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