When Microsoft announced that Windows 10 will be launched later in the year, it will be available as a free update.
The company says the upgrade will be free for the first year, and as soon as Windows 10 is available. The update will be available to anyone using Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 . If you do not have Windows 7 installed on your device, you will need to buy Windows 7 to upgrade to enjoy.
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Windows 10 is designed to run on a wide range of devices, among which include smartphones, tablets, laptops or desktop computers. Microsoft says that Windows philosophy is to be a service, which means that, in addition to free upgrades on older versions of the operating system, the company will provide free updates of the system exploitation.
What is most intriguing is that the Windows Phone 8.1 devices will directly jump to Windows 10. And as Gareth Beavis onstage rating, Windows Phone as we know it is dead, while an OS for govern all emerged.
It is not known if Windows 10 will be free one year after his release, and there is no word on how much it will cost once the year has elapsed. Earlier rumors suggested that a similar subscription model to Office 365 will be applied to the OS, but Microsoft has neither confirmed nor denied the rumor. During a question and answer session after the event, the company said it "did not decide" how much it will charge its OS , reports Ars Technica . On the Microsoft blog, Terry Myerson tried to explain the new idea of "Windows as a service," but nothing more.
"It's more than making single day" , wrote Myerson. "Once a Windows device will be upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to maintain throughout the duration of the decision charging the device at no additional cost " , he continues.
We had a first grip on Windows 10 PCs last year, but the company has introduced many innovations would I go in other articles as well as a version of Windows 10 and other smartphones devices during his last night event. To date, Microsoft has not announced an official release date of Windows 10 for consumers. A version preview will arrive in February for some users, but a launch in the fall to a wider audience is expected.
The company says the upgrade will be free for the first year, and as soon as Windows 10 is available. The update will be available to anyone using Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 . If you do not have Windows 7 installed on your device, you will need to buy Windows 7 to upgrade to enjoy.
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Windows 10 is designed to run on a wide range of devices, among which include smartphones, tablets, laptops or desktop computers. Microsoft says that Windows philosophy is to be a service, which means that, in addition to free upgrades on older versions of the operating system, the company will provide free updates of the system exploitation.
It is not known if Windows 10 will be free one year after his release, and there is no word on how much it will cost once the year has elapsed. Earlier rumors suggested that a similar subscription model to Office 365 will be applied to the OS, but Microsoft has neither confirmed nor denied the rumor. During a question and answer session after the event, the company said it "did not decide" how much it will charge its OS , reports Ars Technica . On the Microsoft blog, Terry Myerson tried to explain the new idea of "Windows as a service," but nothing more.
"It's more than making single day" , wrote Myerson. "Once a Windows device will be upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to maintain throughout the duration of the decision charging the device at no additional cost " , he continues.
We had a first grip on Windows 10 PCs last year, but the company has introduced many innovations would I go in other articles as well as a version of Windows 10 and other smartphones devices during his last night event. To date, Microsoft has not announced an official release date of Windows 10 for consumers. A version preview will arrive in February for some users, but a launch in the fall to a wider audience is expected.