Just to clarify. If you bought a device. The maker aka you paid a fee.
Person above either using water market version or pirated it but more likely got it pre installed
Either they don't understand windows economics with that stupid "comment"
Just to clarify. If you bought a device. The maker aka you paid a fee.
Person above either using water market version or pirated it but more likely got it pre installed
Either they don't understand windows economics with that stupid "comment"
Hyperreality@kbin.social 11 months ago
Windows 10 was a free upgrade from 7/8. 7/8 was a free upgrade from XP. I mean, XP was installed on something, but I certainly haven't paid for windows in decades.
Apparently it's still a thing:
https://www.techspot.com/news/100334-microsoft-closes-windows-7-11-free-upgrade-loophole.html
And if you think about it, why would I pay for windows, given it's loaded with spyware? I'm already paying to use it with my data. No different than using google software.
TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com 11 months ago
Windows 7 and Windows 8 were definitely not free upgrades
Hyperreality@kbin.social 11 months ago
No?
I seem to remember there being a free upgrade for the visually impaired. I'm a wanker and wear glasses, so I ticked the box and started downloading. Apparently others also used this as a loophole.
TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com 11 months ago
Must’ve been Win7. There were ways to upgrade certain 7 licenses to valid Win 8.x licenses (the infamous Windows 8.x with Media Center) that you could get if you had a viable Win7 license (anything except starter, basic and pro). Win 10 and 11 were free “upgrades” if you had a 7+ key
sadreality@kbin.social 11 months ago
If you think that "private customers" have not paid for it... There is not much to discuss here chief