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Free (Gratis) Version of Windows Could Be a Reality Soon

Posted by timothy on Friday February 28, 2014 @02:57PM from the insert-coin-to-continue dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is exploring whether to release a free version of Windows to increase the number of computers using the latest operating system. Currently the company seems to be testing a new version of the OS called 'Windows 8.1 with Bing', which will include Microsoft's key modern apps and services."

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Free as in... by Danzigism · 2014-02-28 15:02 · Score: 4, Informative

beer?

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Re:Kinda funny by Luckyo · 2014-02-28 16:57 · Score: 4, Informative

Strange how all those people pirating win 7 get their updates just fine according to the comment section of TPB on the most popular windows 7 torrent I just searched for to fact check this statement.
Could be they're all lying and it's a grand conspiracy. I'm going to go with more likely scenario - that pirate crowd have long cracked the protection and are enjoying their DRM free stuff as usual while the rest of us have to live with it.
Re:Kinda funny by davester666 · 2014-02-28 18:00 · Score: 5, Informative

It's the sound that occurs when you hit a cheap aluminum frying pan with a wood spoon.

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Re:Kinda funny by Hamsterdan · 2014-02-28 21:38 · Score: 4, Informative

Not true. They are ways to activate 7 in a permanent fashion (SLIC comes to mind), or other ways via searching for Windows Activator. And yes, a hacked win7 *will* auto update

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