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Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates

Posted by Soulskill on from the on-second-thought-they-like-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes: If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. All that talk about pirates getting free Windows 10 upgrades? Not happening. For genuine users, the free upgrade to Windows 10 means receiving "ongoing Windows innovation and security updates for free, for the supported lifetime of that device." Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of operating systems, has clarified the company's plans were not changing for non-genuine users: "Microsoft and our OEM partners know that many consumers are unwitting victims of piracy, and with Windows 10, we would like all of our customers to move forward with us together. While our free offer to upgrade to Windows 10 will not apply to Non-Genuine Windows devices, and as we've always done, we will continue to offer Windows 10 to customers running devices in a Non-Genuine state."

2 of 214 comments (clear)

  1. how about the Buccaneers? by turkeydance · · Score: 3, Funny

    they need more help than a quarterback.

  2. Too bad by Guy+From+V · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pirates are just going to have to suck it up and totally go without Windows 10 now no matter how badly they want it.