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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."

6 of 214 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Since when rewarding pirates is "good"? by David_Hart · · Score: 4, Informative

    If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. All that talk about pirates getting free Windows 10 upgrades? Not happening.

    Since when it is "good" to reward pirates, and to who (other than pirates!) it sounded "good"?

    The Security community, maybe... Not all Pirates are smart Pirates. Some end up getting scurvy (trojans, spyware, etc) as a result of their pirating ways.

  2. Re:Greedy Corporation by modmans2ndcoming · · Score: 3, Informative

    um....it's been 6 years since windows 7 was released.

  3. Re:Greedy Corporation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    um....it's been 6 years since windows 7 was released.

    You are part of the problem. You don't care about stability, you just want new, new, new.

  4. Plans *are* changing by fortfive · · Score: 4, Informative

    if this article is to be believed.

    Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Windows chief: “We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10. . .anywhere in the world. . .

    but now

    Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of operating systems, has clarified the company's plans were not changing for non-genuine users . . .[but despite the earlier statement] our free offer to upgrade to Windows 10 will not apply to Non-Genuine Windows. . .

    A little smelly. And just when I thought MS was working it's way back to cool.

  5. Re:Greedy Corporation by jarfil · · Score: 3, Informative

    XP is crap. Its driver model and security model are a total joke. Any program can bring the whole system down, and you will not even know which one it was.
    I can't believe people can defend XP, call it "stable" and whatnot. I would rather have a Vista with all its beta-ish stuff than touch XP with a ten foot pole.

  6. Re: Greedy Corporation by sexconker · · Score: 4, Informative

    At this moment of time I am replacing a motherboard. Will Windows 7 even boot off it? NO!

    Bullshit.

    No efi support or I should say limited and no I do not even mean secure boot.

    Bullshit.

    I am talking usb 3 which Windows 7 doesn't support.

    Bullshit.

    USB 2 in efi? No support or very limited. Sata in uefi mode? Nope. Exotic. Need 3rd party driver.

    Bullshit that doesn't even make sense. What does Windows 7 have to do with it? Talk to your mobo and peripheral manufacturers.

    Windows 7 will boot if you turn on csm aka compatibility support module which trashes your boot time.

    No tablet support.

    Also bullshit.