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Windows 10 Will Be Free To Users Who Test It

Posted by Soulskill on from the free-as-in-beer dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has been making a big push to change its business model for Windows — likely due to the low/no cost updates you can get for competing operating systems. The company surprised everyone when it said legit copies of Windows 7 and 8 would be supplied with free upgrades, but now they're extending that even further: anyone who tests the Windows 10 Technical Preview will get a free upgrade to the full version of Windows 10 when it comes out. In a blog post, Microsoft's Gabe Aul said, "As long as you are running an Insider Preview build and connected with the [Microsoft account] you used to register, you will receive the Windows 10 final release build and remain activated. Once you have successfully installed this build and activated, you will also be able to clean install on that PC from final media if you want to start over fresh."

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  1. So that means it's free to everyone by JoeyRox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because we've all been beta-testing Windows since forever.

    1. Re:So that means it's free to everyone by jasmusic · · Score: 4, Funny

      Because we've all been beta-testing Windows since forever.

      Wait till someone lets you in on the secret of Linux.

  2. Clean install from final media by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    By "final media" do they mean bittorrent? Because that's where I've historically gotten all of my windows media from

  3. Re:But I pirated Windows 7 Ultimate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Will I get Windows 10 Ultimate??

    Yes, you will. As a punishment.