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The Unintended Consequences of Free Windows 10 For Everyone
Ammalgam writes: Microsoft seems to be really driven to pushing over a billion people to the new Windows 10 platform as soon as humanly possible. In the latest push to make this happen, the company has basically decided that (somewhat off the record), pirates can come in the side door and it really doesn't matter what the state of their Windows license is, they can get Windows 10 for free. To get deep into the weeds on how this is happening, you have to read Ed Bott's excellent article on ZDNET – "With a nod and a wink, Microsoft gives away Windows 10 to anyone who asks." However, on Windows10update.com, Onuora Amobi asks whether the cost benefit analysis has been done and if this deluge of new members will have a detrimental effect on the Windows Insider Program.
Go do a sfc /scannow and a dism /online /clean-image /checkhealth? I bet you money every 8.1 box that is more than a few months old will report problems? Funny as 7 doesn't have this problem?
It happens regardless of hardware and explains why 8.0 users can't upgrade to 8.1 as their update is too broken to be moved over.
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Nadella turned the company around.
You would be a completely blithering moron not to invest in their stock right now.