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People Are Obtaining Windows 7 Licenses For the Free Windows 10 Upgrade
jones_supa writes: Windows 7 has quickly started increasing its market share of desktop operating systems, nearing 61%. If you're wondering why this is happening when Windows 10 is almost here, the reason is this: Windows 10 will be available as a free upgrade for those running Windows 7 and 8, and the new OS will have the exact same hardware requirements as its predecessor, so the majority of PCs should be able to run it just as well. Because Windows 7 was launched in 2009, a license is more affordable than for Windows 8, so many users are switching to this version to take advantage of the Windows 10 free upgrade offer.
Used to be 7th post.
Nice theory, but it's not 'the reason' unless it is proven to be. What about the people replacing XP or Vista? And the disappointed 8.x users switching to 7?
Where?
Actually I just planned to use Windows 7 as long as my parents will retire (special Windows-only apps they need). After that they will be using Linux like me.
Part of this approach is simply that the offer allows people that are considering new hardware to go ahead and do it, and not wait for W10. In the past, many would hold off as a new OS was on the horizon. So its not necessarily all about saving $$.
In Greece its the same price for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
With affordable/budget computers soon to be secure boot locked to windows 10+ ONLY(no more linux etc). I am buying a few older'' computers to keep options open.. Ditto with a Windows 8.1 tablet, TW802 that I like, once Win10 rolls around forced windows updates, etc..Bad enough I can't run OLDER OS's on that, so buying now to avoid forced updates (and at least for now, linux is a possibility).
I have Windows 7 because I am still using XP (32 bit) and I refuse to use Vista, Win 8 or Win 10.
All my other systems are Linux and I plan to eventually switch completely to Linux. Windows 7 is my last stop
Wow, this article really pulls a conclusion out of its butt. They look at some vague web statistics, notice that Windows 7 has gone up a tad - likely due to seasonal usage differences or many other things - and then draw a wild conclusion that people are using it to get Windows 10?!
They are probably getting kickbacks from Microsoft for posting it.
I am sick of seeing these 'one simple|weird trick' spams everywhere
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Alternatively, people have seen that Windows 10 is just as bad as Windows 8 and are hurrying to buy Windows 7 licenses as the only decent version of Windows with a reasonably long remaining support window...
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This only makes sense, at least for my application.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
Let's apply Occam's Razor:
People are buying Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 because the former is cheaper and most people seem to prefer it.
Sure, they get Windows 10 as well. Woohoo. If it's unusable for the first year, their fallback OS isn't Windows 8.
Why spend the money now? You have a year and Windows 10 could be a total disaster at launch. Could be months before drivers and third party support catches up. Also, if your device will probably need replacing in a year or two, your going to still get a better Windows 10 deal buying a new PC with it then going through buying a Windows 7 or 8.1 upgrade and then upgrading to Windows 10. For most people, your really not going to be so impressed with Windows 10 that it trumps Windows 7 or even Windows 8.1. In fact their are plenty reasons to wait things out.
If Win 10 is Win 8.2, then everyone will be rushing to get Win 7, and the price will shoot up. Those who hoarded licenses will be set.
People could just as easily be wanting anything "not windows 8" but can't wait to buy a computer until windows 10 is released. That would mean Windows 7 or some other OS. Inertia means Windows 7.
On the main page, 12 mentions of Windows and 5 mentions of Microsoft.
And that is very expensive still, and then still it is not even a drop in a bucket floating in a cesspool.
Nonsense? A/K/A click-bait!
Because Windows 7 was launched in 2009, a license is more affordable than for Windows 8
Where can I find it cheaper? Just checked on Newegg for Win7 pricing and it is the SAME as Win 8.1. 6 year old OS .... smh..
You're messin' with my Zen Thing, man.....
And you call your clients "users".
No. I think they are doing what I'm doing and buying Win7 for people's PCs because they want people to have Win7 to give them a desktop instead of a block puzzle with hidden offscreen controls.
nuff said.
Since they've paid back the actual debt, all that they're now paying is interest over the amount spent.
You know that money you're spending? It's the profit from Greek workers that the banks have skimmed off and blamed the Greeks for not supplying more.
Where are Windows 7 licenses found for $25?
From what I understood - Microsoft wasn't going to outright "sell" Windows 10 - but it was going to be available on a per-year licence type of deal. If this is true - it would mean that these aren't "free" upgrades after all - but maybe a trap in which you'd be required to buy a "subscription" down the road...
...that Microsoft is even offering free upgrades to Windows 10 for pirated Windows 7 versions. http://arstechnica.com/informa... Although, this makes one wonder if this is an attempt to find pirates and prosecute them....
Or perhaps people are buying copies of Windows 7 because it's better on PCs than Windows 8 and because Windows 10 is still an untested commodity? The article seems to take for granted that "everyone knows" the larger the number, the better the product. That's not necessarily the case.
A wholesaler with whom I do business still has a few copies of Win 7 Pro. I picked up another one recently for a system I might build in the fall. I didn't do it because I'm salivating over Windows 10, or because I'm trying to Beat The System by buying the cheaper OS that can be upgraded, but simply because Windows 7 meets my needs, Windows 8 doesn't, and Windows 10 hasn't been proven either way, yet.
And please, I know we can download and evaluate the Windows 10 test builds. I make a living off the things I do using a computer. I don't make a living testing operating systems.
The article seems designed to stir up Windows 10 buzz. I'm not buying it.
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If you join the Windows Insider program (insider.windows.com) and install the Windows 10 Preview, your preview copy will be updated to the full thing when the GM is released. http://www.redmondpie.com/get-...
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I have been reading all the signals from Microsoft (free upgrade, last version, free for life) as them moving to: a subscription model, a hardware tie in model, or both. While I recognize I could be wrong, this has lead me to telling people to cling to their Windows 7 licenses. Get them before they are gone. Just in case!
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Of course, I'll be upgrading a fresh Win 7 install on an entirely different disk, then probably keep using my original install.
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I think the more believable reason for the Windows 7 uptake is that people want to get it while they still can. I seriously doubt that the majority will switch to Windows 10, which is barely an improvement on Windows 8.
I don't want to spread bad information about the free Win 10 installation but some posts that I've read say that once you convert from Win 7 to 10, you get a new key and your original Win 7 license is invalidated. That is, once you convert to Win 10, if you don't like it you can't reinstall Win 7. Is this true? I hope not.
I heard that Windows 10 was actually just a remake of
Windows CE
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows CEMENT
People are buying Windows 7 licenses because they plan to stick with it until something replaces Windows 10.