| One thing is certain in my mind, if
| shopping for a new system and desiring Windows 7 (Win7 Pro is all that
| is available), it would be wise to do that soon - MSFT will not hesitate
| to require the OEM pre-built PC companies under contract to discontinue
| selling pre-built systems with Windows 7 once Win10 goes RTM. Likewise,
| for the home builder the supply of stand-alone OEM full version software
| will also disappear - that pipeline will dry up fast - can't sell what
| can't be ordered.
|
It might be better if you state facts rather than the
half-baked FUD that's "certain in your mind". Here's Win7
Home for sale:
http://www.buycheapsoftware.com/ms_p...tegory~186.asp
OEM supply will dry up fast? Here's XP:
http://www.buycheapsoftware.com/ms_p...tegory~231.asp
That was the first place I looked.
Microsoft sells millions of licenses up front to OEMs
so that they can claim Windows is selling like hotcakes.
It's very unlikely that MS is going to tell the likes of
Dell that they can't sell off their stock. Though I suppose
if Win10 fails badly enough they might buy back those disks.
Some people may want Win10. Hopefully they know what
they're getting into. I'm guessing the free upgrade deal is
going to be extended, anyway. MS want people converted
to a services device where they can be pummelled with
targetted ads and sold various apps. While that business
model is likely to fail, as it has with Windows phones and
Metro, Microsoft is clearly going all out to make it happen.
Offering a free upgrade to a new OS is unprecedented.
Likely they either foresee a great deal of resistance
and/or hope to more than make up the difference in
services once people are using Win10. Either way, it won't
make much sense to stop the free upgrades.
In the meantime, Winston, I'd like to give you first
dibs on a bridge I'm selling. You won't want to pass up this
deal because I'll only be offering it for sale for a limited
time. After that the price may go up. You can't afford not
to buy this bridge, simply because I won't be selling any
other bridge once I start selling this bridge!
OK.... Got your credit card on hand?.... Whenever
you're ready....