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February 9th 15, 11:12 PM
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Will upgrades be free?
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window
after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter 
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February 9th 15, 11:40 PM
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Peter Jason wrote on 2/9/2015 6:12 PM:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter If you can find it documented, I'm sure a milliion+ other people would like to know. I myself. I haven't seen anything but then I'm getting tired of the speculations.
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February 9th 15, 11:40 PM
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Peter Jason wrote on 2/9/2015 6:12 PM:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter If you can find it documented, I'm sure a milliion+ other people would like to know. I myself. I haven't seen anything but then I'm getting tired of the speculations.
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February 9th 15, 11:46 PM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:40:11 -0500, Big_Al wrote:
Peter Jason wrote on 2/9/2015 6:12 PM: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter If you can find it documented, I'm sure a milliion+ other people would like to know. I myself. I haven't seen anything but then I'm getting tired of the speculations. It's been bandied about a good bit on the other Windows NGs, if not this one, and also in public media, IIRC. I think I just saw it mentioned in PCWorld digital edition (there's no paper edition any more). Free upgrade to W10 from W8 and from W7 during the first year after release. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
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February 9th 15, 11:46 PM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:40:11 -0500, Big_Al wrote:
Peter Jason wrote on 2/9/2015 6:12 PM: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter If you can find it documented, I'm sure a milliion+ other people would like to know. I myself. I haven't seen anything but then I'm getting tired of the speculations. It's been bandied about a good bit on the other Windows NGs, if not this one, and also in public media, IIRC. I think I just saw it mentioned in PCWorld digital edition (there's no paper edition any more). Free upgrade to W10 from W8 and from W7 during the first year after release. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
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February 9th 15, 11:51 PM
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:12:59 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? Yes. One year. I installed all mine from DVDs. All your what? If you mean Windows 10, it has *not* been released yet. It will probably be released toward the end of this year.
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February 9th 15, 11:51 PM
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:12:59 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? Yes. One year. I installed all mine from DVDs. All your what? If you mean Windows 10, it has *not* been released yet. It will probably be released toward the end of this year.
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February 10th 15, 01:47 AM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:51:09 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote: On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:12:59 +1100, Peter Jason wrote: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? Yes. One year. I installed all mine from DVDs. All your what? If you mean Windows 10, it has *not* been released yet. It will probably be released toward the end of this year. My Win 7 & 8.
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February 10th 15, 01:47 AM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:51:09 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote: On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:12:59 +1100, Peter Jason wrote: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? Yes. One year. I installed all mine from DVDs. All your what? If you mean Windows 10, it has *not* been released yet. It will probably be released toward the end of this year. My Win 7 & 8.
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February 10th 15, 02:32 AM
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Peter Jason wrote:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter Windows 10 may launch in September 2015. We may know more about this "deal", to understand whether "it's a trap" or a good deal. I suspect it's a trap. At the current time, the word is that the free version of Windows you'll be getting, you will have no control over Windows Update. It'll just throw in the updates and reboot your machine, when ever *it* decides is a good time. (Even with the 24 hour delay option for the reboot, that's not enough.) We still don't know whether a Microsoft Account is mandatory with Win10. Or whether Cloud integration guarantees some of our files end up stored on a Microsoft server. There are *lots* of questions you would be asking about this deal. Don't just "sheep it"... Paul
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February 10th 15, 02:32 AM
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Peter Jason wrote:
I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter Windows 10 may launch in September 2015. We may know more about this "deal", to understand whether "it's a trap" or a good deal. I suspect it's a trap. At the current time, the word is that the free version of Windows you'll be getting, you will have no control over Windows Update. It'll just throw in the updates and reboot your machine, when ever *it* decides is a good time. (Even with the 24 hour delay option for the reboot, that's not enough.) We still don't know whether a Microsoft Account is mandatory with Win10. Or whether Cloud integration guarantees some of our files end up stored on a Microsoft server. There are *lots* of questions you would be asking about this deal. Don't just "sheep it"... Paul
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February 11th 15, 04:40 PM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:32:11 -0500
Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter Windows 10 may launch in September 2015. We may know more about this "deal", to understand whether "it's a trap" or a good deal. I suspect it's a trap. At the current time, the word is that the free version of Windows you'll be getting, you will have no control over Windows Update. It'll just throw in the updates and reboot your machine, when ever *it* decides is a good time. (Even with the 24 hour delay option for the reboot, that's not enough.) We still don't know whether a Microsoft Account is mandatory with Win10. Or whether Cloud integration guarantees some of our files end up stored on a Microsoft server. There are *lots* of questions you would be asking about this deal. Don't just "sheep it"... Paul Just ran across this: 'Windows 365' By Shawn Knight on February 10, 2015, 2:30 PM Cut! In related news, it has come to light that Microsoft recently filed a patent application for the trademark “Windows 365.” The application was filed on January 29 of this year and suggests that Microsoft could be considering the possibility of rolling out a subscription model for Windows. http://www.techspot.com/news/59708-m...rtm-files.html
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February 11th 15, 04:40 PM
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:32:11 -0500
Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I have Win7 ultimate & Windows 8.1 and I heard there's a time window after the release of Windows10 when the upgrade is free. Is this so? I installed all mine from DVDs. Of course I'll need Bitlocker. Peter Windows 10 may launch in September 2015. We may know more about this "deal", to understand whether "it's a trap" or a good deal. I suspect it's a trap. At the current time, the word is that the free version of Windows you'll be getting, you will have no control over Windows Update. It'll just throw in the updates and reboot your machine, when ever *it* decides is a good time. (Even with the 24 hour delay option for the reboot, that's not enough.) We still don't know whether a Microsoft Account is mandatory with Win10. Or whether Cloud integration guarantees some of our files end up stored on a Microsoft server. There are *lots* of questions you would be asking about this deal. Don't just "sheep it"... Paul Just ran across this: 'Windows 365' By Shawn Knight on February 10, 2015, 2:30 PM Cut! In related news, it has come to light that Microsoft recently filed a patent application for the trademark “Windows 365.” The application was filed on January 29 of this year and suggests that Microsoft could be considering the possibility of rolling out a subscription model for Windows. http://www.techspot.com/news/59708-m...rtm-files.html
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February 12th 15, 02:35 AM
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Cut! In related news, it has come to light that Microsoft recently filed a patent application for the trademark Windows 365. The application was filed on January 29 of this year and suggests that Microsoft could be considering the possibility of rolling out a subscription model for Windows. http://www.techspot.com/news/59708-m...rtm-files.html see https://www.google.com.au/patents/US...ed=0CB4Q6AEwAA
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February 12th 15, 02:35 AM
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Cut! In related news, it has come to light that Microsoft recently filed a patent application for the trademark Windows 365. The application was filed on January 29 of this year and suggests that Microsoft could be considering the possibility of rolling out a subscription model for Windows. http://www.techspot.com/news/59708-m...rtm-files.html see https://www.google.com.au/patents/US...ed=0CB4Q6AEwAA
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