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Microsoft just announced that all users running on current Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 7 PCs and devices will be upgraded to the Windows 10 operating system, but there’s a catch.
In a press conference, Microsoft says that the new OS will be available as an upgrade to qualified Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 hardware for free only during the first year after the OS is released to the public. A footnote in the Windows website suggests that the Redmond Giant is still figuring out pricing for the new platform once the first year free period expires. Several versions are excluded in the upgrade, such as the ill-fated Windows RT.
*It is our intent that most of these devices will qualify, but some hardware/software requirements apply and feature availability may vary by device. Devices must be connected to the internet and have Windows Update enabled. ISP fees may apply. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 Update required. Some editions are excluded: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. Active Software Assurance customers in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise outside of this offer. We will be sharing more information and additional offer terms in coming months.
Windows 10 now features a more streamlined start menu and taskbar, UI overhauls to the settings and Control Panel, ability to expand the start menu to full screen, more security and privacy options, and deep Cortana integration on the PC. Project Spartan, the new successor to Internet Explorer, is also unveiled at the event.
In the version tailored for smartphones and tablets, you are now able to change the backgrounds, live tiles are now shown with more real-time information, and unification with the desktop OS is achieved in the form of universal apps such as Photos, Videos, Music, Maps, People & Messaging and Mail & Calendar, and the integrated app store, bringing in a more seamless experience.
For its next-generation gaming console, Microsoft aims to make gaming on the XBOX One a more social and interactive experience. A new keyboard shortcut, Windows+G, will give users the function to record their games directly to share to their friends and followers in XBOX Live. Gamers can now enable XBOX game streaming to Windows 10 devices later this year.
The Redmond Giant also demonstrated its new Windows Holographic software, enabled via default on Windows 10, as well as a new hardware called Microsoft HoloLens. This enables the consumers to create and view objects and animations in 3D space.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes that Windows 10 can bring in their vision of consumers choosing Windows as an innovative experience and loving it, rather than needing it, and Windows 10 will be a key component in realizing that vision as it is the core to all software it will build. “Windows 10 is built for a world where there are going to be more devices on the planet than people,” he said.
The next Technical Preview for Windows 10 on the PC will be available for free to Windows Insiders in the next week and for the first time on phones later in February. Insider reports expect the new OS to be ready and arrive to consumers by late summer or early fall this year, along with the new Microsoft Lumia flagship devices.
Photos: Windows website, CNET
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glass says:
no catch at all. noob writer!
fritz says:
“free for the first year”. you will understand the title if you actually read the article. noob commenter
Rockafella says:
Really? Did you read the article at all? It’s free…for a year. You dimwit.
rape says:
@rockafella palibhasa sa piso net nagbabasa ng yugatech eh. tsk.
glass hole says:
noob reader!
ragu says:
the catch mentioned in the heading is too vague. it can be interpreted as “if you upgrade within the first year, you get it for free”. in this case, there’s no catch. saying there is a catch but not really explaining makes it confusing. i have to agree, this is poorly written.
no says:
there’s NO WAY it can be misinterpreted.
“free TO ALL… but there’s a catch…”
you interpret it is as
1. free but some features are disabled or crippled.
2. free but for a limited time, then you pay.
etc.
Tech Junkeez says:
simple naman intindihin mga tol. ewan ko ba if sobra kayong matalino o sobrang bobo. libre sa isang taon pagkatapos mag upgrade. yung “catch”, sisingilin na kayo ni kuya bill pagkatapos nun. ibig sabihin, mageexpire na yung FREE 1 year. o tagalog yan ha. kaso may konting inglis. naks.
honeybunch says:
“During today’s unveiling of Windows 10 for consumers, Terry Myerson executive vice president of Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group, revealed that the company will allow users of its most recent operating system, Windows 8.1, to upgrade free to its upcoming operating system in perpetuity. The 600-million-odd users of Windows 7 will have a year to take advantage of the full upgrade.” https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-10-will-be-a-free-upgrade-for-people-1087481*****.html
so yung “catch” ay sa win7 lang daw. yung win8.1 walang catch. yan dapat linawin sa article na ito.
nocatchatall says:
Walang catch here. It is free to upgrade within a year of Windows 10 launch. The license will not expire after a year. jusmiyo.
paqpaqpaq says:
tanga ka kasi kung tingin mo walang catch. you need to have the correct windows 7 or 8 OS para makakuha ka ng libreng windows 10 upgrade.
C says:
Lupet ng Microsoft HoloLens
then what? says:
what happens after the 1 year “trial” period expires?
can you still use and revert back to your old OS? or
C says:
Or do they mean you’re getting a free Windows 10 (not trial, not temporary) if you upgrade within 1 year after the commercial launch of Windows 10 ?
yowza says:
I’m pretty sure the free upgrade will expire after the 1 year period.
What i don’t know is if Microsoft will “force” you to buy the “real” upgrade by “invalidating” your previous OS, which i hope they won;t do since that will infuriate their customers and they will face a backlash.
I’m predicting that you can revert back to your old OS after the 1 year “trial” period expires.
Wala says:
I think, it is NOT trial for 1 year.
Parang windows 8 dati. You get the upgrade for a discounted price within 1 year, then after that, if you didn’t upgrade, you will have to pay the full price.
Sa windows 10 naman, free upgrade within 1 year. Then after that, kung hindi ka pa nakapag-upgrade, magbabayad ka na kung mag-uupgrade ka.
oremor_a1 says:
Sort of confusing but if you check microsoft’s site it says the uograde will be free if you do the upgrade within one year. If say you do it in 13 months, you need to purchase it. I think the reason for this i to improve adaption of users immediately.
geez says:
The only confusing thing here is what will happen after the 1 year passes after the launch.
“It’s still unclear what will happen after that one year passes, as Microsoft itself doesn’t yet know.”
Apart from that. NIL.
After the launch, there’s a 1 year period where you can upgrade for free, if you’re a 7,8,8.1 user. But the upgrade is only free for that 1 year period, as Microsoft ITSELF doesn’t yet know what decision it will take.
Of course if you upgrade after 13 months then it is no longer covered by the free upgrade.
GEEZ.
Edgar Lucero says:
Free sa early adopters para marami agad mag_upgrade.. Syimpre lifetime ng machine na yon.
Francis Alincastre says:
No catch at all. Free for early adopters. Yung mga 1 year after ng release nagdecide magupgrade, sila na yung mga magbabayad.
oona says:
Sa mga confused, mas detailed sa windowscentral ang info. Microsoft wanted to give the upgrade for free like how Apple has been doing it with OSX since Maverick. So may bayad lang if you upgrade after the first year.
wow says:
edi wow!
ragu says:
i guess not a lot of readers here are dimwitted like the writer. agree on the early adopter policy by microsoft. this pushes the OS install base rise quickly than when they charge you. heading misleading because there is no catch. catch will be if you do not upgrade within the 1 year allowance. reader, don’t just read. understand what you are reading.
igniculus says:
actually you have a point, but why do they still have to think about the terms and conditions in the coming months, well maybe that is after the 1 year free upgrade. Engadget.com also used these phrase, and quite ambiguous also, anyway we’ll see in the coming months :)
oona says:
@igniculus – they need to think about the pricing scheme for those who will upgrade after the first year and NOT what they need to do to those who already upgraded.