Is Microsoft crazy? Win10 free upgrade has no time limit

Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system is not only expected to help the company take off again, but is also seen as a booster to save the PC market in the future. While the majority of users give positive comments on this system, they are also very concerned about a question related to their own interests, that is, how to charge for Windows 10.

Therefore, when Microsoft finally told users that within one year of the official launch of Windows 10, Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 users could upgrade to Windows 10 for free, it was warmly welcomed by users. Now, according to foreign media interviews, Microsoft may relax this policy again.

In a recent interview with Yahoo News, Aaron Woodman, Microsoft's senior director of product marketing, said that consumers do not have to pay anything for Windows 10, regardless of whether they upgrade within a year of the launch of Windows 10. But he later added that we are not saying that Windows is free.

Foreign media analyzed that Aaron's remarks represent two meanings. The first is that users of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can now freely choose the time to upgrade without restrictions, while users who are not users of these two systems have to pay a small fee to get a copy of Windows 10.

Regardless, it can be seen that Microsoft is still very attentive to users. Generally, when a new system is launched in the first year, how to make it gain a large number of users in a short period of time and seize market share is the direction that companies consider. Now Microsoft is willing to lift the restriction of free upgrades for one year, which is enough to show their sincerity.

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