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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > YOSPOS > So... Microsoft says I can upgrade to Win 10 for free. Legit or hoax?
 
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BANME.sh
Jan 23, 2008

What is this??
Are you some kind of hypnotist??
Grimey Drawer

echinopsis posted:

all I care about is whether or not you can upgrade and become a legit windows 10 owner if you only have a pirated copy of windows 7
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BANME.sh
Jan 23, 2008

What is this??
Are you some kind of hypnotist??
Grimey Drawer
^^ I live in :canada: too

i had some optional updates on my windows 7 pc, that after installing, the notification appeared. i reserved my copy of windows 10 for free using my pirated windows 7. thank you microsoft.
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BANME.sh
Jan 23, 2008

What is this??
Are you some kind of hypnotist??
Grimey Drawer

quote:

Windows 10 will be offered as a free upgrade to most Windows 7 and 8 users for one year after its July 29 launch. This has led, inevitably, to a number of questions about what happens to those who want or need to reinstall their operating system.

Microsoft's Gabe Aul has provided some much-needed clarification on this issue. On Twitter he confirmed that once upgraded, Windows 10 users will be able to perform clean installs of the operating system at any time, even after the one-year free period has ended. Users won't be required to install Windows 7 or 8 and then re-upgrade, and they won't need the Windows 7 or 8 product key, with Aul confirming that clean installs from an ISO will be possible.

I wonder what's stopping people from firing up a hundred windows 7/8 VMs and getting a buttload of free windows 10 keys

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