Thus, ‘anyone with a qualified device can upgrade to Windows 10’, and as the system requirements are quite low, this means millions of users will make the jump to Windows 10. Speaking to TheVerge, a Microsoft representative also added this: As hard as Microsoft didn’t try in the past to protect its most profitable product, it has now to the conclusion that it must let go and just accept the fact that there are so many out there who will continue to use pirated versions. However, at the moment, it’s pretty hard to say which is going to be Microsoft’s revenue model with Windows 10. We’ll just have to wait and see. As you probably know, Microsoft is also offering free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1. Lately, it seems that there’s a lot of free in Microsoft’s offerings, which can only be a good thing for customers. So, when Windows 10 becomes available “this summer” in 190 countries all over the world, there’s really no reason why you shouldn’t give it a try.

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