Any word what happens after the year is up?
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What is your source please as your comment is not consistent with their policy as presented to me by their Global HQ during conversations just two weeks ago
Microsoft EULA.
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, they have said that the activation is good for the "life of the device".
They said "the supported life of the device",which isn't the same thing.
I can't be sure what it means exactly, but they have enough highly paid lawyers that the word won't be there by accident. I think it means OEM-supported.
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The Microsoft EULA does not refer to the free promotional upgrade. It only refers to standalone and preinstalled licenses. The Microsoft policy is pretty clear that a free promotional upgrade is tied to the device and therefore, for all intents and purposes, would be considered a preinstalled license and tied to the lifetime of the device without right of transfer.
I do accept that there is a conflict between EULA and policy. I am just making sure folks here are aware of the situation and not just assumming their Win10 license will be considered a standalone license come July 29 2016. Cos unless Microsoft change their policy, all upgraded licenses will NOT have the right of transfer.
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That's good to know. I hope Microsoft keeps it that way.......... I just upgraded from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro, downloaded Belarc Advisor and wrote down the Windows 10 Pro serial #. . . Here's the funny thing. . I'm not going to post the full serial code in here, but the last 5 characters of the key it gave me was 3V66T. .. The entire Windows Pro 10 key that i see in Belarc Advisor matches the one that is floating around the internet. You can figure it out if ya search hard enough. . . .Is Microsoft only using ONE key for everyone? LOL. . I'm wondering if eventually the key will be blacklisted?
Here, I will give you the rest >>> VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
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Here, I will give you the rest >>> VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Same key everyone has, same as mine right now. Now if you buy a retail key for win10, that I would assume would be different.
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The Microsoft EULA does not refer to the free promotional upgrade. It only refers to standalone and preinstalled licenses. The Microsoft policy is pretty clear that a free promotional upgrade is tied to the device and therefore, for all intents and purposes, would be considered a preinstalled license and tied to the lifetime of the device without right of transfer.
I do accept that there is a conflict between EULA and policy. I am just making sure folks here are aware of the situation and not just assumming their Win10 license will be considered a standalone license come July 29 2016. Cos unless Microsoft change their policy, all upgraded licenses will NOT have the right of transfer.
@WhyMe
EULA is what you agree to, that EULA does say the retail can be transferred. It doesn't not mention anything about the promotion. That would require a different EULA you agree to. I am not a lawyer. I do live in the U.S. contract laws very by state. I do know most contracts have to follow state laws.
There been threads on this subject, that the retail retains its transferable right even after the promotion ends according to other posters. A lot of people would not including me give up a retail license to upgrade to windows 10 if you can't move windows 10 to another computer if you computer quits. The reason retail licenses are expensive.
Edit-I haven't read the other thread yet.
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Edit-I haven't read the other thread yet.
Post #1 has been updated to include the resolution agreed between Microsoft and I. Otherwise it is quite long read.
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Here, I will give you the rest >>> VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
yep. that would be it. . lol