Are Windows Retail Version Upgrading to Win 10 OEM??

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  1. Posts : 103
    32-bit Windows 10 Pro - Build 1607/14393.51
       #51

    Inundated said:
    I am not getting involved in this at all...except to note that you can't see anything like that using Tapatalk (on my phone, at least).

    I will look for the flags when I'm back on the laptop...and will also check which version of W10 Pro it has.
    If anyone still cares that you can't see the flags on mobile with Tapatalk, WhyMe has the UK/City of London flags. (I have USA/State of Ohio.)

    And it says retail version for me, too...and I'm pretty sure this was an OEM install...it came with Vista long before I got it, and was upgraded to 7 Pro by the guy I got it from.
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  2. Posts : 703
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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       #52

    alphanumeric said:
    That will happen, may be before July 29th 2016 though.
    I'm also guessing that may be so. The thing is Microsoft spokespersons keep repeating their 'lifetime of the device' statements in reference to the current free upgrades without making any reference to any future upgrade paths for existing retail license holders.

    Their staff don't know and often tell different customers different things about what the future holds. At the moment, it is all guesswork and no-one knows how their future financial model pertains to the new Microsoft Windows Service nor how it will impact customers.
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  3. Posts : 703
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #53

    Inundated said:
    If anyone still cares that you can't see the flags on mobile with Tapatalk, WhyMe has the UK/City of London flags. (I have USA/State of Ohio.)
    lol I may live/work in London UK, but I was born in Mexico and hold dual USA/Mexican nationality
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  4. Posts : 18,421
    Windows 11 Pro
       #54

    WhyMe said:
    Whilst on the flip side, the Retail Versions should upgrade to Retail Win10 and maintain the rights of transfer after 29 July 2017, to any device of my choosing. That is what is in the EULA.
    Also in the EULA:
    5. Authorized Software and Activation.
    You can also activate the software manually by Internet or telephone.
    Currently, Microsoft is telling people how to transfer their retail license to another computer - install the original OS that had the retail license, activate it, then upgrade it to Windows 10.

    On July 29, 2016, they may specify a different method to do that. If they don't, then I guess you move to sections 11 and 12 of the EULA, since you don't live in the United States.

    The point is that you are complaining about something that Microsoft might not do almost 1 year from now. It just seems like it is a bit too early to be complaining about something that may - or may not - occur one year in the future.
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  5. Posts : 103
    32-bit Windows 10 Pro - Build 1607/14393.51
       #55

    WhyMe said:
    lol I may live/work in London UK, but I was born in Mexico and hold dual USA/Mexican nationality
    There weren't any flags for that.

    Still, I'm quite fascinated by your background and experiences!
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  6. Posts : 703
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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       #56

    I'm majorly happy.

    Verbal resolution agreed. Unable to comment further until confirmation email is received in my inbox.
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  7. Posts : 569
    Windows 10 Pro/Windows 7 Ultimate
       #57

    Omega said:
    That's the catch to getting this "Free" upgrade. You're essentially trading a Retail copy of Windows 7/8 that can be transferred from devices to device to an OEM copy of Windows 10 that is tied to the device's motherboard.

    This essentially mean that if you build a new PC, you're expected to buy Windows 10 again. If your motherboard breaks and you don't replace it with an identical one, then you are also expected to buy Windows 10 again.
    I have found they are being generous with Updates, I used the Pro version ISO file to create an install DVD and I updated a friends system, cos they did not want to wait a month for the installer to be delivered into their system. I was expecting to have to buy the Pro License, but instead, so my surprise, the system came up fully and permanently activated.

    On the other hand, I did a fresh install on an empty HDD on my Windows 7 system, and I had to buy the Pro License. My Windows 7 is still eligible for the update, though, and that's an Ultimate Edition. I may still update that.
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    Windows
       #58

    WhyMe said:
    I'm majorly happy.

    Verbal resolution agreed. Unable to comment further until confirmation email is received in my inbox.
    Looking forward to any information you can share about the resolution...
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  9. Posts : 103
    32-bit Windows 10 Pro - Build 1607/14393.51
       #59

    WhyMe said:
    I'm majorly happy.

    Verbal resolution agreed. Unable to comment further until confirmation email is received in my inbox.
    Very glad to hear. Please share, when you can!
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  10. Posts : 18,421
    Windows 11 Pro
       #60

    WhyMe said:
    I'm majorly happy.

    Verbal resolution agreed. Unable to comment further until confirmation email is received in my inbox.
    Microsoft isn't the evil company that some people think. But I still believe Windows 10 is Skynet
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