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Windows 10 Upgrade is not Free
I have been using Windows 10 upgrade and having worked in IT support. I have been thinking about Microsoft and their motives. I decided to change my hard drive and Win 10 deactivated. I called MS and was told I had to reinstall qualifying product and do another upgrade. Soon after I took a power hit and had to replace my motherboard. I have a lenovo desktop and put the exact same mobo in and again Win 10 was deactivated. Another call got the same results.
This made me start thinking.
First, those people who upgraded and did not make an image of their old machine or those who had pre-loaded machines and never made backup media are screwed. After 30 days your option to roll back your previous OS is gone. If after that you make any small hardware change you will have deactivated Win 10 and no media to restore your old OS so you have to buy Win 10 or some version of Windows.
If after the year upgrade period is done, if you change hardware and your upgrade is deactivated , again you have to pay as upgrading qualifying media option is gone..
I believe MS marketing people have a winner. This free upgrade probably got them more potential upgrade business than ever and they know at some point most users will make changes to their systems, have crashes, or orhter problems that will deactivate their Win 10 and they will have to pay. So, you give something away fro free for a year and then wait for the system crashes and upgrades and start raking in the cash.
I fortunately have an image of my Win 7 machine and the next time my windows 10 gets deactivated I will go back and stay. Win 7 works every bit as good as 10 and I have already paid for it.
As they say if it looks too good to be true is usually is.