Windows 9 Completely Free for Users Buying Windows 8.1 Update 2 – Report

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    Posted: 21 Jun 2014

    Windows 9 is still a work in progress at Microsoft and although the Redmond-based tech giant remains completely tight-lipped on the subject, details coming via unofficial channels revealed quite a lot of interesting tidbits about the next full Windows version.

    This time, Russian leaker WZOR is claiming that Windows 9 could be offered completely free of charge to a number of Windows 8.1 Update 2 adopters, in an attempt that's clearly supposed to move more users to this particular operating system version.
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    labeeman's Avatar Posted By: labeeman
    21 Jun 2014


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    Well, these sort of reports do rouse one's curiosity, if nothing else. :)
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  2. Lee
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    Just more . . .(add your own "Adjective". . .:angelic:
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    I'm hoping they offer a discount similar to the one offered for the Win 8 upgrade.
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    I haven't long added W8.1 to my list of operating systems, a dual boot with my primary W7, so I doubt I'll be upgrading either with 9. I'm getting used to 8.1 and it's actually growing on me despite the amount of bult in stuff that has no use to a dedicated desktop user.

    9 interests me as much as W8.1 did but a triple boot is out of the question, problems lie that way. Maybe a VM to test it out if the price is good enough, but I seriously doubt M$ will be giving anything out for free.
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    I doubt that Windows 9 will be free to anyone. There might be a discount for early converters but that's it.. FWIW
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    There might be a discount for early converters but that's it
    This is my feeling as well.
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    LOL, I trust not a word written in Softpedia, it is a rumor, gossip, generating tabloid. They even admit they had to dig hard for this piece. Perhaps, Putin, made the leaker write it, that would add some spicy scandal to the mix.
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  8. Lee
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    Trust_No1, post: 32810, member: 353 said:
    LOL, I trust not a word written in Softpedia, it is a rumor, gossip, generating tabloid. They even admit they had to dig hard for this piece. Perhaps, Putin, made the leaker write it, that would add some spicy scandal to the mix.
    And, Nine Forums isn't. . .hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. . .
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    OK lets see if I got his right?
    One option for 8.0 users is to upgrade to 8.1 with update 1 though the Windows Store for free. And then do it all again to get 8.1 with update 2 for free. But no free Windows 9?
    The other option is to pay a "small" fee to go from 8.0 straight to 8.1 with update 2. And that fee also gets you Windows 9 for free when its released?

    Its so confusing it has to be true.
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