Yes, although I should correct my own statement: Windows 8.1 with Bing has been free on devices with smaller than 10-inch screens The actual deal was not free

Yes, although I should correct my own statement: Windows 8.1 with Bing has been free on devices with smaller than 10-inch screens The actual deal was not free: you paid $10 for it, and then Microsoft gave you $10 for setting the default search engine to Bing. So, according to Microsoft, it was not "free" it was "zero paid".