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It looks like $49.99 unties it.

• oceanswave 10y ago
  Is this the first instance of an in-OS purchase we've seen, or have there been others?
  • WesleyLivesay 10y ago
    Its just a license for the Pro version of Win10 that it upgrades itself to.
  • callalex 10y ago
    There was that time that Apple charged a few bucks to enable 802.11n on MacBooks after the standard was ratified supposedly for accounting reasons. https://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/01/6679/ https://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/01/6679/
  • vel0city 10y ago
    Windows has had the option to upgrade editions from within the OS for many years, without requiring an OS reinstall. The first version I recall having it was Windows Vista, but it may have existed with Windows XP as well. Within a few minutes and a reboot you could go from having the Basic version of Windows Vista to Ultimate.