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I suppose this is a consequence of making all future versions of Windows essentially free by adopting "Windows as a Service" release process. When everyone upgr
by extesy 8y ago
I suppose this is a consequence of making all future versions of Windows essentially free by adopting "Windows as a Service" release process. When everyone upgrades to Windows 10 there won't be anyone left to buy it anymore so they need a new source of income to replace that.
- aikah 8y ago> I suppose this is a consequence of making all future versions of Windows essentially free by adopting "Windows as a Service" release process. When everyone upgrades to Windows 10 there won't be anyone left to buy it anymore so they need a new source of income to replace that. OEM Licenses are bound to a single computer AFAIK. You change computers you need to pay for Windows again. So it's not like people will never buy Windows anymore as long as they buy computers installed with Windows on it. Before one would get a separate Windows CD with his computer and be able to install it on many different machines, one activation at a time.
- einr 8y agoBut it also used to be that new Windows versions came out around every three years so by the time you needed a new computer, you'd be paying the Windows tax again anyway. In practice, not a lot of difference.