Windows 10 to be free upgrade for first year

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will be offered as a free upgrade for the first year of its release.

In order to help boost adoption of Windows 10 in the first year of its release, Microsoft has confirmed that it will be offered for free.

That's to anyone currently running Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and even Windows Phone 8.1 too.

Microsoft also revealed that this free upgrade doesn't just extend to the full version of Windows 10.

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Like with Mac OS X, Windows 10 will bring tweaks and new features to its users via free software updates.

"With Windows 10, we think of Windows as a service," explained Terry Myerson, Executive VP of Operating Systems at Microsoft. "You could comfortably think of Windows 10 as the world’s largest internet service.”

There's no mention of when Windows 10, with its focus on offering a seamless Windows transition for users regardless of their device, will be released to consumers.

All we know so far is that Windows 10 will be released sometime this year.

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Microsoft confirms Windows 10 will launch this summer

Microsoft has announced the completed version of its Windows 10 operating system will become available during the summer months of 2015.

During the Windows Hardware Engineering Community conference in China, the company stopped short of revealing a specific Windows 10 release date, but confirmed the OS will be available in 190 countries and 111 languages from day one.

In an official blog post, Microsoft EVP of Operating Systems Terry Myerson wrote: "We continue to make great development progress and shared today that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages.

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"Windows has always been global with more than 1.5 billion users around the world and here in China hundreds of millions of PCs operate Windows today."

The summer release window had been heavily tipped in recent weeks as the company looks to go after the lucrative back-to-school market.

An early summer release to manufacturers will enable the likes of Dell, Lenovo HP and the other PC big guns to bring new models to market in time for the new academic year.

It also means those upgrading using existing desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones will also be able to make use of Windows 10’s exciting range of new features within the next few months.

Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for the hundreds of millions of Windows users currently rocking Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 for the first year after it is released.

Currently the Technical Preview version software is available as an open beta to Windows Insider members, who’re continually granted access to new features.

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A summer launch promises be a huge boost to Microsoft, which is seeking to put the Windows 8/RT debacle behind it and move on to the exciting new era of personal computing.

This will be truly the start of a new era in personal computing!

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