Microsoft declared that Windows 10 will be upgraded in all qualified
PCs, genuine and non-genuine which seems to be a firm step to curb
piracy. Windows 10 will be launched this summer as announced
during the WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) technology
conference in Shenzhen, China on Tuesday. In an exclusive telephonic
interview with Reuters, Terry Myerson, who runs Microsoft’s operating
systems unit said : “We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and
non-genuine, to Windows 10.” This means that Windows 10 would be a free
upgrade not only for users of Windows 7 and 8 but also for a million of
users who do not have a properly acquired license or who are using
pirated versions of Windows in their devices.
Back in 2001 Windows
XP was the first system which had introduced the software activation
key and the need for a proper license to activate the Operating system
on any device. However, pirates started sharing some corporate license
keys and since then the pirates have somehow been causing trouble to
Microsoft throughout its various versions though Microsoft has been
continuously trying to curb the software pirates. With this announcement
of free upgrade, Windows seems to have finally decided to ignore the
pirates because it has been seen that some new machines also have the
pirated version of Windows and the users are not ever aware that they
are using an illegal copy of the Operating System.
With free
upgrades of Windows 10 Microsoft seems to be updating a licensed version
of Windows in the devices and in a way making its users realize the
value of proper license. As per a survey carried out in China in the
year 2011, it was seen that only 1 out of 10 customers are actually
using a genuine licensed Windows OS in their systems and rest of all are
using pirated versions hence the then CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer
joined President Obama and other leaders to address this issue. Software
piracy has a direct impact on Microsoft’s finances and though it has
been taking steps to curb the piracy Microsoft has not yet been fully
successful to stop software pirates in Brazil, China, India and Russia.
By giving a free upgrade of Windows 10 to all users Microsoft has plans
to recover its lost revenue through “Office” app.
In China,
Windows 10 would be rolled out to all the Windows users by Lenovo Group
Ltd.; Lenovo is also planning to make phones which will run on Windows
software through China mobile sometime later this year. Windows is also
working with Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd which is manufacturer of Android
based device to offer some customers a test version of Windows 10 on
their smartphones. Tencent Holdings Ltd, which is a network company
ensured that it will add its famous League of Legends game to the
Windows app store which will help Microsoft Windows to gain an upper
hand in the market.
With the launch of Windows 10 and its free
up-gradation hopefully users will now use a licensed version of Windows
in their PCs, Laptops, Tablets and smartphones.
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