On 2017-06-28 00:04, Tim wrote:
Allegedly, on or about 27 June 2017, fred roller sent:
This link will get you the win10 .iso image to burn, should be free of
charge.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
Have they changed to a new business model? Some kind of try before you
buy scheme?
(I really don't want to use Windows, but I'm curious about why there's
a
free download.)
I was surprised, too -- it's running fine in Virtualbox for me. I did a
quick search and found a couple of sites that suggest that this is a
place set up primarily for Windows users who have trouble upgrading and
have to do a clean install. Most of the sites I looked at say that a
product key will *eventually* be required. See, for instance,
http://www.redmondpie.com/download-windows-10-pro-iso-file-without-product-key-from-microsoft/.
If I go to the Microsoft web site directly and follow the menu options
to get Windows 10, I get to a page that says it's $110.
I vaguely remember something like that happening to me in the past,
where I had some piece of Microsoft software that I was using, and then
about a month in it started demanding a product key.
It may be that Microsoft has simply decided not to enforce this. I keep
hearing rumors that they want Windows 10 to be used as widely as
possible, and are considering making it free. Who knows...
I guess I'll find out, eventually.
billo
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