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Confirmed:
Windows 9 to be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users
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Multiple
Windows 9 reports have suggested that Microsoft is considering releasing the upcoming platform as a free download to certain existing Windows users. Some
said that Windows 8 will get Windows 9 free of charge, while others claimed the
company is also considering some sort of special offers for existing Windows XP users. A report from Indonesian online publication Detik said earlier this week
that President of Microsoft Indonesia Andreas Diantoro has confirmed this
particular Windows 9 feature.
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Windows 9 can’t come out soon enough for Microsoft
According
to Diantoro, the Windows 9 upgrade will be available free of charge to all
existing Windows 8 users once it’s released. Apparently, users will be able to
easily install the Windows 9 update after downloading it from Microsoft, which
is how Apple’s OS X updates have been rolled out to Macs for a few years now.
For what it’s worth, some of the recent Windows 9 leaks did say that Microsoft already has a tool in place that will allow users to easily perform software updates.
It’s not
clear whether other Windows users who are on older versions of the OS will get
any other special offers, and actual prices for Windows 9 have yet to be
revealed. Microsoft is reportedly interested in moving many people from the
older, and no longer supported, Windows XP and offering Windows 9 as a free
download might be a great incentive for some.
Microsoft
is going to soon unveil Windows 9 and release a technical preview of it. Recent
leaks, including many videos, have revealed some of the major features coming
to Windows 9, including the return of the Start menu, the Cortana voice-based search assistant that’s currently available only on Windows Phone, the Notification Center, support for multiple desktops, and several other UI enhancements.
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