anuseems Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Microsoft today reminded customers that the Windows 8.1 Preview will conk out on Jan.15."Now that Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 have been generally available for a while, it's time to get all your remaining devices that are still running Windows 8.1 Preview or Windows RT 8.1 Preview to the final GA release before the Preview release expires," Microsoft said in a short post to a company blog Wednesday."GA," for General Availability, is a label Microsoft uses to denote the final, shipping version of a product."You have no right to use the software after this expiration date [of Jan. 15, 2014]," stated the preview's license (download PDF) "Starting from the expiration date, you may not be able to access any unsaved data used with the software."Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244883/Microsoft_warns_customers_to_update_to_Windows_8.1_final_or_face_ruin Edited December 21, 2013 by 7h3Pr3d47oR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 OR ELSE WHAT ??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3r0 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 OR ELSE WHAT ??!!Or else you need a new plastic surgery of your face :D LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) IT is stupid to tell us that - FIX 8.0 To 8.1 OR ELSE- fuck them Edited December 21, 2013 by jackieo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 hehehe! It's funny. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anakin206 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) IT is stupid to tell us that - FIX 8.0 To 8.1 OR ELSE- fuck themIt's not about upgrade from 8 to 8.1. It's about the Preview version of 8.1. It is near to expire and the final is already released so no reason to continue using the Preview.The tittle is tendentious. Edited December 21, 2013 by anakin206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truemate Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 OR ELSE WHAT ??!!Or else you need a new plastic surgery of your face :D LOLor else they will sue/jail you under the case/law of piracy :d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyfaster Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Dictatoware :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDistortions Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 lol and here i thought this was another XP doomsday article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'll stick with windows 7 for 6 years or indefinitelyIf they want to sue someone over this - the people will win not the greedy corporation :wtf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janedoe Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) IT is stupid to tell us that - FIX 8.0 To 8.1 OR ELSE- fuck them It's not about upgrade from 8 to 8.1. It's about the Preview version of 8.1. It is near to expire and the final is already released so no reason to continue using the Preview. The tittle is tendentious. I completely agree. It's a nice click-bait article that they knew would attract Win8 haters in droves, and of course those people did not disappoint. If they want to sue someone over this - the people will win not the greedy corporation :wtf: Lol, I love how you took truemate's joke so seriously and moreover turned it into a people's rights issue! :lmao: They provided the Preview for free and are simply warning you that its expiry date, which they publicized when you downloaded it, is now fast approaching. Why the hell should they sue you if you don't upgrade? Also, if you truly love Win8 so much, why wouldn't you do so (or have done so already)? On the other hand if you don't like Win8, i) what are you still doing with it, and ii) just get rid of the Preview and revert to XP or Win7 without all the whining. BTW, for those who don't know, here's what will happen when the Preview expires (something that should have been mentioned in the article):The desktop background will turn black and your current wallpaper is removed. While you can still change it back, it will be removed again at regular intervals.A permanent notification is displayed on the desktop stating that the copy of the operating system is not genuine.The PC will shut down every hour automatically, so you may lose unsaved work in the process. Edited December 23, 2013 by janedoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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