Microsoft: We’ll Upgrade You to Windows 10 in One Day or Give You a Free Laptop

[Batu69]

A different kind of forced upgrade at the very last minute

Microsoft is trying a different approach to upgrade customers to Windows 10 ahead of the end of the free promo ending on July 29, this time by enticing those eligible for the switch with a free laptop.

A new campaign launched by the software giant in the United States promises to give users a free laptop if their existing PC cannot be upgraded to Windows 10 in one full business day.

In other word, if your device is eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 10, but for some reason Microsoft’s staff at brick and mortar stores cannot fully complete the installation of the new OS in one business day, you should be getting a free Dell Inspiron 15 laptop.

Without a doubt, that’s not going to happen, especially because the upgrade to Windows 10 doesn’t take more than an hour and we’re pretty sure that if anything unexpected happens, there’s always an emergency USB pen drive at hand to help staff get it right.

Only for Windows 8 users

The campaign only involved Windows 8, so Microsoft is surprisingly leaving Windows 7 users behind, despite the fact that statistics have shown that the OS launched in 2009 is still running on more than 40 percent of PCs in the world.

If your device cannot run Windows 10, but you bring it in a Microsoft store anyway, the software giant promises to recycle it, Yahoo News reveals, and will pay you $150 in order to a purchase a new one running Windows 10. If your device can be upgraded to Windows 10 and you do that in store, you receive a $20 discount for Office 365 Home.

The promo ends on July 29, the same day when Windows 10 turns 1 and the free upgrade offer expires, so those interested need to check with the closest Microsoft store for details and to find out if they are eligible for the trade-in deal or not.

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[Israeli_Eagle]

2 hours ago, Batu69 said:

Only for Windows 8 users

The campaign only involved Windows 8, so Microsoft is surprisingly leaving Windows 7 users behind, despite the fact that statistics have shown that the OS launched in 2009 is still running on more than 40 percent of PCs in the world.

 

This has at least some logic, because:

• Windows 10 is somehow anyway only Windows 8.2
• The new Metro GUI was mostly created for weak & mobile devices

[Kalju]

Microsoft shares only good news. That is why You should upgrade very quickly.

Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 New Monthly Charge

That cost will be $7 per user per month but the good news is it only applies to enterprises, for now. The new pricing tier will be called “Windows 10 Enterprise E3” and it means Windows has finally joined Office 365 and Azure as a subscription service.

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Sorry, was already posted:

http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/272828-microsoft-announces-windows-10-subscriptions-for-enterprise-from-7-per-user-per-month/#comment-1111397

 

[straycat19]

5 hours ago, Batu69 said:

The campaign only involved Windows 8, so Microsoft is surprisingly leaving Windows 7 users behind

 

That's because the upgrades from Windows 7 suck big time.  That is why they have allowed users to actually turn back to Windows 7 months after they were upgraded. Yeah, they have been doing that, you just have to know who to call.  Would probably cost them too many laptops.  But then the laptops are probably as shitty as Windows 10.

[tomm]

There’s less than two weeks before Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 10 expires and the company is pulling out all the stops to encourage people to update. The company’s latest offer is that they’ll give you a free Inspiron 15 laptop from Dell if they can’t update your laptop to Windows 10 with same-day service.

 

As you might imagine, there are some caveats to the offer. First of all, your PC needs to be compatible with Windows 10 in the first place. If you don’t have a compatible system, you can earn $150 to the purchase of a new PC. PCs must be turned over to the company by noon on the day the service is to be performed, and apparently not all retail outlets are participating, so check with your local Windows Store beforehand.

 

 

Those of you thinking of walking in with an ancient Compaq Presario and claiming $150 to the purchase of a new Dell should be advised that there are additional caveats attached to this as well. Microsoft’s fine print reads:

 

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To be eligible for trade-in, you must own the qualifying device, device must power on, battery must hold charge and not be required to be plugged in to operate, and be in fully functional, wor king condition without broken/missing components, cracked display/housing, liquid damage, modification(s) or have device warranty seal broken to be considered working. Cannot be password protected, and include original chargers/accessories. Must contain hard drive. Devices must be running Windows 8 or newer. (Emphasis added).

 

This last requirement is going to ensure that the majority of customers can’t qualify for upgrades on older systems. The only Windows 8 laptops that wouldn’t qualify for Windows 10 would be some old Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 designs that didn’t implement the CMPXCHG16B instruction, which performed an atomic compare-and-exchange between 16-byte values; systems that lack this instruction would have failed a Windows 8.1 upgrade with a “You can’t install Windows 8.1 because your processor doesn’t support CompareExchange128” message. AMD’s share of the notebook market at this time was extremely small, however, which means very few systems of this era were built. Similarly, some older Intel Core 2 Duo motherboards didn’t support CMPXCHG16B, either (the CPUs of the era supported it, the motherboards didn’t). Again, these systems would predate Windows 8 itself by several years.

 

Finally, Microsoft will give you a $20 discount on Office 365, which doesn’t make Office 365 any less of a terrible deal compared to buying a copy of Office in the vast majority of circumstances. And apparently there’s an opportunity at some stores to win an Xbox One, though you have to inquire about the details at the store, in-person.

 

It’s not clear if Microsoft’s offer applies only to laptops, or if desktops are also eligible. The text of the offer refers only to “PCs,” but the fine print notes that the battery must hold a charge and the system can’t require a wall plug to operate. This would seem to imply that the offer is mobile-only. If you decide to take Microsoft up on the option, let us know how it goes in the comments below.

 

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[virge]

 

Windows 10 has too many privacy and security issues for me to use it on my main rig. Cortona is useless and I would rather see it disappear. Office 365 is as useful as Adobe Cloud, needs 24/7 internet to use it. Apache open office works much smoother.
 
Desperation is stinky cologne Microsoft.

[vitorio]

This is a well planned gimmick.

[Batu69]

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