Several publications that have been released lately have reported that new operating system Windows 10 will be distributed for free, even to those who do not have genuine copies of Windows 7 and 8.1. A little later, various company executives tried to smooth things over by stating that pirates won't get Windows for free.
In a post today, Terry Myerson, the head of Microsoft's Windows division, finally officially confirmed that Windows 10 will not be distributed for free to pirates, pointing out that if the copy of Windows 10 is not genuine, watermarks will appear. on your desktop until you buy one permission use.
Ο Myerson δεν ξέχασε και αυτούς που αγόρασαν μια συσκευή (ή πρόκειται να αγοράσουν) που έχει εγκατεστημένο πειρατικό functional system. This is very easy to spot as the non-genuine copy contains a watermark warning on the desktop.
“Non-Genuine Windows have a high risk of malware infection, scams, public exposure of your personal information, and a much higher risk of poor performance or malfunctions. Non-genuine Windows is not supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner," Myerson said.
What impressed us on statements of Myerson is that those who do not want to use pirated copies of Windows 10 and want to get genuine will be offered special offers to buy licenses for the new operating system.
"In collaboration with some of our select OEM partners, we are designing very attractive Windows 10 upgrades even for our customers who are running older devices with non-genuine pirated copies."
No more details have been provided so far, but we will probably have to wait for discounts for those using pirated versions of Windows.
However, several questions are being raised. How can such a program work? Pirates will have to admit that they are pirated to acquire genuine licenses Windows 10 with a low price.
It seems to us quite difficult given the acceptance of an illegal act by the person directly involved.
In the end, Microsoft seems to have a "big heart" that can forgive pirates, or does this plan perfectly serve the strategy announced by the company and wants to "put" Windows 10 on a billion computers?
