Several recent releases have reported that a new Windows 10 operating system will be distributed free of charge even to those who do not have genuine copies of Windows 7 and 8.1. Shortly afterwards, several executives tried to put things in order, saying pirates would not 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. in desktop until you purchase a license.
Ο Myerson δεν ξέχασε και αυτούς που αγόρασαν μια συσκευή (ή πρόκειται να αγοράσουν) που έχει εγκατεστημένο πειρατικό λειτουργικό σύστημα. Αυτό είναι πολύ εύκολο να το διακρίνει κάποιος καθώς το μη γνήσιο αντίτυπο, περιέχει μια προειδοποίηση με υδατογράφημα στην επιφάνεια work.
“Non-Genuine Windows have a high risk of being infected by malware, απάτες, δημόσιας έκθεσης των προσωπικών σας πληροφοριών, καθώς και πολύ υψηλότερο κίνδυνο κακής απόδοσης ή δυσfunctions. 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?
