To charge it! Windows 10 free upgrade will end on July 29

If you log into the Microsoft Windows 10 website, you'll find a reminder on your home page that the Windows 10 free upgrade will end on July 29 and give the remaining timeframe accurate to the second. This is just the first anniversary of Microsoft's official release of Win10 on July 28 last year.

The minimum cost of Win10 will be 119 US dollars. And on August 2nd, Microsoft will bring "Anniversary Update" for Win 10, this $ 119 upgrade package will bring a lot of new features including start menu, operation center, Edge browser and so on.

Since most users are still more willing to use the Win7 system, the popularization of the Win10 system has been unsatisfactory, but also because of its mandatory upgrade caused dissatisfaction. In February of this year, Microsoft changed its selection to "recommended upgrades," which means that computers can automatically download programs for forced upgrades. Since March, users have complained that their computers have been upgraded to the Win10 system without permission. According to a report in the Seattle Times in June, Terri Goldstein, a small California company operator, sued Microsoft and received a compensation of US$10,000. It is reported that her computer automatically upgraded from "Windows 7" (Win7) to "Windows 10" system (Win10) failure, resulting in instability of the system can not continue to use. After trying to repair the computer, Goldstein sued Microsoft Corps. In order to avoid the costs of subsequent lawsuits, Microsoft waived the appeal and agreed to pay Goldstein $10,000.

At present, the installed capacity of Win 10 is about 350 million computers, and Microsoft initially set a target of 1 billion units in one year. With the slow progress of the installed capacity, Microsoft lowered the target to 3 billion yuan within 3 years. station.



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