The company also gave us a generic boilerplate statement. Update: We’ve confirmed with a source close to Microsoft that devices which the company detects as non-genuine will not be offered the free upgrade to Windows 10.
We have contacted Microsoft for more information and will update you if we hear back. “We will have details on this as we get closer to launch.” “We will provide a mechanism for non-genuine Windows 10 PC devices to ‘get genuine’ via the new Windows Store, whether they are upgraded versions of Windows or purchased,” a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat back in March. This would suggest that the workaround depends on the crack that was used on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Pirates were supposed to be able to upgrade to Windows 10, yes, but the expectation was that they would be prompted to pay and activate - indeed, some users are experiencing just that. In short, this was not supposed to happen. On the same day that Windows 10 launched for PCs, it looks like pirates have already managed to figure out how to get the first two without paying a dime and without having to crack Windows 10. When Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 would have seven editions, the company also disclosed that the free upgrades for genuine users were to Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and Windows 10 Mobile. They can use every feature, run Windows Update without any issue, and overall get the full Windows 10 experience for free just like any Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 user. Just like genuine users, these pirates are even getting new Windows 10 product keys, in case they want to do a fresh install. That part isn’t a huge surprise - Microsoft did say pirates would be able to get Windows 10 - but the fact that Windows 10 is showing as “activated” is eyebrow-raising: Over on these two Reddit threads in the subreddit Piracy, both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users are reporting they have managed to successfully upgrade their pirated copy of Microsoft’s operating system to the latest and greatest. In May, the company reaffirmed this stance, but today we’re learning that pirates are successfully upgrading to Windows 10 for free. In March, reports suggested the offer would extend to pirates, though when we followed up with Microsoft, it turned out the Windows licenses would stay non-genuine and would be unsupported. Over the past few months, there has been a lot of hype surrounding Windows 10, in part because Microsoft is offering free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1. Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022.
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