Free for Many
For many people, the upgrade to Windows 10 won’t cost anything. If you’re running Windows 7 or
above, you should have a notification in your taskbar that allows you to reserve your upgrade for free,
which will be available for a whole year. If you don’t have a legit version of Windows, or are on an
older system, it’ll be priced at $119 for the Home version. No matter when you upgrade, you’ll never
have to shell out additional costs.
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Rather than having everyone spread out over different versions of Windows, Microsoft hopes the
enticement of a free upgrade will be enough to get the majority of customers running their new
operating system. This will mean that applications can be developed specifically for Windows 10 and
Microsoft will be able to provide added value to their ecosystem, which includes services like Office
365 and OneDrive.