Windows 10 free upgrade in the first year, pricing is still a mystery after the end

According to the CNET website, Microsoft has a lot of ambitions for Windows 10, and it hopes that by 2018, the operating system will appear on more than one billion devices. To accomplish this goal, the company offers users a free upgrade option, which is the first time in Microsoft history. After the free period, the company has not made up its mind about how to price Windows 10.

Joe · Joe Belfiore, vice president of the company's operating system business, said on Thursday that the company's primary goal is to make as much of it as possible in the shortest possible time. The device uses this system.

He further stated that the upgrade will bring a variety of new features to users, and can get system updates.

Microsoft has placed a heavy bet on Windows 10, which not only designed the system to run on any device, but also supports any software. Through Microsoft's cloud services, the system can be run initially for other devices to develop "general applications".

The world's largest software vendor has adopted a different style of strategy than ever before, turning Windows from one-time license sales into a long-term service, and the result is that the company can face more A wide range of users.

A market analyst pointed out that Microsoft's move is laying the foundation for the transformation of its business model.

Because Windows 10's pricing strategy after the end of the campaign period is still unclear, many users will upgrade as soon as possible. It is not known whether there is a difference in the functions and functions of paying users and free upgrade users.

Belfioli said that Microsoft may adopt a business model similar to today's smartphone operating system on Windows 10.