Originally posted on TechCrunch:
If you are on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows Phone 8.1, inside the first year of Windows 10, you will be eligible for a free upgrade. Microsoft made the announcement this morning at an event on its corporate campus outside of Seattle.
On stage, Microsoft'sTerry Myerson pitched Windows 10 as a service, instead of simply an operating system that a user installs. Or, put more simply, the company views the next version of Windows as the hub of its various services.
Microsoft, by offering a free upgrade to Windows 10, is essentially working to grow the userbase of its next operating system, which will grow its developer opportunity. Microsoft needs to grow the cadre of developers that build programs for its platform. In the era of Android and iOS, Microsoft has found itself behind its competition when it comes to interest, and attention.
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