One of the questions that always comes up when discussing a new operating system is how much it costs. Windows is now the only modern operating systems that charges end users, with Apple making up for the cost by selling hardware, and Linux and Android distributed freely, but those sales make up an extremely small amount of Microsoft’s revenue. That’s only why Microsoft has made changes to its business model with the release of Windows 10, and most users will have no issues securing their copy of Windows 10 for free.
If you’re currently running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, and your license is authentic and registered, you can upgrade to Windows 10 during the first year of release for free. According to NetMarketShare, roughly 14.6 percent of the world’s computers run XP, plus another 2.01 percent are still running Vista. That number is down 11-percent total from where it was last year.
It also means if you bought, or buy, a computer that comes with Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 installed, that machine is eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10. You can update right from the taskbar using the Windows 10 reservation tool that’s already installed.
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