Windows 10 Wont Really Be Free For Pirates
Microsoft will not give pirates a free pass to Windows 10 this summer, clarifying in a new statement that unlicensed users could either pay for a valid version of the software or live with a permanent stamp of inauthenticity on their desktops. "When we can't verify that Windows is properly installed, licensed, and not tampered with, we create a desktop watermark to notify the user," Microsoft vice president Terry Myserson wrote in an official blog post. The statement appeared to walk back a suggestion several months earlier that "non-genuine" users would qualify for the free upgrade. Instead, Microsoft will attempt to flip pirates into paying customers with an "attractive Windows 10 upgrade offers." , In other words, Windows users? Pay up.