Windows 10 upgrades will cost $119 after July 29

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Microsoft also says Windows 10 is now on 300 million devices.

If you've been dragging your heels on upgrading to Windows 10, now is the time to take action. Free upgrades to the new OS from previous versions of Windows will end on July 29, Microsoft reiterated today. The company initially said the offer would only last one year, and indeed that date marks Windows 10's first anniversary. After July 29, you'll have to shell out $119 to upgrade to Windows 10 Home (or to put it on a new device).

The free upgrade offer was a bold gambit for Microsoft -- previously, nothing could get in the way of that tasty OS revenue. But, after Windows 8 failed to entice developers and consumers, the company needed to do something drastic. And it seems to have paid off: Microsoft says Windows 10 is now running on 300 million devices around the world (that's up from 200 million in January). Among other notable stats, Cortana has answered more than 6 billion questions so far, and people have spent over 63 billion minutes in the Edge browser just in March.

https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/05/windows-10-upgrades-will-cost-119-after-july-29/

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What a news ! buy all the mac !

I never liked Windows🙄

A lot of people did not even want to upgrade to Windows 10 because of security reasons and such, but now you have to pay for it... Not sure if that was a bold move, just my opinion though.

i upgrade, and over the internet are many tutorials about which things we need to configure for a better security

I've upgraded too, I have no problem with windows. That's true there are many tutorials out there for better security, but some people say that Windows attempts to track everything a person would download, or surf on the web etc.