Users who have switched to Windows 10 withunlicensed copies of Windows 7 or 8.1, will soon be able to easily get a legal copy of the operating system, said Terry Myerson, director of Microsoft’s Windows division at Microsoft recently.
Myerson justifies this move by the fact thatMany users of pirated versions of Windows 7 or 8.1 after upgrading to a new version of the operating system took the opportunity to get a licensed copy of Windows 10 through the built-in store. As a result, the company decided to simplify this process. .
Based on past experience, an experiment will soon be launched in the United States, which can be extended to other countries after evaluating the results.
“We will offer the possibility of migration with just oneclick the mouse in the Windows Store or by entering the activation key ". In its blog, the company also published pictures of the upcoming opportunity to purchase a legal copy, and it is integrated directly into the Windows control panel.
The company intends to update the computer as much as possible, but it will still be impossible to achieve the legalization of illegally acquired copies via the update.
Switching to Windows 10 is free for users.two previous versions of the operating system. The question of whether this offer will act for pirated copies first arose in the winter. The reason was the statement Myerson during his business trip to China. During the WinHEC conference in Shenzhen, he said: "We will upgrade all the qualified PCs, regardless of whether they pass the Windows 10 authentication or not."
This step was an unprecedented attempt.Microsoft integrates legal copies of its software into hundreds of millions of computers in an Asian country. Recent studies show that three-quarters of all software on personal computers in China is not licensed.
Myerson’s statement was interpreted asthat all users of pirated copies will receive the right to switch to a legal copy of Windows 10. Later, however, the company clarified that the “pirates” would not receive such a right.
New Microsoft offer for usersunlicensed copies may be due to the fact that the spread of Windows 10 has slowed down significantly. According to Net Applications, in September, the share of the Windows 10 market was 6.63%. Compared to last month, the share increased by only 1.42%. In August, in the first month after the launch of the “dozens”, the share of the operating system showed an increase to 4.8%.
