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Microsoft debuts Windows 10: Why it’s being given away free

Those who are not eligible for the free update will have to pay £99 for the Home version of Windows 10, which will go on sale at the end of the month.

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“Beyond this, we are anticipating hundreds of thousands of new devices to arrive on the market in the coming year which will be Windows 10 ready”.

Microsoft is on a mission to make Windows king again. The Pro version includes more features that appeal to business users such as built-in encryption, embedded remote log-in, ability to create virtual machines, and more.

Like Jetliners are to Boeing, Windows is to Microsoft.

New Zealanders are the first to get their free downloads of Windows 10. While Microsoft promises that upgrading to Windows 10 on an existing PC will not alter your storage or your installed programs, this is proving to not be entirely true. The operating system will work on cellphones, desktops and all other devices, but is not released for all device types yet.

Windows 10 has just been released to the public and it’s free for most users.

In a major revamp, Windows 10 features the return of the familiar start menu while also allowing an option for the Windows 8 live tiles. To qualify, you just need to be running a genuine versions of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on a PC or tablet.

Apple has always been known for their human-friendly advertisements where they focus more on how people use their products and not on its technical specifications. So if you want to show something on your webpage to a friend, you can simply circle it and email it to him.

Microsoft Corp launched its much-awaited Windows 10 operating system at midnight on Wednesday. It’s also making it easier to port iOS and Android apps over to Windows.

The company said in April that it was aiming to have 1 billion devices running Windows 10 in two to three years.

In addition, Microsoft is counting on Windows 10 to spur more use of other services. This method might come in handy if you plan to update multiple computers and don’t want to wait for the OS to download on all of them.

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Microsofts new Windows 10 operating system debuts Wednesday, July 29, 2015, as the longtime leader in PC software struggles to carve out a new role in a world where people increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and information stored online.

UI of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 10