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I have been contemplating building a computer for quite a while now but am not sure if I should do it now or wait for something like windows 10. right now Im just going on "Patience is a virtue good things come to those who wait". Windows 10 might not be the best thing to wait for. do you think I should wait for something else to come out or just build a computer now for the Holidays using Windows 7 or 8?

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Uh, didn't 8.1 get a free upgrade to win 10? If that was true why wait?

Wait 8.1 users get a free upgrade to 10? Hell yes.

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There is a topic and 5 reposts about it on the news section. Unless a mod has merged/deleted them.

I never saw the thread at all. Now I just found this out??

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Uh, didn't 8.1 get a free upgrade to win 10? If that was true why wait?

Hmm, I never heard this? Would love to see the confirmed claim from Microsoft. I googled a bit but found nothing.

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Hmm, I never heard this? Would love to see the confirmed claim from Microsoft. I googled a bit but found nothing.

http://news.filehippo.com/2014/10/windows-10-will-free-personal-users%E2%80%8F/

Are you sure Googled?  

 

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Wait...so it's free for "all consumers"? What does this really mean. So is it like if you are building a new PC you have to buy windows 10, but if you own a current PC with a windows OS you can just upgrade for free?

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Wait...so it's free for "all consumers"? What does this really mean. So is it like if you are building a new PC you have to buy windows 10, but if you own a current PC with a windows OS you can just upgrade for free?

As far as I am aware, it should be the later (I should have clarified in my earlier post); if you're a student or work for anyone who has affiliations with DreamSpark, you can get Windows, Office, etc. for free :) 

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As far as I am aware, it should be the later (I should have clarified in my earlier post); if you're a student or work for anyone who has affiliations with DreamSpark, you can get Windows, Office, etc. for free :)

Is this stuff you're talking about taking place at a later date?  I'm a student, and building another PC soonish. I can get windows for about $50 with student discount but I didn't hear anything about Windows/Office free, cause I will need office as well.

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You could use W7 for a bit but not activate it for a while until you run out. There are ways of extending the limitation on W7 for around 120 days or so.

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As far as I am aware, it should be the later (I should have clarified in my earlier post); if you're a student or work for anyone who has affiliations with DreamSpark, you can get Windows, Office, etc. for free :)

 

As someone who has various forms of Dreamspark accounts, and still has his .edu address from his college days, I can say with 100% confidence that what you said is incorrect.

Dreamspark DOES NOT give out free copies of Windows or Office to normal students. You can get a lot of things free, like Visual Studio and a bunch of other coding tools, typically some really old versions of Windows Server, Microsoft SQL, and quite a few other things. However, windows and office are not on this list. As a student you can qualify for large discounts on software though, typically it knocks Office Pro down to about $100 and the Windows deals vary widely by time of year.

If you are a computer science major, like I was, you typically get access to slightly more stuff. With this access you can get Windows 7/8/8.1 for free. You also get access to newer and higher end server OS's like Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. You still don't get office for free though.

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load up your fav linux distro untill 10 is out, or just copy your old windows to the new pc...

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As someone who has various forms of Dreamspark accounts, and still has his .edu address from his college days, I can say with 100% confidence that what you said is incorrect.

Dreamspark DOES NOT give out free copies of Windows or Office to normal students. You can get a lot of things free, like Visual Studio and a bunch of other coding tools, typically some really old versions of Windows Server, Microsoft SQL, and quite a few other things. However, windows and office are not on this list. As a student you can qualify for large discounts on software though, typically it knocks Office Pro down to about $100 and the Windows deals vary widely by time of year.

If you are a computer science major, like I was, you typically get access to slightly more stuff. With this access you can get Windows 7/8/8.1 for free. You also get access to newer and higher end server OS's like Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. You still don't get office for free though.

Weird.... I got Office and Windows for free via DreamSpark, it may be due to the contract my university has with M$

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Uh, didn't 8.1 get a free upgrade to win 10? If that was true why wait?

 

 

Wait 8.1 users get a free upgrade to 10? Hell yes.

 

 

Wait...so it's free for "all consumers"? What does this really mean. So is it like if you are building a new PC you have to buy windows 10, but if you own a current PC with a windows OS you can just upgrade for free?

 

This is a rumour only. Not confirmed as of yet.

 

And if it is true it is only available to Windows 8 users (well, as the rumour goes).

 

While Microsoft hasn’t officially announced any details about the pricing or whether it will be available for free, there has been buzz about the OS coming as a free upgrade to Windows 8 users. Unlike other OSes, Microsoft’s OS has always come with a price tag. However, looks like the company is ready for change. It did set a precedent by offering the Windows 8.1 upgrade for free, something it has never done before.

According to the Indonesian news site Detik.co,  Andreas Diantoro, the president of Microsoft Indonesia had ‘confirmed’ that ‘Windows 9′ (now named Windows 10) will be a free upgrade for all Windows 8 users. So we know that Microsoft has at least considered that as an option.

 

http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/can-microsoft-offer-windows-10-as-a-free-update-to-windows-8-236371.html

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