Microsoft Can't Sell Windows 8, So It's Giving It Away

2013 · 2014-03-05T19:28:11+00:00

. After collecting data on its users to sell ads, Microsoft is prepared to offer a free upgrade to Windows 8.1 for Windows 7 users. "Windows 8.1 with Bing," as the name implies, will feed users into Bing search and other Bing services as well as Microsoft's cloud-based services. Free OS upgrades are something new to Microsoft, but not to the industry. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) offered free upgrades to its newest Mac OS X last year, and Google offers free upgrades for Chromebooks and Android devices that support the update. The move is questionable for Microsoft, however, which has typically received $50 per device from OEMs to license Windows. Windows 8 is a strong departure from its predecessors, focusing more on touch devices than traditional mouse and keyboard inputs. So far, the new user interface has been a flop. Only 10.7% of PC users have Windows 8 or 8.1 installed, according to Net Applications. More telling is that fewer than half of Windows 8 users have installed the 8.1 update. Microsoft faces another problem: Mac OS is seeing increased adoption, even as PC sales fade. source; Microsoft Can't Sell Windows 8, So It's Giving It Away kifuta jasho... R.I.P. Internet -- 1969-2014 At only 45 years old... the Internet will be laid to rest in 2014. And Silicon Valley is thrilled. Because they know... The Economist believes the death of the Internet "will be transformative." In fact, the CEO of Cisco Systems -- one of the largest tech companies on the planet -- says somebody's going to bank "14.4 trillion in profit from one concept alone." Enter your email address below for a FREE video that gives you what you need to capitalize on the little-known company behind this concept..

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