[E. Pluribus Unum]

They make it up on volume. :-D

[Balding_Eagle]

Before you post to FR for free, you have to ask yourself, how do they make back the money invested in development and sustainment?

[smokingfrog]

They sell apps.

[PastorBooks]

For your reading enjoyment...

Microsoft backports data slurp to Windows 7 and 8 via patches (Win 10 spyware comes to 7, 8.1)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3331984/posts

[jsanders2001]

EXACTLY. Nothing is for free. Especially when its being peddled by a communist that supports Commie Core who’s a friend and donor to Obama

[null and void]

If you are not the paying customer...

...YOU are the product!

[ClearCase_guy]

you need to ask yourself one question.

Do you feel lucky?

Well?

Do you? -- PUNK!

[max americana]

Nothing is for free and there is always a catch. The catch is you will not have any privacy in W10.

[Paladin2]

Before U install the WinX spyware, try a Linux Distribution. They have only gotten better and are capable of running a Virtual Box that runs Win(various flavours) where you can still run your older WIN apps.

Linux/Linux (Win/Win).

[tacticalogic]

That desktop OS is only a small fraction of the software Microsoft develops. Having a large installed base of that OS helps drive demand for a lot of other software that is most assuredly not free.

[Signalman]

MS is trying to increase their position in the mobil computer OS market, their main competitor being Android.

See this:

http://recode.net/2015/01/21/microsoft-windows-10-seeks-to-capture-mobile-users/

[soycd]

10/10 blm douchbags win the prize.

https://youtu.be/ZW4mdznqPr8

[4rcane]

They’re moving to the Apple model, where they get be a cut from apps sells, so its in their interest that more people move to windows 10 so they have access to the windows store

[4rcane]

Also, its not exactly free, its only free to those who have PURCHASED windows 7 and 8 but it will cost for everyone else

[Steely Tom]

I don’t respond to their nagware.

They have tried to install Win 10 without my permission. My anti-virus prevented it.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

The Windows 10 freebie is on a one-year basis only. After a year you have to purchase it or it stops functioning. ;-)

[Ouderkirk]

I am running Win 10 on the PC I am writing this on...

So far, it’s much better than Win 7, and Win 8.1

I don’t know how they plan to capitalize it except to move everyone forward so that they can abandon support for the previous version(s) and have a new product in the market.

Win 8/8.1 was an epic disaster, and the PC manufacturers were selling new PC’s with Win7. So, penetration of Win 8/8.1 was being hampered. I suspect that some good will was partly the motivation, the other was the ability to close the book on Win 8/8.1

[Royal Wulff]

I’m pretty happy with it so far.

[tophat9000]

Isn't Apple OS X also “free”

And Linux is also “free”

[snooter55]

bfl