this link came across the wires this morning:
http://gizmodo.com/why-yes-that-creepy-icon-is-your-free-copy-of-window-1708121347
which led to:
http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-is-a-free-upgrade-for-the-first-year-1680771504
my understanding is that msft wants to get everyone on the same windows... as this will be the last windows. from this point on, it’ll be a service (home users will be on win10 where corp users will be on whatever the latest thing the services provide)
Just signed up for my free upgrade...
What else do you get? Well I’m glad you asked – here’s a quick look at the highlights:
Microsoft Edge: The successor to Internet Explorer, designed around minimalism and collaboration tools, plus with Cortana integration.
Word, Excel and PowerPoint built in.
Xbox Live and Xbox app for doing things like recording gameplay, interacting with your Xbox friends and also streaming Xbox games to the desktop.
Windows Continuum, which lets you smoothly jump between multiple Windows 10 devices, and which lets you use your phones like a PC with external input accessories.
Windows Hello, a new login method that uses face, iris or fingerprint recognition to log you in without a password, depending on hardware support.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/01/windows-10-is-available-july-29/#.wjmr6d:jBfW