Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:21:19 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [WSFA] Free at last: After Windows 10, consumers won't pay for updates or upgrades
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Excerpt:
  That will affect Microsoft's bottom line: With Windows 10 expected to be
the nameplate for the OS for years longer than the usual three-year cycle
between major upgrades -- from Windows 7 to Windows 8, say -- free means
that consumers will never again have to pay to upgrade their PC's OS.

A constant trickle of free updates and upgrades will also put computer
makers in a bind, as historically they have relied on new editions to
spark sales, particularly to consumers.
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<http://www.computerworld.com/article/2825116/free-at-last-after-windows-10-consumers-wont-pay-for-updates-or-upgrades.html>

So, M$'s new plan to foil exploits is update so frequently that the
crackers can't be sure what's on the majority of systems....

        mark