A Free Version of Windows 8.1 Could Be Coming, But At What Cost

PowerLeveled | Looking to break out against the rise of Android and iOS tablets, as well as the falling costs of the Macintosh OSX platform, Microsoft is currently experimenting with a fully free version of Windows 8.1. What could this mean for the future of Windows - and Microsoft as a whole?

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Stevefantisy2880d ago

This is an interesting concept for sure. Guess we will just have to wait and see what comes out of it for sure.

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ROQFrost2880d ago

Windows 8 is bad and should have been free to begin with.

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JoeIsMad2880d ago

No. No. Windows 8 - press the windows key. click. you're done.

There's no way that Windows 8 is bad, you just need to invest your time on it.

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Magnus7012880d ago

This idea is bad and you should feel bad

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ROQFrost2880d ago

Completely agree!

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Hi3i2880d ago

Wheres the free apple

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JoeIsMad2880d ago

Apple OSX isn't free, but it did just get a price drop. If you read the article you'll see that's kind of EXACTLY why they are working with the free option...

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gizmig2880d ago

Don't know what made them think so that it will increase the usage of Windows 8.

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gamernova2880d ago

They're doing it because Apple offers their OS for free.

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JoeIsMad2880d ago

Apple's OS is only a free upgrade from the latest version of OSX. Windows already has the 8.1 update available for free to 8.0 users - which is effectively the same thing OSX is doing.

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