
Originally Posted by
Saracen
Why sticky it? It doesn't answer anything much, and certainly not the IPs question. Much of that article is what they "assume" will happen, and consider "likely".
They even explicitly make the point that MS refer to "supported life", not "life" .... a point I've made previously, and that there is NO definition of what MS mean by the term.
Also, when installing the upgrade, you are asked to agree to the EULA, which means, if you do so, you HAVE consented to the changes specified. And there's an extremely good chance it'll be legally binding, too.
Among the questions I want answered before upgrading a transferable retail licence would be exactly what Maverick asked .... will the Win10 system still be transferrable? I agree with you that we may not know until release day, but I'm not uograding until I know, because to me, if it isn't transferable, it'd be a huge downgrade not an upgrade. I also want to know if, having "upgraded" to W10, I can change my mind and revert that licence back to the original W7, or Win8. If not, again, no upgrade for me, free or otherwise.
Oh, and by "know", I mean clear, authoritative official answers, not speculation based on what's happened previously because while that's interesting, it offers no certainty about this time.