Windows 8 Free Windows 8

[muckshifter]

... well, not quite, but the "upgrade" will be free.

The Windows 8 update formerly known as “Windows Blue” will be called Windows 8.1, and consumers will be able to get it as a free update to Windows from the Windows Store, Tami Reller said at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston today.

More details about Windows 8.1 will be announced soon, Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a follow-up post on Blogging Windows this morning, adding: “We will also be making a public preview of Windows 8.1 available starting on June 26, timed with the Build developer conference in San Francisco. The preview will be available for Windows 8 and Windows RT.”

Read more about Windows 8’s progress to date, and Microsoft’s goal of delivering continual updates to create a richer experience for Windows customers, over on Blogging Windows.

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[V_R]

Just as well, can you imagine the uproar if they tried to charge for it!?

 

[Abarbarian]

Darn I thought this was a campaign like "Free the Birmingham 6" or "Save the Whale"

 

[bubblinggirl]

Hi, thanks for the information about upgrades about Windows 8.1 at first Its relatively an eye catching phrase to read that Windows 8 will be free. Anyway, I am also curious about the difference between Windows 8 and 8.1 actually and the progress behind it. Well, I really appreciate the source you have shared here