Jojo81 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just wondering before I officially purchase Windows 8 is Blue going to be a free update/service pack? If not I find it a bit ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 No one knows yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm going to call it and predict it will be free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subcld Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 it should be free for windows 8 users hopefully ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted December 30, 2012 Member Share Posted December 30, 2012 I'm going to call it and predict it will be free. If it's nothing but a service pack, it traditionally is free. But who knows now. djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manarift Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 If it's nothing but a service pack, it traditionally is free. But who knows now. Have to agree they supposedly want to get rid of Service packs like for example they never released a SP2 for windows 7 like they did for vista when it came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Probably not. most likely you're seeing a shift from large expensive windows licenses to more frequent cheaper windows upgrade licenses, ala Apple (remember every Apple OS sold is an upgrade). which is also marked by the move away from boxed versions and only OEM versions and upgrades for sale. So it probably won't be free, but it will be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syobon999 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 yeah free... right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack34 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Probably not. most likely you're seeing a shift from large expensive windows licenses to more frequent cheaper windows upgrade licenses, ala Apple (remember every Apple OS sold is an upgrade). which is also marked by the move away from boxed versions and only OEM versions and upgrades for sale. So it probably won't be free, but it will be cheap. Blue is an update, not Windows 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Blue is an update, not Windows 9. so is every OSX update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack34 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 so is every OSX update. When I mean is, Apple treats every OSX update as the next version of OSX while Blue is supposed to be more of a feature update like a cell phone or Tablet and not the next version of the OS. I would suspect that these annual/biannual updates will be free but the big version number releases every two-three years will be paid. That's at least how I suspect they will treat it. I don't think it would sit well with users to have to pay for a software update for their tablet and since Microsoft is treating it as "One OS to rule them all" I see the smart device update scheme to bleed over to Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 That would have made sense if MS hadn't reduced the price of windows severely with Win8. and very little is officially known about both blue and win9, practically nothing in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Just wondering before I officially purchase Windows 8 is Blue going to be a free update/service pack? If not I find it a bit ridiculous. Nothings free in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Nothings free in life. Your comment was. MorganX 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Ride Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think Windows Blue will be a free add-on/update to Windows 8, but at the same time I hope it fixes the short comings at the same time. If Microsoft were to add more features to the Metro sorry Modern UI apps it would be more of a joy to use, at the minute it seems like a lot of the features were left out the same way they were left out of Windows Phone 8. It is funny how Apple calls nearly every OS X release as Major Revision, when it's the same original revision that was released in 2001, of course newer technologies have been incorporated, but anything else its just fixes to the backend, a change over to WinTel processors and a new name. Its almost like Apple are too scared to create anything new. So maybe in 2014/2015 when the current build revision numbers run out we may get to see OS X 11 and something new and different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Didn't they say they want everybody to move to Windows Blue asap. So I assume they will make it free for Win8 users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiZZa Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 i bet $15 or $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Your comment was. No it isn't; he had to pay for the computer, the OS, along with the Internet Service, etc, etc, etc. . . :D +hedleigh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 It will cost money I think, Windows Blue (from what I can gather) is the future of Windows. Instead of releasing new version every 3 years of so, they'll release more frequent (but paid for) updates like this, ala OSX. I could be totally wrong but that is gist I got from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 No it isn't; he had to pay for the computer, the OS, along with the Internet Service, etc, etc, etc. . . :D It was free for me. I had all those things already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benthebear Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Just wondering before I officially purchase Windows 8 is Blue going to be a free update/service pack? If not I find it a bit ridiculous. Yes, Windows Blue will be free and ad supported... trollololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I find it a bit ridiculous. You know what's ridiculous? Making such statements about a product that you know jack about, and nor does anyone else yet. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 It was free for me. I had all those things already. You still paid for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 You still paid for them. I would have paid for them if his comment didn't exist, also. It did not cost me anything to read his comment, except for the time spent and the ensuing time in this conversation. (And now I must disappear before the conversation continues!) MorganX 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 If you purchase Windows 8 today, it will be free,and it includes a 6 pack of beer and a hooker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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