Last weekend, Microsoft retreated and clarified their statement addressing the clarification on who will get a free copy of Windows 10.
The confusion came from the reference of "activation", which is the process of indentifying a copy as legitimate. The confusing blog said that people who run genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can get a free upgrade to Windows 10via the one-year free offer.
The clarification says that if the user is a Windows Insider, there is an option to be one and keep on getting the Windows preview after it releases on July 29 and the other choice is to stop being a Windows Insider on July 29. For continuing users, they will still receive builds and can be activated under the terms of the Windows Insider Program. On the other hand, getting out of Windows Insider will also subject to same terms and conditions of Genuine Windows 7 and 8.1 customers, Slash Gear reported.
The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has overhauled the update of Windows 10. It accelerates the accent and breaks apart the previous everyone-gets-updates-simultaneously process into multiple tracks or simply called branches. These branches include "Current Branch" for consumers, "Current Branch for Business" and "Long-Term Serving Branch" for businesses, and Insider. Before the other branches, those who are on the last track will also receive new features, functionalities and UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) changes first, according to Computer World.
Microsoft is making it clear that clean installing the Windows 10 preview and upgrading just to get the final bits and opting-out of future updates "is not a path to attain a license for Windows XP or Windows Vista systems."
Microsoft made it clear as well that installing the Windows 10 preview and upgrading to get the final features and dropping out future updates is not a guarantee of obtaining a license for Windows XP or Windows Vista systems.