14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft did reveal that Windows 10 would be offered free of charge to users running Windows 7 or 8 on their computers during the first 12 months after launch, but the company still left a lot of questions unanswered regarding the price of the new operating system.
But according to new rumors, which do make sense at some level, the software giant is planning to answer all these questions at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2015 in Orland in July.
The event kicks off on July 12 and is the next big conference on Microsoft’s agenda, so the company could indeed use it to share more information on the pricing of Windows 10 for enterprises and after the first year of availability, but there’s one thing that needs to be taken into consideration.
The official list of speakers for WPC 2015 does not include Terry Myerson and Joe Belfiore, the two main Microsoft executives who have been keeping us up to date with the Windows 10 work in the last six months or so, so CEO Satya Nadella could be the one sharing all the news or the company could look at another date to reveal Windows 10 pricing.
Obviously, there are lots of vague details right now, so it remains to be seen if WPC 2015 is the moment or not.
Existing information
Right now, what we know is that, if you upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1 any time during the first 12 months after Windows 10’s launch, the new operating system is completely free. This offer is only valid for consumers.
New rumors, however, claim that Microsoft could offer Windows XP holdouts the chance to upgrade to Windows 10 for only $39.99 (€35), but remember that, in this case, hardware upgrades could also be necessary.
Some people say that Windows 10 could be offered at the same price as Windows 8.1 after the 12 months of promo, meaning that the core version would cost $119.99 (€90), while the Professional version would be available for $199.99 (€150).
It remains to be seen if the company goes for the same pricing for the new OS, and there’s no doubt that we’ll hear quite a lot of Windows 10 news in the next few months.