Clever Marketing Scheme
Microsoft's lifeless presentation today with nobody giving much applause, featured speakers talking about how Windows 10 will be free for existing Windows 8.x and 7 users. They talked about how Windows 10 will be an evolving platform that will constantly be getting new features. What they didn't say, is that the point of the free upgrade is to get people locked in, just as are the users whom are trapped in the Office 365 prison. I wonder how many people will take the bait?
Richard Stallman has been warning of computing as a service for years, and all his points are valid, especially in the era of government spying and data breaches.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
