That makes a lot of sense. Why in the whole wide world they know that initially and make such bogus promise? It simply means Microsoft is not consistent with its plans.
But why would Google be so interested in giving away a mobile operating system? Google makes money (and justifies giving away the OS) by licensing the Google Apps that come on most Android phones (but not all). Apps like Gmail, the Android Market, Google Search, and others come in something called GAPPS. The Market is really where Google is interested. Sure, the other GAPPS add value to the phone (hence why carriers license their inclusion on Android-powered phones), but Google is making money with every app sold through the Market. Even free apps make Google money. Developers have to pay to have an account to list their apps under. Even ad-sponsored apps are likely using Google Mobile Ads, so Google’s getting revenue from that source as well. That’s not the elegance of Google’s mobile revenue stream. Google isn’t so much after making money from apps sold through their Market, or even by charging developers an admission fee to get their apps listed. Instead, Google saw that computers were getting smaller and smaller, more and more mobile, and connected to the internet in more ways. Now, instead of trying to remember something to look up on your desktop computer later, pull out the laptop… or better yet: your phone. Starting to see Google’s foresight now? But Google didn’t stop at just having their search engine in your pocket. They made search easier. You can search through Google’s database by using your keyboard, using your voice, and even by using the camera on your phone. You can “scan” a barcode and see who has the best price (getting ads along the way) before you make your purchase. Google even knows where you are, so your search results are even more relevant to you. Google can tell you that you can buy that item for $5 less at a store 1.5 miles away. They’ll even give you turn-by turn directions to get there. Google knows that searching using input other than text is the next big thing. Spoken search is important, but people speak very differently all over the world, even across the country. To address this, Google bought a company called Grand Central (now Google Voice) to get voice samples from people — and give you “free voicemail transcription” along the way. You can even call Google (+1-800-GOOG-411) to get free 411 information from your phone — any phone. They’ll even connect you for free. Google knows that searching by taking a picture is going to be big, too. So Google Goggles was created. Tie this in with the new face-recognition feature of Google Picasa and you may soon be able to search for someone just by snapping a picture of them. In Conclusion How does Google make money? By learning who you are, what you’re interested it, and how you search for stuff… then helping you find it in an intuitive manner anywhere you are. Android just helps them be able to do that even more efficiently.
A question sorry if its been ask before but search many threads on this site & unable to find the answer So to the question If a user who as a windows 8.1 pre-install on their system say like a Dell, or Samsung Machine & they can have the offer of free upgrade to Windows 10 The current system they have as the key store in the system bios (If I`m Correct) So if they take the upgrade offer & the system activates will they get the key everyone appears to be getting when permanently activated ending in 3V66T As I`ve read on this site that the key appears to not be the thing now the activation is tied to the system hardware Plus could a user reverse the upgrade & return to the system as it was before & return to a activated Windows 8.1 Or does the upgrade to windows 10 change anything that prevents this Thanks
On/after Jul 29, you will have the option of staying as Insider with the 3V66T key, or take the free upgrade to Win10, where there will be a mechanism(no detail ATM) that win10 will read the OEM;DM key in BIOS. You would have a 30 day "cool-down period" where you could revert back to win8.1 with full win8.1 license if you don't like the win10. Btw, @Slave, my opinion on that FAQ is "LOL"(saying mildly).
Daz and Tito already stated that pkeyconfig of Win 10 doesn't hold any Win 8/8.1 Key Info!!! Now explain how it will read those Keys? With missing entries . Same applies for most likely rubbed Win 7 COAs.