Microsoft one year free upgrade offer for Windows 10 expires within the next twenty four hours. And things are not adding up; instead of us, the likely recipients of the offer panicking, it Microsoft that is instead.<\/p>\n
Microsoft believes that either we are so dippy that we do not understand the opportunity cost for not upgrading or that most of us blindly disabled automatic updates and have not received the offer. The company has upped up the ante; it is no longer just a reminder but now a count-down clock pops up when you are connected to the internet to amplify the significance of the undertaking.<\/p>\n
When Windows 10 was introduced a year ago, Microsoft made the free upgrade an optional update before moving on to make it an annoying recommended update. Microsoft pushed us into upgrading as though our computers would collapse if we did not.<\/p>\n
With two days left before the offer expires, it looks like Microsoft won\u2019t stop pulling all the stops to shove customers into making the switch. If your laptop with all the bells and whistles cannot upgrade to windows 10 within a day, Microsoft says that it will pay Dell to deliver to you a brand new Windows 10 Inspiron 15 laptop.<\/p>\n
If your laptop is not compatible with Windows 10, Microsoft is offering a $150 rebate toward the purchase of a new laptop. Surely, there are caveats to that offer; it\u2019s an exchange deal. You will be required to hand over your old laptop to a participating outlet before noon on the day you wish to receive the $150 discount.<\/p>\n
Laptops eligible for the trade-in must be able to power on, meaning the battery must hold charge without needing to perpetually plug it for it to operate. The device must be not be broken with missing components. Further, the display or housing should not be cracked. Laptops with liquid damage displays will not be entertained. No modifications should have been undertaken on the computer and the warranty seal must be intact.<\/p>\n
As if that list is not enough, the package must include original charger and accessories. Finally the laptop must be running Windows 8 or later version of Windows.<\/p>\n
If you are successful, Microsoft is willing to throw in an additional $20 discount on Office 365. And did I tell you that if you are so blessed you also stand to win an Xbox One?<\/p>\n
If Microsoft is willing to offer all these gifts to force people to receive Windows 10 donation, Why not just make it free forever? These offers will surely push the few that were on the fence but the majority has refused to migrate to Windows 10.<\/p>\n
We are immune now; we no longer catch a cold whenever Microsoft sneezes. All, I am saying is that push has not come to shove. This time last year, customers were refused to let go Windows XP. Microsoft should borrow a leaf from Toyota; the company did not stop producing spare parts for Toyota Cressida after the introduction of the Camry. Those that love Windows 7 must be left with their choice and those that love Windows 10, must be given all the support to upgrade and nobody should be forced into a choice<\/p>\n
Marketing is about providing choices, it a form of democracy not totalitarianism. I rest my case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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