Microsoft: Windows Blue to be named Windows 8.1, will be free
In addition, Windows Blue is officially named Windows 8.1 and it will be a free update and come from the Windows Store in addition the 8.1 update will be coming to Windows RT as well. This should appease many who thought that the update may be a paid upgrade but all of those rumors can be put to bed as the update will be free.
Reller also stated that the update will arrive by the end of the calendar year. If Windows 8.1 follows the same schedule as Windows 8, the platform will likely hit RTM in the August timeframe and will be released to the general public around late October.
In addition to final releases, Microsoft also stated that the public preview of the build will be released the first day of its BUILD conference on June 26th.
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TywinPosted:
It's pretty cool. I wonder if it will be open source being that it's free. That would make it similar to linux.
VEVOPosted:
BETTER be free. For what is basically a patch to all of 8s flaws, they were considering charging?
badboy70Posted:
Does this mean, when we update, it's going to restore our PC's like every other upgrade does, just for a market place/ a pointless .1 upgrade?
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