マイクロソフトはwindows7,8の店頭販売はもうやめるとのこと。
windows10が2015年に出るからだという。
これからOSはサポート期間を売ることにすればどうか？
実質的には無料アップグレードやアップグレード割引が存在しているのだが。
もっと明確に何年契約で好きなバージョンが使える、でいいように思う。
BBCより。
Microsoft ends retail sales of Windows 7 and
http://m.bbc.com/news/technology-29880144
Microsoft has officially stopped selling retail copies of some versions of Windows 7 and 8.
The date to stop selling the software was set some time ago and should help Microsoft move people on to more recent versions of its operating system.
Separately, statistics suggest people are finally moving away from some very old versions of Windows.
The next version of Windows, called Windows 10, is due to be released in late 2015.
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From 31 October, consumers could no longer buy copies of the Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Windows 7. Now, Windows 8 is also no longer available. The change affects both copies bought in shops or loaded on PCs and laptops.…
