The free upgrade deadline for Windows 10 S to Pro will be extended until March 31, 2018

Although Windows 10 S, a lightweight, security enhanced version offered as educational institutions and students as a primary target, was able to upgrade to "Windows 10 Pro" which is a higher version free of charge , It is speculation that the deadline has been extended from the end of 2017 to 31 March 2018.

Microsoft shows weakness by extending the free Windows 10 S to Pro upgrade deadline
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Windows 10 S is Windows that was once tentatively named "Windows Cloud". As a feature of this, high security is realized by saving the document data in the cloud and further limiting installation of the application only to those downloaded from the Windows store. By providing Windows 10 S for educational use at Microsoft, Google's spreading in educational institutionsEfforts to counter ChromebookHas been promoted.

Windows 10 S is also installed in Surface Laptop already released in Japan. The price at the time of article creation is from 139,644 yen, and there are four colors of burgundy, platinum, cobalt blue and graphite gold lineup. In addition, models equipped with Intel Core i7 in processors will be released soon.

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In other words, only Windows-certified applications can be installed on Windows 10 S, such as Google ChromeI can not use popular applicationsUsers who complain of inconvenience such as. So, Microsoft provided benefits for users who would like to use applications other than the Windows store, upgrading to Windows 10 Pro free of charge until December 31, 2017, but this period was extended in March 2018 It was extended for 3 months until 31st.

Extension of the gratuitous period is beneficial for users, but we are speculating about that aim.Beta NewsBrian Fagioli regards Microsoft's weakness as revealed about this matter. For that reason, Mr. Fagioli says, "If 10 S is a wonderful operating system, there is no such announcement so we can see how Microsoft sees 10 S," and Windows 10 S users will It seems that the background is that we are not satisfied with satisfaction.

The background of this view also seems to have influenced the fact that Microsoft has inserted the period extension at the end of a new color presentation article on Surface Laptop rather than as a standalone press release or blog post. For Windows 10 S to 10 Pro update, after April 1, 2018, a charge of 6900 yen is required.