Microsoft releases new license terms for Windows 10

Finally, it's nice to see MS actually writing some nice, readable licensing agreements.
Although I am pretty sure that there will be a move to get the Insiders onto WaaS at some point in the future, but since they have had a free OS for a number of years at that point then I am sure most people will not mind.

Microsoft releases new license terms for Windows 10: Biggest surprise? No gotchasEd Bott has Just published an article on ZDNet which reviews in detail the just-released Windows 10 license agreementFirst published on ZDNet By Ed Bott for The Ed Bott Report | July 15, 2015 -- 18:30 GMT (19:30 BST) | Topic: Windows 10 "Two weeks ahead of the global launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has finalized the terms of its license agreements for the new operating system. I've had several days to study the documents in detail, and I can report that there are no surprises, no gotchas, and no hidden subscription traps waiting to be sprung in two or three or four years.""In fact, the new license agreement is simpler and written more clearly than any similar document I've reviewed in 20 years of examining Windows license agreements. There are a few...
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