Microsoft's latest on Windows 10 to pirates: No deal

From InfoWorld: Microsoft on Friday retreated from earlier statements that owners of counterfeit copies of Windows 7 and 8.1 will receive a free upgrade to Windows 10 this summer.

Now the company says they won't.

"Our free offer to upgrade to Windows 10 will not apply to non-genuine Windows devices," said Terry Myerson, the head of Windows, in a May 15 post on a company blog that was as definitive as Microsoft has been thus far.

"Non-genuine" is Microsoft-speak for illegal copies, whether pirated or otherwise illegitimate licenses.

Myerson's post, which was dedicated to the topic of Windows 10 and non-genuine licenses, was the latest in a series of statements by Microsoft since March, when Reuters reported Myerson said pirated copies could be upgraded to the new OS using the free deal.

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