Pirated Windows is impossible to upgrade with 98 yuan

Microsoft launched the Windows 8 operating system last month. The original Windows 7 users can upgrade to the new operating system after paying a certain fee. However, some domestic Internet users have discovered that other versions of the Windows operating system can also be upgraded, and the pirated operating system costs 98%. After the Yuan can also be successfully upgraded through the official website.

Microsoft introduced the latest generation of operating system Windows8 last month, and implemented a promotional price before January 31, 2013. This price is the lowest among previous generations of Windows operating systems, retail price is 69.99 US dollars, and Windows XP, Vista, Windows7 Users can upgrade to Win8 for $39.99.

In China's domestic market, Microsoft China has launched a more favorable plan for the upgrade of Windows 98 for $98, and genuine Win7 computers purchased from June 2, 2012 to January 31, 2013 can apply for the discount on Microsoft's official website. Some users have found that after downloading the Windows Upgrade Assistant through the Microsoft China website, the system prompts that it must be genuine Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP SP3 users to upgrade. However, during the actual operation, some successfully upgraded users stated that the upgrade assistant does not detect the version of the existing operating system, even if the pirated operating system can be upgraded successfully.

For 98 yuan, the original piracy system can be upgraded to a genuine Windows 8 operating system. This morning, the relevant person in charge of Microsoft China insisted that "impossible." Some users who have actually completed the upgrade report that they can apply for a 98 yuan upgrade Win8 discount program as long as they are branded computers or Win7 systems that are not shipped with the computer. A user said that if 98 yuan can be upgraded to a genuine operating system, they plan to upgrade the pirated system to genuine, after all, genuine people feel more pragmatic.

Although denied, the fact is there. Is Microsoft ready to block this practice?