07-02-16, 10:34 AM
I'm pretty sure that Windows 7 and definitely Windows 8 are aware of tethered / mobile connections versus WiFi or Ethernet which should mitigate any chance of incurring charges. Though if you are still on dial-up, how did you get left in the 90's?! :lol
As for offering it up for free? Well what with being a "software developer", supporting older systems is an utter and complete pain in the ass!! We are finally in a place where a lot of modern techniques and tools are now available across a majority of platforms, but that isn't always the case. Offering an incentive to get everyone updated to a more modern platform will reduce expenditure on support and development.
Microsoft aren't just being really nice and friendly, they do get a benefit out of it, however that benefit does in-turn help the majority of us as well. Granted you are perfectly correct that older tech does sometimes get left behind that you still need access to, which is rather annoying and frustrating. I've experienced this when doing some work for a family business; some of their industrial tech and software won't run on modern operating systems. Ultimately it will still be your choice as to whether you upgrade or not, but MS will still make you painfully aware that you are using an outdated and un-supported system
As for offering it up for free? Well what with being a "software developer", supporting older systems is an utter and complete pain in the ass!! We are finally in a place where a lot of modern techniques and tools are now available across a majority of platforms, but that isn't always the case. Offering an incentive to get everyone updated to a more modern platform will reduce expenditure on support and development.
Microsoft aren't just being really nice and friendly, they do get a benefit out of it, however that benefit does in-turn help the majority of us as well. Granted you are perfectly correct that older tech does sometimes get left behind that you still need access to, which is rather annoying and frustrating. I've experienced this when doing some work for a family business; some of their industrial tech and software won't run on modern operating systems. Ultimately it will still be your choice as to whether you upgrade or not, but MS will still make you painfully aware that you are using an outdated and un-supported system
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