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Eh idk if it's for copilot, but the play is pretty standard for Microsoft lately. Give the base away for free and charge for the cream on top.
Windows is free now because they know now you're in the ecosystem, you'll pay for office, one drive, SharePoint, etc. Vscode is the same.
He'll look at halo infinite. Free to play, but once you're in they want you to buy the thousand add ons.
Nothing is ever free, everything has a catch
Wait, Windows is free now?
Generally they don't care, they want you in the ecosystem. I don't know if they explicitely label it as free, but you can download an ISO, install it, and log in and I believe you're good to go now. Or if you have any Windows 7-10 key I believe they are honored. (Someone call me out if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I installed Windows). But I don't think they care at all anymore, I think it's been more about bringing people into their platform.
What's better for Windows? a 1 time purchase of $99 or give that away for free then charge $150/year for Office?
Haa been for decades iirc. Windows is free, but customization features are locked behind a license. I remember my dad's Windows XP being unlicensed, and the biggest issue was just a notification in the bottom corner.
No, it isn't. They just gave free upgrades from 7 to 10 and 10 to 11.