I'm reading this on Nov. 23rd and the links in the article don't seem to be what I was expecting them to be.
In the first sentence it says
"Copies of Windows 8 Pro are
freely available from Microsoft’s website for anyone who wants to try out the operating system..."
But when I click on the 'freely available' it goes to the Win 8 RTM page.
Will Win 8 RTM update to Win 8 Pro?
I somehow don't think so, but I'm hoping to be corrected.
And if Win 8 RTM doesn't upgrade to Win 8 Pro, anyone wants to get Win 8 Pro (which is what the article is about, right?) will still have to go to M$ and pay for the Win 8 Pro Pack.
Again, please correct me if I'm wrong.
And the second link which I don't think goes where it should is at the end of the first paragraph in the sentence
"But a loophole in the company’s Key Management System allows anyone to
legitimately activate their copy of Windows 8 permanently, for free."
But when I click on 'legitimately...", the link goes to a Reddit page discussing Bill Gates' philosophy about pirating.
I can understand the relationship of that discussion to this article as a whole, but I don't see why that particular link sends you there.
Hoping someone can clarify if Win 8 RTM will update to Win 8 Pro, and if it doesn't, how to get that "trial" that can be loopholed into a permanent license.