Windows 10 pricing remains up in the air

Windows10價(jià)格未定

導(dǎo)讀:微軟公司決定，在Windows10系統(tǒng)發(fā)布后的一年內(nèi)，用戶(hù)可以免費(fèi)將系統(tǒng)更新至最新版本。但是一年之后的Windows10價(jià)格如何，尚未確定。

Microsoft has bold ambitions for Windows 10: To power 1 billion devices by 2018. To achieve that goal, the company will let most users update to the new version at no charge for one year after Windows 10’s release.

微軟公司對(duì)Windows10系統(tǒng)信心十足，期望到2018年，有10億臺(tái)電腦使用該系統(tǒng)。為了達(dá)成這個(gè)目標(biāo)，微軟公司決定，在Windows10系統(tǒng)發(fā)布后的一年內(nèi)，用戶(hù)可以免費(fèi)將系統(tǒng)更新至最新版本。

After that, however, Microsoft doesn’t know what it will charge customers to upgrade -- or how it will deliver upgrades in the future.

但微軟公司尚不明確一年之后，如何收取更新費(fèi)用，或者以后如何收取更新系統(tǒng)的費(fèi)用，

Joe Belfiore said Thursday the company’s primary concern is getting the operating system onto a critical mass of devices as quickly as possible. How will people get their hands on Windows 10 after the first year? "I don’t know, " Belfiore said at a press event.

副總裁喬·貝爾菲里奧本周四表示，現(xiàn)在最重要的是讓眾多重要的設(shè)備都安裝該系統(tǒng)。但是，一年之后，人們?cè)趺窗惭bWindows10系統(tǒng)？“我不知道。”貝爾菲里奧在發(fā)布會(huì)上說(shuō)道。

While Microsoft hasn’t claimed it would never charge customers to upgrade to its latest software, executives have put greater emphasis on casting the software as far as possible than on pricing. Users who update to will get "new features and benefits for a long, long time," said Belfiore. Those add-ons will include application and full OS updates, he added.

雖然微軟公司并未明確表示客戶(hù)可以享受免費(fèi)更新軟件的服務(wù)，但是主管人員對(duì)軟件的重視程度遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)了對(duì)價(jià)格的重視。貝爾菲里奧表示：“選擇更新系統(tǒng)的客戶(hù)將能長(zhǎng)時(shí)間享受各項(xiàng)一些新的功能和各項(xiàng)福利。”這些額外的好處包括應(yīng)用以及操作系統(tǒng)的完全更新。

Microsoft is taking a big gamble with Windows 10: That Windows can become integral to every mobile device and every piece of software we use. That’s because the one operating system can run universal apps developed for any device.

對(duì)微軟公司來(lái)說(shuō)，Windows無(wú)異于一個(gè)賭注：或許該系統(tǒng)對(duì)于我們所用的所有移動(dòng)設(shè)備或者軟件都是不可或缺的。因?yàn)樵摬僮飨到y(tǒng)可以運(yùn)營(yíng)所有設(shè)備的通用應(yīng)用。

The result is a very different strategy for how the world’s largest software maker delivers and sells its products. To that end, Microsoft has transformed Windows from a one-time software license into a perpetual service. It’s also making sure its applications can live on many different devices, even those not running Windows.

結(jié)果導(dǎo)致了世界上最大的軟件制造商在銷(xiāo)售產(chǎn)品時(shí)采取了不同的策略。為此，微軟公司摒棄了一次性軟件許可證，轉(zhuǎn)而決定為客戶(hù)提供永久性服務(wù)。此外，微軟公司確保這些應(yīng)用在各式設(shè)備上都能使用，不再運(yùn)行了Windows系統(tǒng)也不例外。

Uncertainty about Windows 10’s price tag may urge more PC users to upgrade sooner rather than later. Yet it also raises questions about the benefits and new features users can expect when they pay for Windows 10.

但微軟公司尚未確定一年之后Windows10系統(tǒng)的價(jià)格，這使得更多用戶(hù)在一年之內(nèi)更新系統(tǒng)。但是，人們?nèi)匀缓闷婊ㄥX(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)Windows10系統(tǒng)時(shí)還能享受哪些新的功能。

So how Windows 10 operate in the future? It will be "pretty similar to the model you see with phones," said Belfiore.

那么，在未來(lái)Windows10將何去何從呢？貝爾菲里奧表示這與“手機(jī)的更新?lián)Q代是一樣的。”