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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al Baik" data-source="post: 18553584" data-attributes="member: 326965"><img src="http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--koUWSB_J--/1309128971653139745.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In a masterpiece of confusion and deception worthy of a Russian dictator making holiday plans, Microsoft spent the weekend thoroughly confusing users of the Windows 10 beta over whether they’d get a free copy of the final version. But in the latest (and hopefully final) post on the matter, Microsoft has settled matters: no freebies.In case you haven’t been following along: Microsoft first announced on Friday that any registered users of its Insiders beta version of 10 would get a free upgrade to the full-fat version when it comes out in July. Confusingly, the company later updated its blog post on the matter, making it seem like only people upgrading from Windows 7 or 8 would get a free upgrade.But that’s not all! Microsoft exec Gabriel Aul spent his weekend tweeting furiously, stating in no uncertain terms that anyone “running a prerelease build connected with registered MSA [Microsoft Account]” would remain activated on the final build of Windows 10.Aul updated the Microsoft blog post today to clarify things once and for all, and it’s bad news for freeloaders: you’re not getting an activated version of Windows 10 RTM (the final build) for free, unless you originally installed the Windows 10 Preview on a device running an activated copy of Windows 7 or 8.1.The confusion was caused by something else, it seems: the Windows 10 Insider program, the mechanism by which new beta versions of Windows 10 are issued, is going to continue after the release of Windows 10 RTM — and if you’re still registered as a Windows Insider, you won’t need to buy a copy of 10. Instead, you’ll continue to receive new, pre-release builds of 10 from Microsoft — builds that will remain activated until the release of the next beta version.It all boils down to a simple choice: you can remain an Insider, running the latest (and buggiest) beta version of 10, but never having to pay for it; or, you can pony up for a new license key like everyone else.[<a href="http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/19/upcoming-changes-to-windows-10-insider-preview-builds/" target="_blank">Microsoft</a>]</blockquote>

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