I can confirm this is true, in fact
@D.A. Bentley provided me with Genuine Windows 7 discs and keys, and I was able to update my old PC to Windows 10. The person who sold it to me said it was Genuine, but it suddenly became invalid, and when I went I did some digging associated with the windows update service I found that it was being spoofed, and that spoofed just no longer worked. I never thought to check because I figured the seller was honest, least he looked like a sharp dressed honest kid. But the computer now has hold genuine despite numerous tests, and also passes the scrutiny test of your system for the insider program, which checks the license directly rather then just the key validity and if the
system says it's genuine.
Honestly I suspect it was for PR reasons. To actually end this program, they would have to issue a transparent update about the removal of services from your OS. This usually never goes over well and people complain
even if Microsoft said it was only for a year. Unless it's something people have complained about for ages, like wasted dead space of inactive or sparsely updated live tiles. Additionally, Windows 10 itself is a service, and they can wring money out of us some other way, such as upgrading to a different tier of OS like Pro/Enterprise, or planned later features (
).
Then again, maybe there are regional concerns?
