That was a short-lived offer by Microsoft, but they pulled the plug. Either too many people wanted to get it for free or privacy advocates have indeed clamped down on the issue. I think the issue would be transferred licenses1. Think corner shops that otherwise sell pirated copies of Windows. Now they would sell ‘legal’ copies, but the customer wouldn’t be the wiser - and their whole life would be under the watchful eyes of Microsoft.
- If the specific EULA for this program permits that [↩]
