#IS THERE A LOW COST SKETCHUP VERSION UPDATE#
(Plus, OneDrive and Skype are available for all other Windows platforms anyway.) The most likely clue is the name of the build - Windows 8 has always had tight integration with Bing, and 8.1 Update 1 further cements it. There is some revenue to be gained from OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) and Skype subscriptions (both of which come pre-installed in Windows 8.1), but we’re talking relative peanuts to the billions of dollars that Windows licensing brings in per quarter.
#IS THERE A LOW COST SKETCHUP VERSION WINDOWS 8.1#
The big question, of course, is how Microsoft actually intends to recoup the massive loss of revenue by giving away Windows 8.1 for free. We have no idea if Windows 8.1 with Bing will debut at the same time as Update 1 (due to be released on April 8), or whether it’s following its own separate schedule. Microsoft insiders tell ZDNet that Windows 8.1 with Bing “is key to Microsoft’s experimentation with monetization.” As for why there doesn’t yet appear to be any money-grabbing monetization, it’s likely that this is just a very early build.
As it stands, this new build appears to be a fairly normal version of Windows 8.1 Update 1. News of Windows 8.1 with Bing comes from Wzor, a rather renowned Windows leaker from Russia. Desperate times call for desperate measures. This follows news from MWC 2014 that Microsoft is also considering a similar move for Windows Phone.
Microsoft hopes to offset the massive loss of income by pushing more users towards services like Bing, OneDrive, and Office. Faced with poor adoption of Windows 8, and no clear sign that matters will improve any time soon, Microsoft is thinking about releasing a free or low-cost version of Windows 8.1 called “Windows 8.1 with Bing.” The theory is that, by providing a free (or perhaps low-cost) version of Windows 8.1, users of Windows XP, Vista, and 7, will finally be convinced to upgrade, driving up its anemic market share.
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