Most people either upgraded for free to a new version (the same operation was paid before), or get Windows through a subsidized OEM version. Subsidized is pretty clear: you pay less, in exchange for something else.
> varying price is something I would expect from airlines, not from respectable business.
Why should we expect a software company to be more ethical, for varying definitions of ethical, than an airline company?
Free upgrade from paid product to paid product. Still paying yet product.
I question wisdom of the original term. What if "shut up and take money" is not enough? If so was it on purpose or by accident? First time in my life I think of conspiracy theories.
My take on catchy phrases:
- You are a product for for-profit
- You are a product if don't fight for your freedoms
So paying yet product. And varying price is something I would expect from airlines, not from respectable business.