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On the other hand, how long do you expect them to support a product past its "use by" date?
by beagle3 10y ago
On the other hand, how long do you expect them to support a product past its "use by" date?
- top_post 10y agoAgreed. For a comparison - https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
- sleepychu 10y agoIt's a different deal though, I didn't pay anyone anything for my kernel, I did pay MS for Windows
- sanxiyn 10y agoDid you pay enough for secure OS? Secure OS would probably be much more expensive than Windows.
- pluma 10y agoSo in your mind how long does that mean MS should support that version of Windows you bought? Seems like you're arguing MS should switch to a subscription-based model for Windows like most "continuously updated" software has because otherwise I don't see how you can expect them to provide you with free updates perpetually year-after-year after you paid them exactly once for software delivered as-is.
- beagle3 10y agoAnd it said exactly how long it would be supported when you did (you can pay increasingly more per year to keep it supported, as some organizations do, if you insist) Personally, I avoid everything Microsoft, but I think their support horizon is fair. Tying telemetry to security isn't in my opinion, but it's a different discussion.
- top_post 10y agoSomething more relevant perhaps - https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#nexus_devices https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#nexus_... So you can expect 3 years from Google for an Android device. Microsoft are already stretching well beyond that. They deserve their props.
- Ao7bei3s 10y agoAlso relevant, RedHat currently offers 10 years by default + a few years "extended support" for more money. Wikipedia has a nice visualization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux#Version_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux#Versi... Windows Vista was released in 2007, so I'd say it's fine.
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- andoon 10y agoCan't compare a kernel to an OS.
- bigbugbag 10y agoIf the "use by" date could be valid is it were not arbitrarily imposed by the same people who drop support for the sole reason of pushing customers towards the more recent product that includes more surveillance and advertising revenue opportunity.
- orf 10y agoYou're mistaking your own deep ignorance for Microsoft's 'arbitrary' actions.