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I agree with everything you said. It would be really interesting to see Microsoft adopt the Arch Linux release model, but unfortunately I don't think it will ha
by kijin 8y ago
I agree with everything you said. It would be really interesting to see Microsoft adopt the Arch Linux release model, but unfortunately I don't think it will happen. They're stuck in a difficult place, trying to do SaaS with an operating system installed on users' devices.
If you use Windows 10 Professional or above, though, you can defer Redstone updates for a maximum of 1 year while still getting the usual bugfixes. I guess that's how long Microsoft wants to keep supporting the not-updated version.
- Silhouette 8y agoIf you use Windows 10 Professional or above, though, you can defer Redstone updates for a maximum of 1 year while still getting the usual bugfixes. That's OK as far as it goes, and maybe for casual power users (if there is such a thing) it's better than nothing. However, for small business users who would traditionally also be using the Pro edition of Windows, a one-year delay is marginally more valuable than a chocolate teapot. We're talking about the operating system, the foundation on which the rest of our software base is built, and that software base may cost thousands per machine. The guaranteed support period is missing a zero if it wants to be taken seriously.