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> I'm surprised Microsoft doesn't just revoke people's licenses to use EOLed Windows, such that they're breaking the law by staying on that version. That'd get
by Seenso 7y ago
> I'm surprised Microsoft doesn't just revoke people's licenses to use EOLed Windows, such that they're breaking the law by staying on that version. That'd get crufty corps and orgs moving, no?
I've heard it said that the official OS of mainland China is a pirated copy of Windows XP. IIRC, there are even 3rd-party vendors there that distribute security patches for it. I doubt those people will be fazed by the actions you suggest.
- banana_giraffe 7y agoThere was a joke that I hard from a friend at MS around the time of XP that people planning how many copies to produce for different regions would only produce one copy for China.