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Windows 10 as "the last verson" destroyed Microsoft's and hardware OEM's best marketing opportunity. New versions of Windows always got Microsoft lots of press
by wvenable 5y ago
Windows 10 as "the last verson" destroyed Microsoft's and hardware OEM's best marketing opportunity. New versions of Windows always got Microsoft lots of press, people bought new hardware, etc.
It was all marketing because there were major "service-pack" level upgrades to Windows 10 -- they were just confusingly named and you still needed to know about them.
Going back to versions is an improvement even if this particular version isn't one.
- kjaftaedi 5y agoThe first part of your statement is correct, the second is not. The difference between the release of server 2022 and windows 11 was almost night and day, even though they are based on the same core product. Server 2022 is actually an improvement over Server 2019, where in Windows 11 they started making similar UI messes as in Windows 8 This goes much deeper than versioning.
- wvenable 5y agoWhich part of my statement is incorrect? You don't seem to be replying to anything that I said.
- Gigachad 5y agoI suspect Microsoft paid attention to how much marketing and hype comes around every iOS/android/macOS update and wanted in on that action. Now Microsoft can release a new number every year with its own marketing page and give the tech news sites something to write about that sounds better than “windows service pack 27273-b”
- kyriakos 5y agoWeirdly they already had that release model and abandoned it. I suspect they trusted that the windows store would be a success and would bring the revenue instead of selling windows licenses. That didn't go well therefore they are reverting to the old model.