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MDE is an abject failure. Their "rapid response" definitions: - Deleted users' icons and made them believe all of their apps were deleted and their systems wer

MDE is an abject failure. Their "rapid response" definitions: - Deleted users' icons and made them believe all of their apps were deleted and their systems were hacked. - Caused Chrome to crash when dragging windows. - I can think of at least another 5 instances where it broke ~100k machines. Outlook's UX is terrible: tt doesn't highlight the current day or time well enough. Windows insists on using PINs, making enrollment of biometrics with strong passwords impossible. Windows is slow. It still suffers from stuttering responsiveness that has plagued it for 20+ years. This is what keeps them on the gravy train of forcing people to buy new machines that they don't need and won't solve their problem. And they prevent taking software licenses to a new machine by embedding the license in the device and tying it to magic numbers in hardware.

Dalewyn 4y ago
>And they prevent taking software licenses to a new machine by embedding the license in the device and tying it to magic numbers in hardware. Windows 10 and 11 (they're both one and the same in license terms and activate each other) can be activated with Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 licenses of similar or equivalent editions. The only catch is you need a proper retail license. OEM licenses have always been tied to the first mobo they're installed on. I have no knowledge if volume licensing licenses qualify for the upgrade-activations. Though I have a feeling this gravy train will end with Windows 12, since activating the latest Windows release with a Windows license purchased in 2009 is pretty ridiculously generous.
- 1letterunixname 4y ago
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  - Dalewyn 4y ago
    I actually misspoke earlier, so my apologies; you need a retail license if you want to transfer that license to other mobos. Those OEM licenses will still let you upgrade for free to Windows 10 and, hardware permitting, Windows 11 if you keep the mobo. I'm actually amazed Microsoft has de facto left that free upgrade program in place after they officially concluded it and even extended it to Windows 11. What other merchant lets you trade up products literally over a decade old for free no questions asked? Not many, I can tell you that.
    - justinclift 4y ago
      > What other merchant lets you trade up products literally over a decade old for free no questions asked? Bear in mind these aren't physical goods (so no real cost to them), and they want to minimise users investigating other OS's.

Dalewyn 4y ago

>And they prevent taking software licenses to a new machine by embedding the license in the device and tying it to magic numbers in hardware. Windows 10 and 11 (they're both one and the same in license terms and activate each other) can be activated with Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 licenses of similar or equivalent editions. The only catch is you need a proper retail license. OEM licenses have always been tied to the first mobo they're installed on. I have no knowledge if volume licensing licenses qualify for the upgrade-activations. Though I have a feeling this gravy train will end with Windows 12, since activating the latest Windows release with a Windows license purchased in 2009 is pretty ridiculously generous.

1letterunixname 4y ago
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- Dalewyn 4y ago
  I actually misspoke earlier, so my apologies; you need a retail license if you want to transfer that license to other mobos. Those OEM licenses will still let you upgrade for free to Windows 10 and, hardware permitting, Windows 11 if you keep the mobo. I'm actually amazed Microsoft has de facto left that free upgrade program in place after they officially concluded it and even extended it to Windows 11. What other merchant lets you trade up products literally over a decade old for free no questions asked? Not many, I can tell you that.
  - justinclift 4y ago
    > What other merchant lets you trade up products literally over a decade old for free no questions asked? Bear in mind these aren't physical goods (so no real cost to them), and they want to minimise users investigating other OS's.