Microsoft never said Win 10 would be the last release. That is an urban myth. And the x years of support after the next Windows release is irrelevant. Their p

Microsoft never said Win 10 would be the last release. That is an urban myth. And the x years of support after the next Windows release is irrelevant. Their product support is more or less 10 years and that didn't change. People were skipping versions because they want to use their license as long as possible and they still do that with win 10.