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FWIW you can pay Microsoft to keep getting support for Windows 10, and they also have LTS programs. But it costs a lot, and non corporate users will probably n
by makeitdouble 1y ago
FWIW you can pay Microsoft to keep getting support for Windows 10, and they also have LTS programs.
But it costs a lot, and non corporate users will probably not even know about those nor want to pay that price.
- rollcat 1y agoThere always were ways to "upgrade" your Windows edition (Home -> Pro, etc) through less official channels. I can imagine these "corporate" patches will also make their way somehow. There's also enough community interest to maintain Win10 support for more legitimate projects: <https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat>. I'd also like EU to step in and mandate a continued patching period proportional to the number of deployed devices. After all, it's in their own interest: many devices used in day-to-day administration/operations likely do not need an upgrade; landfill is costly; etc.
- jay_kyburz 1y agoSo they are going to fix the bugs in the software I already paid for, but they are not going to share them with me.
- makeitdouble 1y agoFrom Microsoft's perspective, once your OS skew is out of support you got what you paid for in complete. I don't see much morality in MS's practices, but at least it's straightforward. Like buying a phone with a 2 year warranty, if you actually wish for 10 years instead you'll be paying for the 8 extra years separately.