Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year
Microsoft really wants people to move to Windows 11.
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Can I give them 50 dollars and not have to use windows at all?
Better yet: you don't have to pay Microsoft at all to make the switch!
I'm really surprised they haven't managed to push Azure Linux into the fold. Release a desktop version, Find some way to make attractive for all those Windows 10 people ready to walk away. Then just slowly fold all the bullshit back in. They could even bring the gui completely Windows 10esque
The problem with that would be that it would make switching to another linux ditribution very, very easy. They would have 99.99% compatibility so a lot of people would switch to another distro if they add stuff like recall.
They would also be opening the can of worms that is massive software support for linux (which is arguably already opening.)
Heck, I’ll let you not use windows for $49.
Isn’t the free market great?
No because platform capitalism has capture tge software ecosystem and leverages you own human capital against you.