In major backtracking move, Microsoft makes Windows 10 extended security updates free for users in the EEA

www.windowscentral.com

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DaddleDew @lemmy.world 4w ago
Too late shitheads. You made me take my Linux entry drug and now I'm not going back.
- ExtraMedicated @lemmy.world 4w ago
  Same. I still have Win10 on a separate SSD in case I need it for anything, but I'm not buying another OS, and I think KDE Plasma looks nicer than windows anyway.
  
  DaddleDew @lemmy.world 4w ago
  
  I kept my Win10 SSD for a year and then realized I hadn't booted it a single time since. I repurposed it for my Steam games now.
- urandom @lemmy.world 4w ago
  That's only a gateway drug though. Soon you'll crave FreeBSD
  
  Optional @lemmy.world 4w ago
  Joooiiiiin uuuusssss . . . It’s bliiiiisssssss
rustyfish @piefed.world 4w ago
I ignored their last last year.
I will ignore their new last year, too.
They just showed me their threats are empty. Microsoft is weak. Their will fragile, their determination an act put up by lesser men.
I am resolute. Get fucked.
- Derpenheim @lemmy.zip 4w ago
  Just replace the flag with your own. Thats what Im imagining for you
Optional @lemmy.world 4w ago
SoftestSapphic @lemmy.world 4w ago
They're gonna start backpeddling even more, especially since they promised Win10 would be their last OS
Nobody wants Win11, and many are ditching windows entirely now.
Windows made the mistake of pushing consumers to consider other options.
Pika @sh.itjust.works 4w ago
this is definitely a placebo to try to delay the EU from stepping in regarding it. I still think only a year expansion isnt enough but, it's something I guess.
entwine @programming.dev 4w ago
I wonder (fantasize, really) if this is in response to more and more people moving towards Linux and alternatives to MS Office? If it's about the threat of being sued over the DMA, a one year extension seems arbitrary and probably not enough to address whatever the legal issues would be.
- Kissaki @programming.dev 4w ago
  I don't think they care about those small movements.
  This seems like a response to 1. the state of reality (half(?) of installs are still on 10) and 2. EU criticism and looming regulation/imposed requirements.

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