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Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year (www.theverge.com)
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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 88 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Considering that when people paid $100 for that OS they were told that it would be the "last Windows to be released", shouldn't there be a class action lawsuit?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They weren't told that, that was an off-hand comment by an employee (not even a spokesperson) that the media took and ran with. Source:

Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we're all still working on Windows 10.

I think they meant "latest" not "last."

[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For what it's worth

"Recent comments at Ignite about Windows 10 are reflective of the way Windows will be delivered as a service bringing new innovations and updates in an ongoing manner, with continuous value for our consumer and business customers," says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. "We aren’t speaking to future branding at this time, but customers can be confident Windows 10 will remain up-to-date and power a variety of devices from PCs to phones to Surface Hub to HoloLens and Xbox. We look forward to a long future of Windows innovations."

https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

Windows will be delivered as a service

Which is largely true, there have been a number of "service packs" that were released as regular updates throughout the Windows 10 lifespan. So it definitely seems they want people to not think about the specific Windows version they're on. From that article:

Microsoft could opt for Windows 11 or Windows 12 in future, but if people upgrade to Windows 10 and the regular updates do the trick then everyone will just settle for just "Windows" without even worrying about the version number.

Windows 7, for example, had one major service pack, with a few isolated updates, whereas Windows 10 had a major update about every 6 months, and each one of those checkpoints was supported for about a year and a half. The final update was at the end of 2022, and it's support runs 3 years.

So yeah, I think they met what they said, but the messaging wasn't particularly clear how long that support would be provided for.