Windows 10's extended support starts at $61 per device, Microsoft reveals new details

[DrkKnight]

Obvious question, does anyone actually use 0patch and can confirm that it works?

Yes it works and very well I might add.

 

[scavengerspc]

But you see the vast majority does not want that pig with lipstick called Windows 11

I don't know man. The "pig with lipstick" seems more the people that comes in to every Microsoft thread to whine.

 

[acrossthestars]

The big issue with Windows 11 is that the TPM 2 requirement has made so many computers ineligible for the update, it is actually impressive. Even Apple has never released an OS that made 80% of its install base redundant. Windows 10 was released commercially on July 29, 2015, so it will be a decade old in 5 months and 20 days from the time of this comment. Meanwhile, Windows 11 was released on October 5, 2021, so it is only 3 years, 4 months and 4 days old.

How many laptops and desktops are not going to be supported going forward, because of Windows 11? Granted, bypassing the TPM is rather trivial, but it's more about the principle of deprecating that many devices en masse, because why? They're too "old"? Instead of providing a killer feature set that truly makes Windows 11 "the next big thing", because newer offers just have less to offer, Microsoft decided to strong-arm the market and mandate that people throw away perfectly working machines, "just because".

And, like, what happens if Windows 11's share doesn't substantially overtake its predecessor, after 5 years or even 10, despite all of the perverse incentives in place? Do they backtrack and run these two operating systems concurrently, or just let hundreds of million of computers become dead weight?

 

[Northy]

Obvious question, does anyone actually use 0patch and can confirm that it works?

I've been using 0patch since beta days to cover selected machines in an enterprise environment. It's reliable and transparent.

 

[jeffbert]

My Pc came with W7 installed & W10 discs if I wanted to upgrade, which I did just before my primary browser dropped support for W7.

Now my PC is nearly 10 years old, & though it works fine, I would like faster RAM & more of it; also the newer USB. Still, I hate being forced to buy new PC. Happy that my 22 year-old car still works.