irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 21 days agoEnd of 10 - Windows ten is ending. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?endof10.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkEnd of 10 - Windows ten is ending. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?endof10.orgirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareMonkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-221 days agoCompatability is less a problem than missing security patches. Nobody needs an army of infected bots attached to the net.
minus-squareieatpillowtags@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoI’ll believe that they’ll stop shipping security patches when they actually do it. It would obviously be a terrible idea for the reason you stated.
minus-squaredax@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days ago After October 14, 2025, computers running Windows 10 will still function, but Microsoft will no longer provide the following: Technical support of any issue Software updates Security updates or fixes Source
minus-squareieatpillowtags@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoI know that’s what they are saying, I guess I think they’ll blink when a large percentage of users don’t buy a whole new computer just for a new Windows version.
Compatability is less a problem than missing security patches. Nobody needs an army of infected bots attached to the net.
I’ll believe that they’ll stop shipping security patches when they actually do it. It would obviously be a terrible idea for the reason you stated.
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I know that’s what they are saying, I guess I think they’ll blink when a large percentage of users don’t buy a whole new computer just for a new Windows version.