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[-] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 104 points 23 hours ago

Remember when Microsoft said Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows?

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 36 points 14 hours ago

The last usable windows, maybe

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 19 points 18 hours ago

Hmm, but did they say the last version of Windows, or the last version of Windows you're going to buy? And if it's the latter, is the upgrade to Windows 11 free? If yes, then technically it's still correct.

[-] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 11 points 15 hours ago

I just wish I could buy a copy of windows 11 that didn't have any telemetry or AI.

[-] itsmegeorge@lemmy.zip -1 points 18 hours ago

r/technicallythetruth ?

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Remember when Billiam Gates said nobody would ever need more than 640kb of RAM?

[-] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 16 points 15 hours ago

Yup, then Javascript was invented

[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

What we never needed was his billionaire ass.

Thank goodness the clouds parted and his holy billionaire visage emerged with the gift of [*angelic chorus] vaccines otherwise we would all be dead now (and he wouldn't have made a 20 to 1 return on investment). Thank god for billionaires and their unquestionable wisdom.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I mean, that was back when if you wanted a home computer, you were building it yourself from parts from Radio Shack. Not exactly the same thing. I'm not certain that even Apple had the Apple 1 out at that point. I know they hadn't made the Mac 128k, and weren't going to for several years.

I haven't ever met anyone that thought Bill Gates was prescient, just a lucky businessman.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 11 hours ago

The joke being that he didn't actually say it, same as Microsoft never stating 10 being the last version of Windows ever

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I 'member.

Twas Dickity 14 or so, and I plan to make good on Microsofts words.

[-] Throw_away_migrator@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

I was wearing an onion on my belt, which was the fashion at the time

[-] K4mpfie@feddit.org 2 points 18 hours ago

They never actually said this. Some MS Engineer did and the press ran with it.

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 7 points 16 hours ago

And even that engineer only said "last" to mean "latest", which is obvious from context, but why let that get in the way of clickbaity articles.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

It happens a lot by german talking people. Latest and last are the same word here

[-] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

That's the stupidest way to say that. Of course when it's released it will be the latest release.

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

He was asked what they are working on now that they released Windows 10. He said they are still working on Windows 10 as it's the last (latest) release of Windows and still being developed. Yes he could have worded it better.

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