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[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Okay, this is a cute way to push Linux and all, but Windows 10 reaching end of service really doesn't mean we have to give up using it. We could easily have years before the end of support causes compatibility issues for the average home user.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Compatability is less a problem than missing security patches. Nobody needs an army of infected bots attached to the net.

[–] ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] dax@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

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.

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