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FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 months agoSo update to Windows 11, then. This is how Microsoft has always operated, they're doing this on their usual schedule.
Comment on Microsoft Will Charge for Windows 10 Security Updates in 2025
FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 months agoSo update to Windows 11, then. This is how Microsoft has always operated, they're doing this on their usual schedule.
S410@kbin.social 11 months ago
You can use Debian Sid, for example. That way, instead of waiting for a bunch of updates to install them as one big upgrade, you, basically, always have the last version. You don't get those big upgrades at all, this way.
That's not possible with Windows. Even if you were to install every update that comes out, you wouldn't end up with a system that's somewhere between Windows 10 and Windows 11. You're forced into a major upgrade.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 months ago
And that's the way Windows' patches and updates have always worked. This isn't some amazing new twist that Microsoft has thrown at us. If I'd bought Windows 10 ten years ago, I would have bought it with the full knowledge that at some point it'll no longer be updatable without it turning into Windows 11.
If this is a fundamental obstacle to you then you should never have bought Windows in the first place. It's like buying a gasoline-powered car and then exclaiming "this is bullshit!" When it comes time to fill the tank.
S410@kbin.social 11 months ago
I've, in fact, never purchased Windows willingly.
The only few times I (technically) did were with laptops and small form factor computers which were only available with it pre-installed.
This, honestly, should not be legal.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 months ago
The guy I was originally responding to was talking about this being a reason to "switch" from Windows to Linux, suggesting that he had chosen Windows in the first place. That's the position I'm addressing, so I'm not sure why you're jumping in on this when it's not relevant to you. I've been trying to explain why this is the normal Windows experience and you were never interested in the normal Windows experience in the first place.