Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year
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Microsoft teases pay-to-patch plan for Windows Server 2025
Submitted 11 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/28/windows_server_2025_hotpatching_subscription/
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NuraShiny@hexbear.net 11 months ago
ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 11 months ago
I believe you meant to say redacted-1redacted-2
NuraShiny@hexbear.net 11 months ago
Cowards
allywilson@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
The greed is insane
superkret@feddit.org 11 months ago
I mean, both Red Hat and Ubuntu already lock hot patching behind a paywall.
The only difference with Windows up to now was it didn’t support hot patching at all.allywilson@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
kpatch (redhat) is in the kernel, it’s not behind a paywall.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
This headline is misleading
It is only for hot patching. Updates are still free while the support window is open.
0x01@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Not really misleading tbh, just because you don’t have to reboot the server to get your update doesn’t change the fact that it’s an update?
Also per core? Jfc
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Updates are free though
9point6@lemmy.world 11 months ago
FWIW windows server already is priced by the amount of cores you’ll use. Not saying that isn’t a bit silly, but it’s existing fuckery at least.
ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 11 months ago
You will own nothing and be happy