Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

[japlytic]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

Now Microsoft is being sued for an unwanted Windows 10 upgrade: http://www.myce.com/news/woman-sues-...te-wins-79767/

[TechGeek]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

**** microsoft!

[shovenose]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

Microtoilet is pushing harder and harder and harder. Hopefully, they'll quit this mess once the 1-year free upgrade thing is up.

They'll just auto-bill the credit card associated with your Microsoft account...

[TechGeek]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

Microtoilet is pushing harder and harder and harder. Hopefully, they'll quit this mess once the 1-year free upgrade thing is up.

[japlytic]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

This was one of the most unlikely (?) places where a free Windows 10 upgrade notification appeared:
http://www.myce.com/news/windows-10-...weather-79271/

[japlytic]

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How Microsoft boosted Windows 10 market share: http://www.myce.com/news/microsofts-...etshare-79023/

[goontron]

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I totally have that beat!

Original copies of both Win NT 4 server & workstation in all their original packaging, with books, boot disks, and cd's. Bought them from a state auction for $7.00 back in 1998 or so, still in the shrinkwrap. Talk about gubermint waste!!

Pfft, Who needs packaging?

[luckyp3616]

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I kinda wonder about if someone were to write modern hardware drivers for older Windows systems, what would their boot times be?

Newer Windows systems are so bloated up. I've disabled alot of drivers for NetBT and stuff... which I believe should be userspace services, not kernel-mode drivers anyways.

I pretty much disabled over half of the system, and I'm running just fine! The desktop looks old because I disabled the Themes service, but hey! More GPU cycles for the games!

I only use Windows because I need it for games, btw.

[Topcat]

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Look what I still have, all complete, I won it a Novell user group meeting in the '90's, New! plus BonusPak.

I totally have that beat!

Original copies of both Win NT 4 server & workstation in all their original packaging, with books, boot disks, and cd's. Bought them from a state auction for $7.00 back in 1998 or so, still in the shrinkwrap. Talk about gubermint waste!!

[Topcat]

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If I could, I would release Win2K x64 and extend it's support indefinitely, then EOL W10, W7, Vista, XP.
There, eternal bliss in the IT world!

I loved Win2k.....and like you said, if there were an x64 I'd still be using it. The only platform that got a 64 bit taste of win2k was the Itanium. I'd still be using XP....but I have to make a confession. I really took a liking to Aero. Vista's aero was meh....I didn't like it. W7's aero + classic shell = functional eye candy!!

[R_J]

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Look what I still have, all complete, I won it a Novell user group meeting in the '90's, New! plus BonusPak.

[stj]

Re: Microsoft becoming more aggressive in pushing Windows 10+end of Windows 8 patches

bring back os2-WARP

[Per Hansson]

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If I could, I would release Win2K x64 and extend it's support indefinitely, then EOL W10, W7, Vista, XP.
There, eternal bliss in the IT world!

[TechGeek]

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If I could, I would EOL W10 and extend Windows 7 mainstream support AT LEAST 10 YEARS and extended support for another 10 years.

[japlytic]

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Now Microsoft is in denial about automatic upgrades to Windows 10 without permission:
http://www.myce.com/news/microsoft-n...mission-78876/

[Per Hansson]

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Re japlytic's third link in the OP:

“Windows 8.1 does not change any hardware requirements compared with Windows 8 or Windows 7"
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...-windows81-faq

Sure: tell that to my Dell Precision 470 with 16GB RAM that can't upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1 due to lack of the PrefetchW instruction!

[chowder]

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What a mess. I still use XP (for old games and some apps I just can't do without), but everything else is Debian Stable.

[Topcat]

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Ive not read the EULA but usually there is some "I've got a different way that's not compatible with the current way, so fuck off" clause somewhere in the agreement. Knowing most large commerce managers, they sign it without reading. OEMs may be a different story though... I could be talking out my ars, but im not sure what to think M$ would do...

Well, they can't formally EoL an OS early...however, nothing really stops them from breaking things with "critical updates" and creating compatibility issues with optional updates. They can shove their newest OS up everyone's all they want, but they cant end the life on one early. Third party software makers are also th fuel to the fire, they continue to write software for MS OS's whether its still supported by MS or not..... MS is more inclined to strong-arm hardware manufacturers by ending driver support for existing hardware and bullying them into not creating drivers for previous OS's with new hardware.

[goontron]

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because of contractual obligations to OEM's, corporations and even consumer markets, they can not EoL it early. However, they can refuse to extend support for it like they did several times for Win2k and XP.

Ive not read the EULA but usually there is some "I've got a different way that's not compatible with the current way, so fuck off" clause somewhere in the agreement. Knowing most large commerce managers, they sign it without reading. OEMs may be a different story though... I could be talking out my ars, but im not sure what to think M$ would do...

[Topcat]

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I have a gut (wrenching) feeling that 7 is going to be killed off by Q4. Maybe Q1 2017.

because of contractual obligations to OEM's, corporations and even consumer markets, they can not EoL it early. However, they can refuse to extend support for it like they did several times for Win2k and XP.