Why didn’t Microsoft die?

Discussion in 'Economics' started by themickey, Jul 23, 2021.

  1. Zwaen

    Zwaen

    Personal subscription here is 20 a year, of 1.66 a month. Euro. Weird
     
    #41     Feb 24, 2025
  2. VicBee

    VicBee

    MS Office 10 is free
     
    #42     Feb 24, 2025
  3. themickey

    themickey

    What happened to "the last version of Windows"?
    In 2015 Microsoft released Windows 10 saying that it should be the last Windows release, I thought it would turn recieve constant upgrades, but looks like Microsoft lied.
    6 years later here some are stuck with a 7th generation Intel Core i7 processor and when 2025 comes i'll be completely abandonned by Microsoft, no more security upgrades, no more support, no more of Windows 10 at all,
    Windows XP had more 7 years of support, same thing with Windows 7 and Windows 8, and Windows 10 will only has 4 years.

    Microsoft recommends a drastic move for Windows 11 upgrade, report says
    By Oscar Gonzalez published 17 hours ago

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    Microsoft has a bold suggestion for Windows 10 users. (Image credit: Microsoft)

    Windows 10 is coming to an end. Microsoft set the date of October 14, 2025, as the day when support for Windows 10 comes to an end. Still, a lot of Windows 10 users are sticking with it.

    Windows 10 users represent 58.7% of all Windows desktop users, while Windows 11 is at 38.1% according to StatCounter. This is a slight improvement from last month when the gap between the two Windows versions was at its narrowest.

    switch to Windows 11, and in a new message about the upgrade, the company suggested a radical idea: Just get a new computer.

    Microsoft sent an email titled "End of support for Windows 10 is approaching" to Windows 10 users and along with giving info about the upgrade to Windows 11, there was also a link to buy a new computer, according to a report from Windows Latest.

    Included with the link to get a new PC, the email has a FAQ explaining what it means when Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, what users can do with an old computer, and some of the benefits of Windows 11.

    This email is part of Microsoft's approach to get Windows 10 users to make the jump before support ends on October 14.

    The minimum specs required to run Windows 11, according to Microsoft, are a 1 GHz or faster processor with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.

    A thread on the Windows 11 subreddit from 2022 asked what the oldest computers were that users were able to install Windows 11 on. Multiple posters said they have computers from the mid-2000s running Windows 11.

    Even though most Windows 10 computers should be able to upgrade without any issue, there are lesser-known hardware requirements that could cause an error requiring users to stay with Windows 10.

    For those who insist on staying with Windows 10, Microsoft will offer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for a price. There is a one-time fee of $30 to get Windows 10 updates for another year. After that, anyone on Windows 10 will be completely on their own.

    How to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10
    Fortunately, Microsoft is making it very easy to upgrade a PC from Windows 11.

    If you're on the old operating system, you're likely already seeing messages about the upgrade. Microsoft is giving away the upgrade to Windows 11 for free, although a blog post from the company went up back in January claiming that this would be a "limited time deal." Microsoft has since deleted that post, confirming with Windows Latest that the upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 will remain free.

    Microsoft claims Windows 11 is safer, has better performance, more functionality and better features such as the controversial Microsoft Recall, which takes snapshots of the computer allowing users to do a search for actions they've done in the past.
     
    #43     Mar 23, 2025
  4. heispark

    heispark

    Please die M$!
     
    #44     Mar 23, 2025
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  5. nitrene

    nitrene

    The long line of scumbags running this company is astounding.

    1) Gates stole IP from DR to get his contract with IBM. Then he stole Xerox's OS.
    2) Bald used car salesman takes over after the DOJ sanctions MS and tanks the company
    3) Next scumbag lies about forcing updates to windows

    It never ends with these scumbags.
     
    #45     Mar 23, 2025
  6. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Ain't broke, why fix it? Excel 2007 continues to satisfy my spreadsheet needs.
     
    #46     Mar 23, 2025