It's About Time!
Microsoft finally announced a Windows 10 support extension program today. Thirty dollars provide one year of fixes and security updates for Windows 10.
"It is worth noting that the Extended Security Updates program only grants access to security patches and fixes, so do not expect new features and major changes during that period."
No new features? OK- less to break. I wonder how much 0Patch will cost for a year? Btw, students and educational institutions pay $1/month the first year, $2/mo the second year, and $4/mo the third year.
Not a bad deal.
As they should!
Based on what I could find searching the internet, approximately 800,000,000 users still run Windows 10. If only half of those subscribe to the $30 support fee, that's $12 Billion dollars. Wow!
Pays to put out whatever passes for a new OS every 2-3 years, eh?
Actually, many of them took W10 because it was a free upgrade. Not sure how many will actually buy into that program...but even a third would be $4 billion. Moral of the story is 'Free!' costs you.
Thinking about Apple more and more often.
I used Apple in the 80's for design work. Mostly Illustrator and Photoshop. It is a closed system, and probably less headaches in the long run. I'm not sure I could go back at this point. I live to customize (my hobby), and I'm not sure I could survive within the Apple ecosphere. I do use Apple tablets and phones though.
Once 10 support is dropped from my applications I use, I will be swapping to linux. I already let most of my application subscriptions end recently. So im one step closer to the jump.
I understand your frustration well. What's especially frustrating is the hypocrisy of their public stance. Nadella spoke yesterday at "Inspire", the MS partner event:
"You can't claim trust, you have to earn it every day," was a comment that drew a loud round of applause from the partner audience. He said that trust emerged from taking a consistent approach and it would be making sure it made the right decisions. "We want to make sure we are fully aligned with success of partner and customers at all times," he said.
"You can't claim trust, you have to earn it every day," was a comment that drew a loud round of applause from the partner audience.
He said that trust emerged from taking a consistent approach and it would be making sure it made the right decisions.
"We want to make sure we are fully aligned with success of partner and customers at all times," he said.
At times it's hard not to gag on the Orwellian, saccharine, corporate newspeak.
And Adobe's abandonment of CS customers most certainly does not garner "trust".
All you do is add 0patch .... pay for that....and keep win10 [or whichever] unadulterated by MS meddling...AND keep all those programs you have happily working.
The only time the Status Quo gets screwed up is by MS "updates" ruining your OS and/or the apps you use.
My time capsule is still running everything it needs to...just as it did in 2015 when I first turned it on.
WINDOZE SEVEN FER EVA....
Seriously, the world works so much better when MS isn't meddling with it ...
This is excellent advice. It'll cost you roughly $30 (US) per year. They have assured 5 years and perhaps 10 if there is sufficient interest. MS is offering W10 Home users one year only for $30 (US). You can read about it here:
https://www.ghacks.net/2024/11/01/windows-10-microsoft-reveals-esu-price-tag-for-home-users-and-a-big-catch/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e2981%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e34g2
Does one need an account with Microsoft to get this? I've been trying to avoid that and other registration since I started using windows 10.
If you're referring to 0Patch, the answer is "No". 0Patch is a private company independent of MS.
MS is offering for regular users one year only. 0Patch is promising 5 years and if there's enough interest, another 5 years of security support.
I just fresh re-installed windows 10 as part of my yearly reset to start with a clean os. Im in it for the long haul now.
Remember the 0Patch option, SimplexDesigns.
My Single OS install of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has an uptime of 85,220 hours ...or 9 years 265 days 20 hours.
The longest continuous uptime was recently around 230 days between reboots.
Windows 10 is unlikely to ever be that 'stable', not when MS is still messing with it.
The lifetime of the SSDs is now the issue as the M.2 OS drive tells me it has around 2 more years to live.... so I'm preparing its replacement ...
There where times when this site used to be sort of a tech site with tech driven people. It mostly has grown to old or not so old men lamenting about the 'good' old times of windows 7/10 and keeping their steam driven tech as long as possible.
I think you have gotten the wrong impression here. Windows 10 is a very stable and powerful OS. Many tests have been done to see if Windows 11 is actually faster or performs better than Windows 10 in different configurations and use cases. Windows 11 just doesn't perform better of faster than Windows 10. It's probably more secure, but that's more a function of the user, not the software or hardware.
The main reason a lot of users are sticking with Windows 10 is not that they wouldn't like to upgrade, but that they can't. These folks have hardware that doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11, and don't want, or can't afford, to buy a new computer just so they can upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft has taken a position that forces people to buy new hardware just to increase their bottom line. So, users have taken a stand to keep their existing hardware and continue to use Windows 10.
And as far as being old, your time is coming! Embrace it and keep on keep'n on!
Bring back Abacus 1.0!
Steam driven? I'm stuck with wind and canvas . Where can I get that "steam driven" stuff, Carl?
Carl, yes, I was still in my 40s when I first got here so I'm a "little old" now, but apart from this machine running Windows 7 still, the other 6 machines all run 10, and Thermaltake Level 10 No 021 will also run 10.
So, 87.5% of my machines are on Windows 10, and 0.0% of them have been turned into land-fill by the MS demand you have updated hardware to run their precious Windows 11. I do not CARE there may be a hack or work-around to get 11 to work, I am fundamentally opposed to the systemic waste created by forced obsolescence.
I am thoroughly disgusted by it.
None of this affects or diminishes my involvement/need to have graphical/functional augmentation via Stardock et al, as 7 of the machines have one proggy or more from SD on them and the 8th will too...once it has a system/hardware to actually boot.
BTW...even this machine runs Win 10 in a VM... but then it also runs Dos, Win 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, ReactOS, and if I get really adventurous I might try Windows ME - just so long as it doesn't brick the VM like it does with real systems....
This sounds really cool! I may try a VM for the first time. I still have all the old installers for these OS's. I could also install old versions of Office. Sounds really fun.
Windows 10 Pro running inside Windows 7 Ultimate....
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