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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months ago

Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates

www.tomshardware.com

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Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates

www.tomshardware.com

alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months ago
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Microsoft's ESU is now officially available for businesses.
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    This is just the beginning of a yearly subscription for Windows OS. Just wait.

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      Normies will pay. They aint got nothing to hide and they are not poor!

      Quit being poor, mate

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        This isnt available to individuals anyhow, only to schools and businesses.

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          It’s actually available for individuals now, the first time Microsoft has done this. Though it isn’t clear if Home versions most individuals would have is included, or if it’s for the Pro version only.

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            This makes me want to downgrade to 10 and just pay for the subscription

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        Normies won’t pay for this wtf are you smoking? They’re just gonna let their computer not be up to date and not care.

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          They’ll just let Windows update their system to 11

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            Unless their machine doesn’t meet the hardware requirements.

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          7 months ago

          Maybe you are right… This aint netlfix

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      7 months ago

      🤬

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      Why will they do that? That will kill Windows.

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      By offering extended support? Same as they’ve done since at least windows 95?

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        Windows bad, remember?

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          Oh right. Uh, Bill Gates personally gave me AIDS.

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            Bill Gates gave me the 5G covid vaccine microchip.

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      This is just the beginning of a thread of ragebait and misinformation. Windows has been doing this for yearrssssssss. Stop sensationalizing old news.

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