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dr_andus:
This whole "Updates will happen. Resistance is futile" going all Neo-Borg is what has us all nervous, because we're just waiting for the first big "oops" moment of it all.
-TaoPhoenix (July 20, 2015, 03:55 PM)
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I have some experience with this on Chrome OS, which seems to be the model that MS is adopting. Maybe the big "oops" moment won't be one big moment but many little "oops" moments. For most users everything will be fine because they only use mainstream tools that are on MS's radar.
The little "oops" might happen to users of niche tools that MS doesn't even know exist or don't have the capacity to test for. And then they might get a few hundred or few thousand complaints, until it hits some threshold several months later that prompts them to fix that bug. Or they decide to ignore it and force that niche population to either upgrade their hardware or start using a different software.
The case in point (which I keep bringing up because it pisses me off so much every time it happens) is Google's support for multimonitor use for its very own Chrome Remote Desktop. Since I bought my Chromebook in January 2014, Google must have broken CRD multimonitor support (with its automatic OS updates) at least 3 or 4 times, and every time it took them longer to fix, from 4 weeks to 2 or 3 months. Clearly there were not enough people using that feature or not vocal enough, so Google could afford to ignore us...
MilesAhead:
@dr_andus I think you are right. I said before they should have released an OS for devices and another for Desktops. For updating phones and tablets the cloud makes sense. But it does not make sense to wreck my finely tuned desktop PC(assuming I had one or more to finely tune or finally tune) just because MS wants to say they do something about security holes.
By the way does anyone know what a Windows Phone is? Is that like in a phone boother where you can open the window on a nice day? The metaphores are sore. They should just call it Phone-o-matic since you don't have to know anything to use it or abuse it. Finger painting is all it takes to use it, update it etc.. Perfect for the kiddies. :)
The PC version should be called Desktop Daimajin. Unstoppable. Not only does it boot up, it boots down every house in the neighborhood if you wake it up. Be the first to stomp your village etc..
Deozaan:
I read somewhere (can't remember where) that Windows 10 will officially be supported until 2020, with long-term support going until 2025.
That sounds very much like the life cycle of all past editions of Windows. So what's up with that? :huh:
I'll try to find the link again.
EDIT: Found it!
According to an updated support document published to Microsoft’s site, the company will offer “mainstream support” for Windows 10 through October 13, 2020, and “extended support” (that is, how long you can expect Microsoft to issue Windows 10 security fixes) through October 14, 2025.
For those keeping score at home, the five-year mainstream support and ten-year extended support periods are more or less in line with the support cycles for Windows Vista, 7, and 8, so you won’t be cut off early, support-wise, with Windows 10.-http://www.pcworld.com/article/2949826/windows/microsoft-makes-it-official-windows-10-will-receive-security-fixes-for-ten-years.html
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Read the entire article here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2949826/windows/microsoft-makes-it-official-windows-10-will-receive-security-fixes-for-ten-years.html
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