{"id":11509,"date":"2025-08-09T13:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?p=11509"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:49:11","slug":"microsoft-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?p=11509","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Nonsense"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This morning, as I was reading various newsfeeds, I found some news about Microsoft these days. That’s not interesting in itself, but the items I’m concerned about make an interesting pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outlook for extended support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The forecast for the extended support option for those of you who want to try to stay with Win10 as long as possible, is for a year of cloudiness and no relief in sight. For $30US you get another year of half-assed support with the end result being you’ll still need to upgrade to something new by October 13, 2026 anyway. But that’s not the real problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re at all interested in the security of your data, the cloud in this forecast is that, in order to extend your Win10 use for one year, you must have a M$ account that will sync your data to their cloud. No choice — absolutely none. Be prepared to share your data with AI and the rest of the universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about it at TechRadar: “Microsoft reveals a surprising catch to extended support for Windows 10 that’s going to seriously annoy some people.”<\/a> Of course most Win10 users are already way past annoyed at M$ and who can blame them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most popular OS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another article I just read is that Win11 is now, “the most popular OS.” First, I have a major issue with that statement. I seriously doubt that anyone is using Win11 because it’s “popular.” It’s more likely that they’re being forced into it by the M$ cloud juggernaut. I think this headline should read, “the most commonly used OS,” which is infinitely more correct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the real problem is that M$ is doing everything it can to force people out of their Win10 space and into the Win11 space where they (M$) can control your computing and your data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more about this at, “It only took four years, but Windows 11 is now the most popular desktop OS – and time is running out for Windows 10.”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the article, the author allows that Linux is a possible alternative that can be used to prevent having to purchase another PC capable of the massive M$ hardware requirements for Win11, and thus keep your old PC out of the landfill. Of course there’s the caveat that some software won’t work — or at least work well — on Linux, particularly the games<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do respect gamers because their constant need for better\/faster hardware and software has driven much of the advances in computing since the very beginning. After all, Unix was created<\/a> just so the nerds working on the MULTICS project at AT&T could continue to play their Space Travel game. I just can’t imagine hanging on to Win10 just to keep playing the few games that don’t work on Linux. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end is near…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

… for WIn10, but not everyone is choosing Win11. My social media accounts on BlueSky and Mastodon are rife with users wanting options for getting off the Win11 train. A good number are trying Linux and are glad they did. Others, not so much. But the interest in Linux is high because of M$ and their draconian tactics to force users to Win11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of us are glad we run Linux<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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