Mugwump's Fish World

Microsoft has always described Windows 10 "as a service" and leaks have already revealed new monthly charges are coming. Of course, for Windows 7 owners this was never something they expected to pay. But times change...

In a new blog post entitled "Helping customers shift to a modern desktop", Microsoft has announced that it will indeed start charging Windows 7 customers a monthly fee from January 14th 2020, if they want to keep their computers safe...

Read it (and weep) here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell ... 58e4252db1 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell%20...%2058e4252db1)

They are full of it.

...Linux looking better and better..... |^|

So what are they going to do,stop security updates for 7?
Don't they do that with all dated versions already,what would make this any different?

Quote from: Mugwump on September 10, 2018, 05:48:58 AM
Read it (and weep) here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell ... 58e4252db1 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell%20...%2058e4252db1)

That link doesn't work for me.....

Dennis

Quote from: BallAquatics on September 11, 2018, 05:51:06 AM

Quote from: Mugwump on September 10, 2018, 05:48:58 AM
Read it (and weep) here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell ... 58e4252db1 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkell%20...%2058e4252db1)

That link doesn't work for me.....

Dennis

.....wtf.....Forbes took it down?.....try this ..copy/paste.. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/08/04/microsoft-windows-10-subscription-cost-price-upgrade-update-windows-7-8/#3b0722f272c1