'It's obvious that users are frustrated': consumer rights group accuses Microsoft of not providing a 'viable solution' for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linus Torvalds, is in fact, GNU/Linus Torvalds, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linus Torvalds.
I mean it's the first bullet point. There is a path and MS provided it. MS wants to turn Windows into recurring revenue so they start charging $30/year for patches under the excuse of Win 11.
$30 a year to start. If they are that enough people are willing to pay it, it will inevitability go up. Imagine paying $10-20 a month to use your operating system lol
Around 25 years ago, my hardware guy and I read a roadmap from microsoft. The bottom line was, they wanted to move back to a thin client model. They told everyone what they were going to do. You don't have to imagine, they told everyone 25 years ago that this is what is coming. You will be paying monthly.
That said, it’s not for everyone. I don’t want to be tech support for relatives who can’t figure out how to use AirPods or how not download more bloatware during the course of general home computer use.
Needing one patch for one thing would mean a new computer because “nothing works” for at least one relative.
this right here is ultimately why I haven't moved my relatives to Mint. It usually works but, about time it doesn't I don't want to have to explain to someone who doesn't know what a browser is, how to run commands on the terminal or how to find an error log.
I’ve been considering putting a parent on Fedora Kinoite. Less to break, and they understand the App Store concept so just using flatpacks isn’t far fetched for them.
(edit: parent, not patent. Curse you autocorrect!)