Windows 10 the Last Version of Windows? Not So Fast.

A multitude of tech sites are breathlessly reporting that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows. These claims are based on a brief comment from developer evangelist Jerry Nixon while speaking a Microsoft Ignite session on "Tiles, Notifications, and Action Center." However, as Paul Thurrott points out, you probably shouldn't take this news too seriously. Windows development has been changing for the past several years. At the very least, we've known since we learned Windows 8 would be developed for multiple form factors. We've known it specifically about Windows 10 since it was announced — Microsoft has talked about transitioning away from giant, monolithic updates. Thurrott says, The reason anyone is talking like this is that Microsoft is pushing a "Windows as a service" vision, which doesn't mean "subscription service" but rather that it plans to upgrade Windows 10 going forward with both functional and security updates, plus of course bug fixes. You know, just like it's done with every single version of Windows. Ever. ... In other words, nothing to see here. Beyond the usual: things change. If it makes sense to keep updating Windows 10 and not change the brand or version number, Microsoft will do that. If it makes sense to release something called Windows 10 R2, Windows 11, or Windows Yoghurt — seriously, who cares? — then they'll do that.

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Re:Our own computers ...

[gstoddart]

Switch to GNU/Linux - there are THOUSANDS of flavours, some of which "just work" right out the box in 99% of the cases - or, if you don't like GNU/Linux, maybe switch to some flavour of BSD? I hear they are also good.

But now I'll hear you say:

"But anonymous coward, my favourite (closed source, obviously) application that does XXX doesn't work on the FREE operating system"

Blah blah blah blah ... spoken like a clueless halfwit who doesn't work in industry on anything significant, and who naively believes OSS has viable alternatives to actual products used in the real world

Sorry, some cobbled together built-it-yourself and then support-it-yourself isn't a viable option for a massive amount of stuff.

I likes me some OSS stuff, but the naivete of "just run Linux or in a VM under Wine" makes you an idiot with nothing real to contribute here.

Fuck but you people can be delusional. And this is precisely why incorporate environments people roll their eyes at the people who say this stuff without knowing anything about it.

You sound like a bunch of children ... multi-billion dollar corporations running mission critical stuff don't want some half ass OSS solution with no vendor who can be held to account.

That's we we spend millions of dollars on our platforms in the fist place.

Some anonymous Pimply Faced Young with no real experience isn't someone whose opinion I give a damn about.