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Microsoft Stops Selling Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 To Computer Makers (venturebeat.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report on VentureBeat: Out with the old, and in with the new. Microsoft yesterday stopped providing Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 licenses to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including its PC partners and systems builders. This means that, as of today, the only way you can buy a computer running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 is if you can still find one in stock. Two years ago, Microsoft stopped selling Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, and Windows 7 Ultimate licenses to OEMs. Now Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 are also out of the picture, leaving Windows 10 as the only remaining option, assuming you want a PC with a Microsoft operating system. This is Microsoft's way of slowly phasing out old operating systems.
Windows 10 or SystemD, or a $2000 macbook pro with crippled ports. These are your choices in 2016.
An admirable goal, but it does not take into account all those computers shipped with Windows 9. They will still have to support those, smart guy.
Look, Windows 7 is old. It has old technology from 7 years ago. There is no way anyone could want a computer with something so obsolete.
Sure, Linux and FreeBSD are over 20 years old and slowly increases in users every year. But their excuse is that their software is good, while Windows has a shelf life barely better than an egg salad sandwich.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
We still have software that doesn't run on windows 8/10
Maybe you ought to be working on a fix instead of /.-ing?
Like porting to Linux? :)
Looks like it really is true that 119.24% of statistics are made up on the spot...
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
Hey FUD monster, haven't seen you around in a while, how have you been?
As someone who actually deals with PCI and HIPAA compliance, I can tell you there is no conflicts with Windows 10, and never has been. That's just FUD.
With the current direction Microsoft have been taking, little transparency from them about what is really collected or how it is used
Really? There is an entire microsite on microsoft.com that details what they collect, and how it is used, and it specifically tells you no personal information is collected at any time (name, address, credit card information, blah blah blah). It's all about the OS and statistical data on how it's used so that Microsoft can make a better product. Feel free to google it and read it. Oh heck, here you go, so you don't get lost on the interwebs:
What is Windows telemetry?
Windows telemetry is vital technical data from Windows devices about the device and how Windows and related software are performing. It's used in the following ways:
Keep Windows up to date
Keep Windows secure, reliable, and performant
Improve Windows – through the aggregate analysis of the use of Windows
Personalize Windows engagement surfaces
Here are some specific examples of Windows telemetry data:
Type of hardware being used
Applications installed and usage details
Reliability information on device drivers