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Meanwhile at Microsoft (infosec.pub)
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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its being done on purpose. Planned obsolescence should be made illegal.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What does this have to do with planned obsolescence?

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

what would they gain by doing this.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Forcing a Windows upgrade.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

To another version full of errors due to the same faults? This is the sort of thing that has people looking for alternatives

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

you mean a feature update?