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Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag (www.pcmag.com)
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I'm all for it.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft never said that. Its a myth that refuses to die. A single developer on a conference mentioned something as a sidenote, the press misinterpreted it and the internet took it and ran with it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a source for that? I'd love to read how that myth came about, I'm serious I'm not doubting you

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It goes back to Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft developer that said 2015 on the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago

“Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.”

and talking about “Windows as a service” in the future. That started this rumour. And the press went like "MICROSOFT DECLARED!..". Just that it never did.

What Microsoft later said was

"Recent comments at Ignite about Windows 10 are reflective of the way Windows will be delivered as a service bringing new innovations and updates in an ongoing manner, with continuous value for our consumer and business customers," ... "We aren’t speaking to future branding at this time, but customers can be confident Windows 10 will remain up-to-date and power a variety of devices from PCs to phones to Surface Hub to HoloLens and Xbox. We look forward to a long future of Windows innovations."

There was never a single word explicit saying that Windows 10 will be the last. Only that the future may be "as a Service".

Its hard to link a single source for all that, but e.g. Forbes covered it back then: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/05/08/microsoft-windows-10-last-windows/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Wow yeah I can clearly see how it happened now, their wording wasn't the best and then news outlets did what they do best and now we're here, thank you this was really nice to read and learn!! Have a great evening!