- Microsoft recently threw a lifeline to consumers, offering alternatives to paying $30 for extended support for Windows 10
- Public Interest Research Group thinks this doesn’t go far enough in terms of avoiding an impending e-waste calamity
- The organization suggests Microsoft considers providing longer-term support for Windows 10, or relaxes the spec requirements for Windows 11
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.
I remember this too, but can’t seem to find it.
It was called the October document, Halloween document, or something like that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents