PIRG believes Microsoft still isn't doing enough to help those stuck on Windows 10
  • 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
  • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
    46·
    2 days ago

    Why did you jump from $30/year to $120-$240 a year? You seriously think Microsoft would just randomly quadruple (at least) the cost?

    • grue@lemmy.world
      182·
      2 days ago

      You seriously think they wouldn’t, if they thought they could get away with it?

      • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
        25·
        2 days ago

        There is no world where the retail cost of a software product was literally quadrupled based purely on demand, lol.

        Accept that it was a ridiculous exaggeration on your part.

        The funniest part of this is that it’s already ridiculous at the lowest end of the range you gave, but you went up to $240/year. “Oh yeah, if lots of people buy it, we’ll just 8x the price, surely that won’t torpedo the sales numbers”.