In a major move, Microsoft is making access to Windows 10's extended support updates free for regions in the European Economic Area. No cloud backup required.
I wonder (fantasize, really) if this is in response to more and more people moving towards Linux and alternatives to MS Office? If it’s about the threat of being sued over the DMA, a one year extension seems arbitrary and probably not enough to address whatever the legal issues would be.
I don’t think they care about those small movements.
This seems like a response to 1. the state of reality (half(?) of installs are still on 10) and 2. EU criticism and looming regulation/imposed requirements.
I wonder (fantasize, really) if this is in response to more and more people moving towards Linux and alternatives to MS Office? If it’s about the threat of being sued over the DMA, a one year extension seems arbitrary and probably not enough to address whatever the legal issues would be.
I don’t think they care about those small movements.
This seems like a response to 1. the state of reality (half(?) of installs are still on 10) and 2. EU criticism and looming regulation/imposed requirements.