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Windows 10 was as successful as it has been in very large part because it was essentially free for anyone with a Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 product key (and even now it's still free for 7/8/8.1 keys).
I wonder if Windows 11 will continue the policy. If not, upgrades are going to happen very slowly.
modified 14-Jun-21 7:30am.
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Typical F.U.D. from Microsoft haters. The semi-annual major updates to Windows 10 have always been given a defined EOL (end of support) date. This is especially important for companies like mine, where one of my duties is maintaining the Windows 10 system image we load on the industrial PC's that run our products (commercial ink-jet printing systems). Our current image is build 1608 on the LTSB (Long Term Service Branch), originally released in August 2016. Later this year or next we will probably update our base image to whatever is current at the time.
None of this implies that Microsoft is abandoning Windows (or even Windows 10), or any of the other drivel spouted by Joel Hruska, author of the article. I think it's immaterial even if the next edition is called Windows 11 or something other than 10. It will still be an evolution of the current software, nothing more, nothing less. Anything other than that would be corporate suicide on an inconceivable scale.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Typical F.U.D. from Microsoft haters...
Not quite. It is actually somewhat humorous, given the statement back in 2015 by Microsoft that Windows 10 would be the last version ever: Windows 10 To Be 'Last Version Of Windows'
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They've been working on a Linux distribution that looks and works (or not works, depending on your outlook) exactly like Windows.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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#realJSOP wrote: They've been working on a Linux distribution that looks and works (or not works, depending on your outlook) exactly like Windows.
Do you have a reference for this?
As far as I can see, Microsoft's recent efforts have been to allow Linux apps to run increasingly transparently on top of Windows (and the NT kernel), either via kernel call translation or by transparent virtualisation.
I've seen no evidence of Microsoft actually attempting to port the Windows UI/UX to the Linux kernel.
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Think of me as the CNN of developers. Nothing I say has any basis in actual facts.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Unprivileged attackers can get a root shell by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in the polkit auth system service installed by default on many modern Linux distributions. So Linux is really trying to be the new Windows
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If present on WSL: Inception, baby!
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The legislation could have significant impacts on the industry, even giving the Justice Department the green light to break up big companies. It's always great to see a scrappy underdog try to take on a bigger opponent
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Quote: Democrats and Republicans on the House Antitrust Subcommittee on Friday unveiled a package of antitrust bills targeting five technology giants: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
Counting is hard.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Redmond can feel the excitement of Windows users. It wants them to relax by reminding them of how great Windows has always been. It's got a good beat, and you can reboot to it
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I read that quote too fast and thought "excitement" was "excrement".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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The next annual update to ECMAScript — the formal specification of the JavaScript language — will be coming out this July Sorry to those hoping it would just fade away
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We’re introducing TextStyleBrush, an AI research project that can copy the style of text in a photo using just a single word. With this AI model, you can edit and replace text in images. So send screenshots of your signature to...
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Attackers and red teams find multiple ways to bypass poorly deployed MFA in enterprise environments, underscoring how redundancy and good design are still required. Coming soon: Several Factors Authentication to save us all
(That's writing P@ssword1 in multiple fields)
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Kent Sharkey wrote: underscoring how redundancy and good design are still required.
I think the ones taking decisions missed the "sesam street" chapter where those terms were explained
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Despite being simple, V gives a lot of power to the developer and can be used in pretty much every field, including systems programming, webdev, gamedev, GUI, mobile (wip), science, embedded, tooling, etc. This week's new (to me) programming language
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Does it involve less-than-honest, rodent-swallowing, reptilian aliens? I do hope so.
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 First season (of the original) was pretty good from what I remember (I also vaguely recall it went off the rails after that)
TTFN - Kent
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The original mini-series (there were two as I recall) were good. The episodic series, not so much.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: The original mini-series (there were two as I recall) were good.
Kevin
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It looks surprisingly polished... 
Coming with UI kit, compiler that compiles itself in less than a second, C++ to V translator...
I guess I am mildly curious now
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Okay:Quote: No null
No global variables
No undefined values
No undefined behavior
No variable shadowing
Bounds checking
Immutable variables by default
Pure functions by default
Immutable structs by default
Option/Result and mandatory error checks
Sum types
Generics
Now show me a UI that actually works in some major OS, or in a browser, with a Grid, TreeView, and other widgets.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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BillWoodruff wrote: Now show me a UI that actually works in some major OS, or in a browser, with a Grid, TreeView, and other widgets.
"What? You mean it actually has to do something?"
Software Zen: delete this;
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