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Apple stopped supporting Mountain Lion, released when windows 8 was released, in 2015.
I assume that doesn't prevent you from using it and installing software and drivers? Just because something stops being supported doesn't mean it should stop working as it did before.
Yet another reason why centralized code signing is anti-user and a net negative. You should be able to easily install anything you want on your computer.
Well, Msft attempts to use HCK/HLK to help ensure that the drivers out there are more stable. Once upon a time, there was no signing and some drivers caused the very unfriendly BSOD and Msft got the blame. There are a lot fewer of those today than there were before Msft insisted upon testing/signing things.
https://www.engadget.com/2008-03-27-nvidia-drivers-responsib...
It's painful to repeatedly witness people voluntarily buy into ecosystems maintained by people with perverse incentives. You can't fault MS, making more money is their raison d'etre. If you care at all, even the smallest amount, explore the alternatives.
Yet another reason why centralized code signing is anti-user and a net negative. You should be able to easily install anything you want on your computer.
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Microsoft did (still?) offer a free upgrade path from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 for years so I doubt this is really for "getting money from our customers" but more "we want to stop supporting these old platforms at some point"
Last I checked (about a year ago) you could still run the upgrade tool, and it'd go through the licensing registration process just fine. I wouldn't do that if it weren't a personal machine, however, because the "official" upgrade process ended a long time ago. Even using it for a home office might put you into questionable legal territory, but it's still possible. I do think your last statement is more accurate, tho…
Yet another reason why centralized code signing is anti-user and a net negative. You should be able to easily install anything you want on your computer.
It's painful to repeatedly witness people voluntarily buy into ecosystems maintained by people with perverse incentives. You can't fault MS, making more money is their raison d'etre. If you care at all, even the smallest amount, explore the alternatives.
There is Windows and MacOS for users that want a computer that works. FOSS alternatives are for developers and power users that want a computer like someone wants a project car. I say this as a happy Linux user at home. But I need to use Windows for work because of multiple programs that do not run on any other target. In school (this has changed a bit) I need to use Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. At home I s…
This may have been true in 200x, but these days, both of those aren't so hot with respect to quality and just working.
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I assume that doesn't prevent you from using it and installing software and drivers? Just because something stops being supported doesn't mean it should stop working as it did before.
I mean, neither will Windows 7 and 8.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Microsoft did (still?) offer a free upgrade path from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 for years so I doubt this is really for "getting money from our customers" but more "we want to stop supporting these old platforms at some point"
Last I checked (about a year ago) you could still run the upgrade tool, and it'd go through the licensing registration process just fine. I wouldn't do that if it weren't a personal machine, however, because the "official" upgrade process ended a long time ago. Even using it for a home office might put you into questionable legal territory, but it's still possible. I do think your last statement is more accurate, tho…