Windows 10, Subscription, and Security Update

by Rian

Microsoft announced that the company will provide a subscription-based security updates, $30/year for “legacy” PCs. It is truly a diabolical plan considering Windows 11 has the infamous TPM requirements, thereby the older PCs simply became obsolete. On Bootcamp side of the business, we are yet to hear from neither of the companies on whether or not Windows 11 will finally be supported on Mac machines. (reminder: although it is possible, officially Bootcamp does not support Windows 11)

From statistical perspective, Windows 11 adoption is still slow relative to Windows 10. Some of the analysts suggest Windows 10 will remain the market dominant version until the year 2025, the proposed year when Microsoft will launch ESU (Extended Security Updates). It’s no wonder why a new subscription is proposed by the company. Windows 10 is about to become the next Windows XP, and Windows 11, Windows Vista.

Having said all that, Windows product announcements and deliveries are just backward for most consumers. Windows 11 was announced in 2021; PCs with Windows 10 pre-installed were sold until the year 2021 as well. For average consumers, they are being told their 3 years old computer may not get an upgrade —especially if it was a workstation running on a Xeon. We are so used to putting smartphone companies in the hot seat for playing planned obsolescence card, we forgot about desktop OS.