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by 9872 3936 days ago
Because automatically keeping all Windows users on the latest version makes the internet safer for everyone.
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wang_li 3936 days ago
Is Microsoft/Apple/Google/etc. prepared to pay me for software that I've previously purchased but is incompatible with their newer OS? Plus any costs associated with finding new software, training on the new software, migrating to the new software, etc.?
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9872 3936 days ago
It's the application developer's responsibility to maintain compatibility. That's why Windows offers people dev preview builds.

The people who make the software you use don't do that? Don't use their software.

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nacs 3936 days ago
This isn't a security patch. This is pre-downloading an entire OS upgrade without the user asking for it.
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9872 3936 days ago
You don't believe the newer version of the OS is more secure?

If nothing else, supporting fewer active versions would make MS more responsive to any security issues that do arise.

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nacs 3935 days ago
No I certainly don't. And Windows 7/8 is still supported and patched so nothing makes Windows 10 any more secure.

In fact, I'd say it's less secure since it hasn't been as well tested in the wild as Win 7/8.

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