[orphea]

> Wasn't windows 10 supposed to be the "last windows ever"

Microsoft has never said that.

Edit: since people are still confused.

1. What was said was "...and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10". This was said by a Microsoft developer evangelist, never it was an official corporate position or an announcement. And most certainly no one said "ever".

2. You could argue "the last version" meant "the most recent".

3. When Microsoft has been reached for a comment, they produced a usual corporate speech about how Windows 10 is going to be "reflective of the way Windows will be delivered as a service" (whatever this means) but they never confirmed there won't be the next version.

[callwhendone]

https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-ve...

[vel0city]

Your article largely agrees with the parent comment. A developer evangelist mentioned it once, Microsoft didn't immediately deny it, loads of people made assumptions of what that meant. Your article even mentions 11 and 12 were still a possibility.

And to an extent the basic idea they did agree to has been true. 11 was a free upgrade for machines that were eligible to run it. I didn't need to go out and purchase a new Windows version.

[doctorwho42]

I had both friends and family working in Microsoft when Windows 10 was released, and it definitely was sold as the last OS that would just get free updates forever. And that they would run it as a loss-leader.

[cjbgkagh]

It was a part of the billion devices plan. It was a lie to convince the Win7 holdouts to upgrade.

[kulahan]

I believe it was heavily implied, but either way, it was clearly something they didn't handle well if tons and tons of people believe they said it when that wasn't their intention.