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Re:Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling by 0xCMP on Thursday October 02, 2025 @10:59AM (#45450548)
Look at the latest changes in iPhone hardware for security. Some are saying the iphone is unhackable now.

There are no reasons such improvements couldn't work for Windows and I am guessing this is their best idea for raising the floor of hardware protection they can assume is available.

I agree the push, which is quite disruptive, must be influenced by someone higher up. But I think its as simple as "Windows is insecure" is something they want to make untrue.

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Re:Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling by kijin on Thursday October 02, 2025 @11:09AM (#45450721)
So, in order to make Windows more secure, they are leaving behind 40% of their userbase on an unsupported (i.e. vulnerable) version?
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Re:Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling by 0xCMP on Thursday October 02, 2025 @02:27PM (#45453462)
Yes, I don't see how else they'd make any difference or get close to their goal without waiting 10 years for the computers to be slowly replaced.
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Re:Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling by kijin on Thursday October 02, 2025 @09:11PM (#45457608)
Yes, when these PCs inevitably get exploited, the media and the general public aren't going to distinguish the versions. It will only reinforce the stereotype that PCs are insecure, get a Mac instead.
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