Petition against the end of free Windows 10 updates

Question

The end of Windows 10 has sparked significant controversy. Indeed, 22 associations, including HOP and UFC-Que Choisir, have drafted a petition to urge Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 until 2030, contesting planned obsolescence. They believe that the discontinuation of Windows 10 represents a significant financial burden for users while also leading to considerable economic and environmental costs. However, since these petitions have no legal value, the question remains whether Microsoft would heed and respond to this discontent. What do you think? Should the planned obsolescence of software be regulated?Source

Pusemar · Answer

Absurd petition. Just to make a buzz. It is entirely possible to upgrade to Windows 11 for free even with a very old and incompatible PC. The internet is full of all sorts of tips to achieve this. So gentlemen, stop scaring everyone. When you don't know how to find the right information, you should avoid saying absurdities. Especially when you’re a journalist...

PAUL · Answer

The petition has disappeared...

Anonymous user · Answer

Hello, Personally, I clicked on update as soon as the option was available. If the financial aspect is understandable for older machines, it must be noted that the transition from 16 to 32 Bits caused quite a bit of trouble, which is not the case even for older machines—XP still works, and 98 is not attacked by hackers. As for the ecological aspect, the only solution is to turn off your computer. I sort my trash, I reduce my heating, I don't have a car, I don't barbecue. However, I do have a smartphone and a portable i7 laptop with 16 GB of RAM, running Windows 11. I'm really sorry for polluting so much. Microsoft offers version updates with the option to keep the same interface. This isn't really planned obsolescence. The European community has legislated by requiring updates only two years after the date of purchase. The law on planned obsolescence requires that products be maintainable for 10 years after production ceases, but software is not included. Advocating for every provider to maintain their products while they offer free updates to the most recent version... The petition should be directed at the lawmakers. However, I would have liked to transition gradually from Office 2007 to 2024!

Jade · Answer

Why do we still have to pay ourselves, the workers?

Winux · Answer

Hello everyone, I still prefer to donate to the non-profit Linux Mint Foundation rather than giving money to MS for an extension of Windows 10.

Xileh · Answer

Hello, It is extremely rare for me to sign a petition.... but in this case, I did it.... Microsoft is abusing! On one hand, they exploit the concerns people will have about using an outdated machine... (even if, when we see the deluge of security flaws that are "patched" during the "life" of an operating system... it raises doubts about the usual "security guarantees".....) ... And on the other hand, they will try to "cast a wide net"... by encouraging people to create a Microsoft account to obtain the extra "security"... -If they don't resign themselves to changing machines... (For this last point, I assume this option is only available to people with an account... personally, I don't have one and I don't want one...) Aside from that, it is indeed a blatant waste of materials that is being suggested... Waste particularly of raw materials... As if it were "normal" to continue like this... But "well"... ethics and multinationals are worlds that do not meet -except sometimes in hollow advertising arguments to greenwash their image.... Already for previous versions, I hadn't given in to the pressures... and I kept my old XP until 2015... replacing it with the current one under W10... which will still work by leaving it "as is"... until the hardware lets me down.... or as had been the case with XP.... too many software that were no longer compatible with their own updates over time... In the long run.... (not based on Microsoft's recommendations, but on how my machine operates...) I will determine my choice, but "everything" is pushing me towards LINUX... It's progressing, yes, yes, it's progressing....................  My mission is to kill time, and his is to kill me in turn. One feels quite at ease among assassins. (E.Cioran)

ninjablanc · Answer

do not change anything and do not throw anything away, save Windows 10 and what can be saved

youssoufi · Answer

hello windows 10 is going to become optimal and users who remain loyal to this version will be forced to endure the bad intentions of Microsoft. spam and viruses will flow. it's unfortunately professional blackmail!

Anonymous user · Answer

Good evening, The European community, driven by France, has voted on a law imposing evolutionary and corrective maintenance for 2 years after the sale of software. Microsoft discontinued Windows 10 in 2023, which is 2 years before the maintenance retraction date. Microsoft is within the legal limits regarding the legal aspect. In 2021, the European community voted on a law regarding obsolescence set at 10 years after the end of production. Why ask Microsoft for what our laws do not require of them? When will there be a petition for Adobe, Borland, and others...

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