also keep in mind it's looking increasingly likely that microsoft will turn windows 10 into a subscription service. windows 10 is the first major release that is "free" so it seems like they are trying to get as many users onboard as they can before they start charging people on a monthly/yearly basis.
as far as I know this is just a rumor, but wouldn't be surprised if it's true. On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Sven Constable <[email protected]> wrote: > Windows7 support is not discontinued. It runs until 2020. That includes > security patches and updates. > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 9:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: XSI and Window 10, the bright future > > Its the perfect storm, XSI discontinued, Windows7 support discontinued > (welcome virus and the like), Windows 10 privacy issues disaster and future > upgrade obsolescence!! I wouldn’t move from Windows8 and would suggest to > keep an eye on spare parts so you can stretch XSI as you think you need. > > Other than that, the issue is clear, we have to move forward and only > Linux provides a decent strategy, the rest is way too many compromises. > > good luck > jb > > > > On 13 Mar 2016, at 17:47, Fabian Schnuer Gohde <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I've got machines with Win 8.1 Pro at the moment and with the free > upgrade "deadline" approaching I'm thinking wether not not to take the > plunge to Win10 during the summer. > > > > My main concern apart from privacy issues is that given the fact that > there will now be continuous rolling windows upgrades that XSI will cease > to function one fine morning. Much the same way that some programs stop > working with MacOSX updates. And no-one will provide updates to fix that. > > > > I'm mostly happy with Win8.1+ClassicShell but the fact that M$ and Intel > want upcoming hardware to require new Windows is perhaps a reason to > update. I'm still looking to use XSi for another 3-5 years. > > > > Does anyone with more knowledge of Windows internals and XSI > dependencies have an opinion on the likelyhood of M$ messing with something > that XSI needs? > > > > Thank you, > > Fabian > > > > > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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