Later this year, Windows 10 is going to go into end of support status in a few months. But the problem is that there’s a lot of Windows 10 PCs out there. No problem says Microsoft. Because you can just trade in your PC to get a brand new Windows 11 one:
Windows Latest spotted a new email from the Redmond giant related to Windows 10 in our ProtonMail account. We use this email for the Microsoft account of the test PC running Windows 10, which is sadly not capable of running the latest and greatest OS from Microsoft.
The email begins with a bold “End of support for Windows 10 is approaching” heading, followed by direct links to check the upgrade eligibility or purchase a new computer.
Next up is a FAQ section that tries to answer all the important questions related to Windows 10’s retirement. The first question clarifies the things that’ll happen after October 14, 2025, which includes the end of all kinds of support from Microsoft. It clarifies that all the free support will halt from that day onwards but doesn’t offer any paid alternatives.
After that, there is a brief answer about trading or recycling your old PC if you want to upgrade, followed by an assurance that your PC will work but won’t get updates. However, with time it’ll support fewer apps and will become a hunting ground for malicious actors.
Here’s the problem with this approach. People aren’t going to get much when trading in a laptop or a desktop that’s too old to run Windows 11. The market for those machines is already falling fast. On top of that with inflation, tariffs and the like squeezing the bank accounts of people, I really don’t think that this is a winning approach as you have to have the disposable income to buy a new PC. But I guess that their thought process is YOLO.
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Microsoft To Windows 10 Users…. Buy A New PC With Windows 11
Later this year, Windows 10 is going to go into end of support status in a few months. But the problem is that there’s a lot of Windows 10 PCs out there. No problem says Microsoft. Because you can just trade in your PC to get a brand new Windows 11 one:
Windows Latest spotted a new email from the Redmond giant related to Windows 10 in our ProtonMail account. We use this email for the Microsoft account of the test PC running Windows 10, which is sadly not capable of running the latest and greatest OS from Microsoft.
The email begins with a bold “End of support for Windows 10 is approaching” heading, followed by direct links to check the upgrade eligibility or purchase a new computer.
Next up is a FAQ section that tries to answer all the important questions related to Windows 10’s retirement. The first question clarifies the things that’ll happen after October 14, 2025, which includes the end of all kinds of support from Microsoft. It clarifies that all the free support will halt from that day onwards but doesn’t offer any paid alternatives.
After that, there is a brief answer about trading or recycling your old PC if you want to upgrade, followed by an assurance that your PC will work but won’t get updates. However, with time it’ll support fewer apps and will become a hunting ground for malicious actors.
Here’s the problem with this approach. People aren’t going to get much when trading in a laptop or a desktop that’s too old to run Windows 11. The market for those machines is already falling fast. On top of that with inflation, tariffs and the like squeezing the bank accounts of people, I really don’t think that this is a winning approach as you have to have the disposable income to buy a new PC. But I guess that their thought process is YOLO.
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