Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Updated on November 1 with reaction to Microsoft’s surprise move to extend support for the hundreds of millions of PCs that would otherwise be at risk.
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That said, the post itself is all about the benefits of moving to Windows 11, and the extended support option is only available as a paid subscription and only runs for a single year. The clear risks are that consumers won’t pay the fee and the cliff-edge simply splits between those paying and those not, and then those who have paid facing the same challenge twelve months later.
It will be interesting to see what response this gets from the Windows 10 die-hard, those currently refusing to budge to Windows 11, especially those whose hardware actually complies but have thus far chose to stand still.
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