MS Trying to increase their revenue stream...?

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#1

In the meantime, to avoid the vulnerability, Microsoft recommends that
all customers upgrade to Windows 10, which does not have this flaw.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-acknowledges-software-flaw-that-provides-loophole-for-hackers/

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#2

Did MS said

The fix for older Windows editions will be available publicly on Nov. 8,
and after that
In the meantime, to avoid the vulnerability, Microsoft recommends that all customers upgrade to Windows 10, which does not have this flaw.

Can users go back to older version after installed Win10? I may misunderstand English this time, thought meantime is temporary in this sentence as they refer to a patch coming.

#3

I don’t think you can go easily back. My understanding is that the patch is on the way for Win7 and Win8 but the only thing you can do right now to not be affected is to upgrade to Win10.

#4

On Thu 03 Nov 2016 10:26:01 AM CDT, quinness wrote:

Did MS said> The fix for older Windows editions will be available
publicly on Nov. 8, and after that > In the meantime, to avoid the
vulnerability, Microsoft recommends that
> all customers upgrade to Windows 10, which does not have this flaw.
Can users go back to older version after installed Win10? I may
misunderstand English this time, thought meantime is temporary in this
sentence as they refer to a patch coming.

Hi
No going back if you upgrade, but it’s not free anymore… hence my
comment about the revenue stream…

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#5

My thoughts were a bit darker: “Hey, let’s keep the fix for the ol’ 7 en 8s indoors, see how many of them move to 10, how about that?”

#6

Hi
Yes, exactly !!! :wink:

#7

Yes, a devious approach IMO.

#8

Predictable

I’m really not concerned though

#9

In my opinion Microsoft is much less devious than Google these days. And Google being devious is much more scary because you can’t really run away :slight_smile:

#10

… hmmm. I think this reflects my view, as well.

… considering that I have not used Windows since Vista, and I no longer have that installed on any of my machines currently in use. Somehow, my use of non-Linux OSes has fallen by the wayside over the past couple of years.

I have seen W10 on other people’s machines, think it actually looks quite good, but it is not for me.

openSUSE all the way, except for my Android devices, at this point in time.:slight_smile:

#11

Hoo, boy, yeah!!!>:(

The Google connection is what has me concerned about the Android devices!

#12

An upgrade to Windows 10 means: “Also upgrade everything else – EVERYTHING installed on the machine”

  • MS Office (more revenue for the Redmond folks
    ). - Everything else from Redmond installed on the machine (even more revenue for the Redmond folks
    ). - Everything which is not from Redmond installed on the machine (revenue for other folks writing software for the Redmond world
    ).

Reverting anti-Virus applications to a previous Windows version probably leads to interesting licensing issues (even more money to be paid).