Warning users about the upcoming Windows 10 EOL doesn't seem like the worst thing, people running an unpatched OS face an increasingly risky environment online and their machines are more likely to be compromised, and regular users aren't even going to think about the need to upgrade a PC like they would their phone or tablet. Giving them a push to upgrade either software or hardware and keep secure is good for them and for everyone else who might be affected by a zombie pc sending spam or viruses out. It's hard to fault MS for not supporting an OS that first dropped 10 years ago, nor wanting to utilize newer hardware features in future OS's without having to develop workarounds for older hardware without those features. I don't agree with a lot of what MS does, but as hardware advances I do want the core of the OS to advance as well so that performance and security can improve (I turned on the Virtualization Based Security feature for example, any performance hit is negligible). Even a popular Linux OS like Ubuntu only offers support up to 12 years, for the general consumer no OS is offering support for an infinite number of years.
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