Windows 10 will be the last Windows

petersmart · 11 May 2015

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be the last Windows and in future Windows will be offered as a "service" with continual upgrades and "Patch Tuesday" for domestic customers will be discontinued.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows

But of course the major question is how will it be funded? - Will Windows become a subscription or will the apps fund it?
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Brian G · 11 May 2015

A lot of speculation on behalf of the originating website.
What it really says is that "10" will be the last version of Windows with a number, and all future development will just be "Windows."
No clues as to how it will be delivered or paid for.

john-oh · 11 May 2015

It will be interesting to see how they number the patches.

10.1, 10.2 up to 10.9999999999999999999999999999999

or I suspect something more sophisticated.

simonblue · 11 May 2015

Do you think its because they have run out of finger & toes

julianhj · 11 May 2015

Not sure I'd want to start paying a subscription for my OS.

dejongj · 12 May 2015

I'd argue the subscription is for support and patching. The license will be paid for by the purchase of the equipment. A model that is not new.

boliston · 12 May 2015

dejongj said:
I'd argue the subscription is for support and patching. The license will be paid for by the purchase of the equipment. A model that is not new.

I don't like the idea of purchasing a PC with an o/s pre-installed - BLOATware comes to mind

dejongj · 12 May 2015

boliston said:
I don't like the idea of purchasing a PC with an o/s pre-installed - BLOATware comes to mind

Remove it and reinstall it the way you like. Or do what I did and get the reference version direct from the Microsoft store. No bloatware and perfect integration with the hardware. It works perfectly.