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I don’t know why Microsoft does not offer pay updates for old Operating Systems. Is it possible to update them?


11 posted on 05/02/2017 3:14:08 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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> I don’t know why Microsoft does not offer pay updates for old Operating Systems. Is it possible to update them?

They only want to have to support the latest versions. Supporting older versions, while it might please the customers, is not in their overall strategy. They want to maximize the Windows footprint, but keep it homogeneous.

13 posted on 05/02/2017 3:16:16 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Anti-Bubba182
I don’t know why Microsoft does not offer pay updates for old Operating Systems.

My take is so you have to buy a new PC because your old one isn't fast enough for the new OS, which all the apps, games and browsers require. And then MS gets a cut of every PC sold.....

17 posted on 05/02/2017 3:50:46 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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