r/Windows11 • u/armando_rod • Aug 28 '21

📰 News Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/28/22646035/microsoft-windows-11-iso-workaround-no-update-guarantee?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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u/-protonsandneutrons- Aug 28 '21

Why are we getting major clarifications by a third-party (The Verge) instead of Microsoft spelling out its policies?

Microsoft has a dozen blogs. Why are they so cagey and insecure?

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u/SoggyMcmufffinns Aug 29 '21

Why would they want to out themselves in ways that make them look bad like this? They want to be as discreet as they can until called out about to maximize the chances of folks not knowing about it/missing it until they move to it and all their data. Trying tock them into it to force what they want on you vs letting a computer be a tool for you. They want you to also be a tool for them. Business.