It's the last version of Windows I'll ever install, so the statement was accurate but incomplete.

Sometimes YOU have to make changes that you want to see. And not wait for corporations

Kinda glad that wasn't the case because those of us who've been using Windows 10 all this time would just end up with what Windows 11 is but masquerading as Win 10.

I'm more comfortable with being pushed back into the Linux pool and relearning how to swim those waters.

To be fair, win 11 is more or less win 10 just with a shittier UI and even more intrusive bullshit.

Nixon wasn’t speaking authoritatively there, I believe both he and M$ clarified that. And the “correlating” announcement was more “we will be continuously updating windows 10” unlike the assumed by many people to mean “perpetually” which is just silly.

You’re telling me you expected windows 10 to remain forever the last Windows version? Maybe if they decided to rename the OS moving forward.

I suppose you could take the stance of it just becoming versioned in the same way Linux distros are, but then you just get left being on an old version of Windows 10.

No, they never did. Yes, it was all over the news, but they literally didn't. Go be angry at media for making stuff up. You don't have to believe me, go ahead and find that announcement yourself. You won't because there was never such an announcement.

Notice how even the article you linked doesn't give a full quote? It just quotes someone saying "last version" without any context of the sentence it was used in? I will give you the full quote where that comes form. Someone asked a Microsoft developer what they are currently working on, and the answer was:

”Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.”

It is obvious from context "last version" meant "latest version" here. And that misreading of a quote, conveniently not included in most articles, is the only source for all these news. No announcement. No journalist actually asking Microsoft about it. Just a fleeting comment by one Microsoft employee that obviously meant something else, in an answer about something else, but why let that get in the way of a good story.

And this was an answer to an audience question in a "Tiles, Notifications, and Action Center” presentation by a single Microsoft developer, on a developer conference. The absolute last place to look for a ground-breaking announcement about Microsoft's future.

The company said it had yet to decide on what to call the operating system beyond Windows 10.

And the exact same article you linked confirms Microsoft is still deciding on the name for the next Windows? Which would make no sense if there was no next Windows?

"There will be no Windows 11," warned Steve Kleynhans, a research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner.

There will be no Windows 11, says some guy who doesn't work at Microsoft.

And then a bunch of cherry picked quotes about continous updates being a good thing. Yep, continous updates, just like we got in Windows Vista, and that have nothing to do with there not being new Windows versions.

Modern journalism is useless. Someone made up a thing, everyone else copied it. And not a single media outlet actually asked Microsoft about it. No one. Or maybe they did, but the answer meant there is no news, so let's ignore it.

Its funny since when the .iso for Windows 11 first became available, it would state you were installing Windows 10 or even Windows Server edition but after installing, it would be Windows 11

Window build numbers are still Windows 10.xxxxxx

And that's why if you open the command line in Windows 11 you will read:

10.0.26200.5742

Et voilà!

That wasn't legally binding.

Because MS went back on their promise that Win10 would be the last, you can no longer trust anything they say.

Do it.

If you have an old laptop, put Linux on it, get comfortable using it. Then when you are ready, make the full switch on your main computer.

I have used Linux for a few years mostly on my servers, but that's what I did to get used to the desktop experience. I setup a second SSD to have the option of dual booting if I needed it. That was back in March and I haven't booted into Windows once.

May you run into a nerd with a Ventoy USB full of beginner-friendly distros in their back pocket to help you along your journey.

There are at least two of us out there, I’m sure of it.

Seconded on do it. It's a lot better than it was even a few years ago.

As someone who recently made the switch, DM me if there's anything I can help with. A lot of the Linux Bros on here will be completely unhelpful out of smug superiority. Also, if you have an HP, you will almost certainly have to do a LOT more work (I had to learn to edit GRUB config files pre-startup). It will be much easier if you don't have an HP. Anyway, open offer. Also, do Linux Mint.

It's much easier to install Linux these days than it is to install Windows. And with KDE Plasma the user experience is really similar. As for the distribution I would suggest OpenSuse as that has very little requirement for terminal commands, they've packaged GUI elements in the whole distro.

As for Tumbleweed vs regular, that's up to you. I'm happy with Tumbleweed.

I'm the same, I've got a perfectly good desktop machine that isn't Win11 compatible, as well as a Windows 11 laptop.

Most of what I do on the desktop is browser based, and I have the laptop in case I brick the desktop, so nothing to lose by trying.

Ironically, if I'd been able to upgrade to 11, there's no way I'd bother with any of this.

It very much is. If you're willing to invest a few hours of your time to learn something new, you can absolutely switch to Linux.

Hell yes.

Switch to Mint, folks! It's easy and works just like Windows, except better.

I feel like Linux right now is where Windows was in the XP days. for 90% of users it will work out of the box for them. They will be able to check their email, watch YouTube, doom scroll on their choose social media. The challenge is that for the other 10%, the learning curve is a lot steeper than XP was. The learning curve problem is compounded by the massive pile of guide for deprecated sub systems.

It's been clear for years now that I'll have to fully switch over to Linux eventually once Windows is completely locked down like Macs are. The Steam Deck has been a great stepping stone to getting more comfortable with using it.

supraliminal

Thanks for my word of the day!

Win 2k pro was best. Fight me;) I hated the fisher price look of XP.

IDK I liked 7 pretty much as much as I like XP. For me it was 10 that was just alright.

My brother convinced me to switch to 11 when I built my most recent gaming desktop and I somewhat regret listening to him but I know dual booting is a waste of time for me and I'm not quite ready to make the full jump to Linux because my desktop has a 4070 Super. It'll ahve to wait until my next PC. Fortunately, I don't have the version of 11 with Recall pre-installed at least.

I use my Steam Deck more than my gaming desktop these days anyway.

Win 7 for me. It didn't try to fix what wasn't broken.

Win 11, like so many things today, feels like it's just hostile towards users. They change shit for the sake of it, like where the fuck is My Computer? Why is it so bloody hard to find anything from the start menu, no I don't want to search Bing for a settings menu thats in every other version since I can remember, no I don't want be reminded every 3 days to give you my data for "customization" purposes.

They are a monopoly protected by patents. Completely unamerican philosophically.

Also they can be exempt from the law by gifting donnie and co gold, or initiating "christian friendly initiatives".

This is my big beef. Last version. Sounded great. We've been betrayed.

Literally why I paid for a new version instead of... Finding other ways to install it.

That's on us though for believing scumbag corporations won't just straight up lie to sell stuff I suppose :(

That was one person who phrased something poorly and it was taken out of context. Sadly.