Where does it end, should EOL windows be open sourced because some software/games/hardware do not work on newer windows versions?

Open source windows 10 would cannibalise Microsoft’s long term objectives.

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godzillabrennus 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Given that Microsoft currently intends to productize Windows users' data to build AI that replaces their users' jobs, it seems reasonable to cannibalize those long-term objectives...

	▲	hsbauauvhabzb 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh no I’d love to watch Microsoft burn, but I’m pointing out that any open sourcing abandonware is not in any businesses corporate interests. They’d sooner ‘support’ software forever by a yearly pointless update. Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this.

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ezst 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If that's one way to get to Microsoft abusive planned obsolescence and absurd e-waste, I take it

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SchemaLoad 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Windows isn't hardware. If the laptops were only capable of running a particular version of Windows XP, then yes they should either be unlocked or their firmware open sourced to allow running something else.

	▲	bruce511 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Linux will run on "anything" and is especially good on old OSS. So I feel like MS is the least affected by this whole proposal. Equally, nothing stops you running XP on the device forever. (There are plenty devices out there that are.) So this whole line of comments is somewhat off-topic to when hardware is bricked.