Being forced to log in to a Microsoft account to get the year makes it not wortg celebrating at all. It is part of their long term plan to turn your OS into a SaaS platform that works for them instead of you.
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I mean, it's marginally better than having to pay or sign up to Backups or Rewards, but yeah, still not great.
they have 3 year options you can pay for.
but just install linux.. also them depreciating software has nothing to do with right to repair.. your hardware will still work, windows 10 will still work.. just no security updates which has nothing to do with right to repair
Consumers can only get 1 year.
It'd be great to switch everyone to Linux, but 'just install Linux' doesn't fly for a lot of people. I volunteer in a repair cafe and see it first hand, even if you're there to do it with them