Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWindows 10's extended support ends in eight months, but users are still rejecting Windows 11, at least in Germanywww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square181linkfedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down111
arrow-up1756arrow-down1external-linkWindows 10's extended support ends in eight months, but users are still rejecting Windows 11, at least in Germanywww.windowslatest.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square181linkfedilink
minus-squareAlDente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 days agoThe link I shared contains steps to activate the 3-year extension for free, on a non-business computer. I don’t care if this extension is marketed towards business accounts. You can activate all 3 years on your personal computer for free.
minus-squareUruanna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoPiracy is usually free yeah but that really doesn’t count.
minus-squareAlDente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoI honestly think it’s a bit of a stretch to call it piracy when the open-source code is hosted on Microsoft-owned Github, and Microsoft support has been caught using it themselves: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-support-cracks-windows-for-customer-after-activation-fails/
The link I shared contains steps to activate the 3-year extension for free, on a non-business computer. I don’t care if this extension is marketed towards business accounts. You can activate all 3 years on your personal computer for free.
Piracy is usually free yeah but that really doesn’t count.
I honestly think it’s a bit of a stretch to call it piracy when the open-source code is hosted on Microsoft-owned Github, and Microsoft support has been caught using it themselves: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-support-cracks-windows-for-customer-after-activation-fails/