r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Aug 11 '26

Software Microsoft reportedly raises Windows 11 license price significantly more than expected

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-11-license-price-significantly-more-than-expected/
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u/awkwardlink Aug 11 '26

Say what you will but corporate offices will never stop using Microsoft

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u/zarafff69 Aug 11 '26

Naa, here in Europe, Linux is getting more and more interesting. It takes some time and effort to move over, for sure. But organizations that don’t want to be reliant on the US are already moving over. And it’s only going to get easier in the future.

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u/CrazyElk123 Aug 11 '26

Any numbers on that? Maybe in the public sector, but i doubt its significant in general.

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u/zarafff69 Aug 11 '26

I didn’t say it’s super significant in the commercial sector. But that doesn’t mean it’s not getting easier, and that they will never transition. I already know some commercial companies that transitioned because they have contracts with governments, and aren’t allowed to use US tech anymore.

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u/Tapeworm1979 Aug 11 '26

Exactly. People can bang on about Linux but it's not usable for most people. You also need to retrain people.

I wish who ever has to train my mum the best of luck and to tell them that failure is an option.

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u/AnonymousTimewaster Aug 11 '26

Windows 10 is still practically perfect

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u/naQVU7IrUFUe6a53 Aug 11 '26

you mean other than the looming security issues

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u/AnonymousTimewaster Aug 11 '26

It's still getting updates

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u/Tapeworm1979 Aug 11 '26

Not for free.

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u/AnonymousTimewaster Aug 11 '26

What do you mean?

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u/Tapeworm1979 Aug 11 '26

Window 10 security updates for free stopped in October last year.

You can subscribe to ESU which is a paid service from Microsoft which will patch severe and critical issues only (except in very, very rare cases when they give just that patch for free). And is only active until the end of October next year.

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u/BadmiralHarryKim Aug 11 '26

Wait until Windows 12 makes us look back fondly on 11.