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You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They were going to CHARGE for security updates?

How is Microsoft in 2025 worse than Microsoft in 1995?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago

They are still charging in other regions.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Sadly, this does not mean that the EEA "won". It means they are already too dependent on MS.