[amflare]

In fairness, Windows 10 was marketed as the Last OS. I could see how someone would take this into account when choosing an OS. Its not their fault the rug was pulled out from under them.

[karmakurtisaani]

Ah ok, I wasn't aware of that. What a strange promise to make..

[vel0city]

They didn't make that promise.

[p_ing]

Microsoft never made the Windows 10 "last OS" statement, nor endorse Jerry Nixon, a developer evangelist, who said it.

[theandrewbailey]

When he said that, he was a Microsoft employee working on Windows being paid to speak at a Microsoft sponsored event. That's about as official as one can get outside of a board meeting. The statement was well publicized, so almost everyone knew about it. Microsoft had several years and numerous opportunities to correct the record on the matter, but they didn't, so the statement is assumed to be true.

[kbolino]

They did a pretty poor job of managing the press around it though. The closest thing we ever got to a definitive statement was when they announced Windows 11.