Windows 10 phaseout: an exercise in 'planned obsolescence'

Windows 10 phaseout: an exercise in 'planned obsolescence'
Many perfectly serviceable PCs can't be upgraded to Windows 11. (Image: Getty)
Greg Hurrell
Security support for Microsoft's Windows 10 will end in six months, but there is growing scepticism in New Zealand of the need for such a strict cutoff.On Oct 14, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10 and computer users are expected to upgrade to Windows 11 before then. It means the end of Windows 10 security and reliability fixes, feature updates and technical support. Victoria MacLennan, CEO of IT Professionals NZ and co-chair of Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA), told BusinessDesk it was a hot topic for both organisatio...

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