Microsoft Confirms $1.50 Windows Security Update Hotpatch Fee Starts July 1 (forbes.com) 29 points by ok123456 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] Terr_ 1y ago ↗ > Windows Server 2025Over on the consumer side, I'd rather pay $1.50 to permanently regain full control over when the computer I own reboots for updates.(Yes yes, insert Use Linux Joke here.)
[–] jll29 1y ago ↗ This is genious, whoever came up with it!Imagine doing that in pharma also: you pay a regular monthly fee for the side effects of the medical drugs you took (caused by the pharma company, not by you). [–] otterley 1y ago ↗ This is literally the plot context of a recent Black Mirror episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30127325/
[–] otterley 1y ago ↗ This is literally the plot context of a recent Black Mirror episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30127325/
[–] greyadept 1y ago ↗ I would hate to be the Microsoft account manager having to explain this fee to a CIO. Especially when Linux kernel livepatch is free. [–] jerlam 1y ago ↗ Goes hand in hand with the paid Microsoft Extended Security Updates service for "legacy" operating systems.
[–] jerlam 1y ago ↗ Goes hand in hand with the paid Microsoft Extended Security Updates service for "legacy" operating systems.
[–] brutal_chaos_ 1y ago ↗ Get ready to see a lot more hotfixes... [–] hulitu 1y ago ↗ > Get ready to see a lot more hotfixes...Will they actually fix Windows bugs ? They don't do this for suported Windows versions.
[–] hulitu 1y ago ↗ > Get ready to see a lot more hotfixes...Will they actually fix Windows bugs ? They don't do this for suported Windows versions.
[–] a_void_sky 1y ago ↗ incentivizing themselves for building a broken system, you can do anything if you have a majority of market share
[–] mystified5016 1y ago ↗ Pretty ballsy for Microsoft to charge a subscription fee for a feature that Linux has had for decades.I don't expect this to go well for them.
[–] peltoche 1y ago ↗ Serious question: what windows does/does better than Linux that can explain be ready to pay for using their server softwares?
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 40.4 ms ] threadOver on the consumer side, I'd rather pay $1.50 to permanently regain full control over when the computer I own reboots for updates.
(Yes yes, insert Use Linux Joke here.)
Imagine doing that in pharma also: you pay a regular monthly fee for the side effects of the medical drugs you took (caused by the pharma company, not by you).
Will they actually fix Windows bugs ? They don't do this for suported Windows versions.
I don't expect this to go well for them.