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Woody’s Windows Watch: Phantom features and the Win10 treadmill

Posted on February 4, 2019 at 04:22 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

So I get it. Microsoft’s version of “as a service” means we get to slog through brand new versions of Win10 every six months. I know the downside. First hand. But what’s the upside? What are we getting in return for all the churn?

Take a look at the new feature lists and ask yourself if the gain is worth the pain.

Out this morning in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.4.0.

Windows News upgrade cycle, useless features, Windows as a Service, Woody's Windows Watch

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