Microsoft has a brutal response to the problem of maintaining continuity of renovation Windows 10 – Spider’s Web

When Microsoft announced that every user of Windows 10 will receive all future updates without subsidies, everyone wondered, as will be solved support for the aging equipment. Now that we know and … well, you will not be satisfied.

Ever updating system, always curious, always with all the innovations introduced by Microsoft without charge. Windows 10 is a step in the right direction when it comes to maintenance and development updates. In all this promise, however, it is a problem.

That problem is the aging equipment. You want to add a new service, a new function, a new solution? Each new additional megabytes to be processed by the device on which it is installed your software. It is clear that over time some of the older appliances will be dropped.

They do it all, even Apple. Except that Apple has a very easy task when it comes to communicating changes to users. Maybe just write the new MacOS supports MacBooks manufactured in 2013 or later, and the elderly are abandoned. Simple, easy and legible. Microsoft, unfortunately, there is no such comfort. I fell into the trap, which he has pledged himself.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update – new hardware requirements

I just got to know the way to deal with it can handle. Summer update developmental Windows 10 called Anniversary Update (formerly known as temporary “Redstone 1″) will be available for devices with specific hardware requirements. And these differ from designated so far for tablets and personal computers.

The new hardware requirements for phones and small tablets is a Snapdragon processor (versions: S4, 200, 208, 210, 400, 410 , 617, 625, 800, 808, 810, 820), 1 GB RAM and 8 GB of storage. In the case of larger tablets, hybrids and personal computers increased demands on the RAM (2 GB minimum) and storage (20 GB).

However, it is expected that from now on it will be standard practice, and just like that will look to solve the conflict progress versus backward compatibility. In other words, if you bought an electronic device several years ago or heavily discounted due to the old components, we can not be sure of receiving further updates.

And what about security?

This is a poor solution to this the problem, but on the other hand, I find it hard to come up with better. One question remains open, on which Microsoft so far has not answered. Let’s say we have a device that due to the specification can not receive development updates. What updates service, which remove such problems, how important security vulnerabilities?

Until now, if for some reason we could not change, for example, with Windows 7 on Windows 10, hooking the lack of news, but for a long time we received patches service, providing us stability and security. Or after the entry into circulation “Anniversary Update” użytkowcy previous version ( “Threshold 2″), who can not update will continue to receive security patches and stability. All the time I’m waiting for a comment from Microsoft. I fear the worst.