>>>https://ca.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-says-windows-10-free-upgrade-recent-buyers-173239279--finance.html
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>>>Does that mean we'll become (even more) the product?
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>>Well, it confirms what I have heard before from other Msft employees, namely that the cost of developing a new Windows version after Win10 is too high to justify it, so it simply won't happen. In other words, Win10 will be the last version of Windows ever, only updates will be provided after its release. And since VFP9 will run on Win10 as long as the processor is Intel compatible, VFP9 will continue to work for many, many years still.
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>I'm surprised you persist with this idea that a new OS will be too costly to develop. That has nothing to do with this move. This move is entirely to do with converting from a revenue model based on once-off new product sales to a recurring subscription model. This is not a technical issue at all, regardless that the PR BS people may like you to believe that. This is a money issue and it really is very obvious.

All in all I think we agree, it's all about money.