Yeah it almost feels like there's a deliberate attitude towards decreasing longevity. It’s like a fresh install of Windows 7 has most of its apps still work out of the box, but most of Windows 8’s apps, being all cloud based, are just gone forever.

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JaydenTaylor

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Apr 25, 2025

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Maps app will no longer work after July 2025

Nguyenais
May 08, 2025
Yeah it almost feels like there's a deliberate attitude towards decreasing longevity. It’s like a fresh install of Windows 7 has most of its apps still work out of the box, but most of Windows 8’s apps, being all cloud based, are just gone forever.

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Nguyenais
Bronze Contributor
May 08, 2025
Yeah it almost feels like there's a deliberate attitude towards decreasing longevity. It’s like a fresh install of Windows 7 has most of its apps still work out of the box, but most of Windows 8’s apps, being all cloud based, are just gone forever.