MicrosoftJoe_Lurie I understand the points you've made, but I'm confused on the ultimate reasoning behind knocking down the support lifetime. I swear I'm not trying to argue just to argue, I want to understand Microsoft's logic is all.
Look at it this way with an upcoming example -- Microsoft has to develop & support security updates for 10 years for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. It should be a binary equivalent to Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021. But the former has 10 years of support, the latter gets 5 years. Why? I don't see Microsoft isn't saving effort/time on development since security updates have to be developed for 10 years for IoT anyway. So this halving of support seems unfair and arbitrary, even more so when this very article implies that customers misusing LTSC is the entire reasoning behind the decision:
Through in-depth conversations with customers, we have found that many who previously installed an LTSC version for information worker desktops have found that they do not require the full 10-year lifecycle. With the fast and increasing pace of technological change, it is a challenge to get the up-to-date experience customers expect when using a decade-old product. Where scenarios do require 10 years of support, we have found in our conversations that these needs are often better solved with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC.
