Where does it end, should EOL windows be open sourced because some software/games/hardware do not work on newer windows versions?
Open source windows 10 would cannibalise Microsoft’s long term objectives.
Open source windows 10 would cannibalise Microsoft’s long term objectives.
Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this.
I think this is an important point: it's already impossible to enforce antitrust laws because TooBigTech has the power, and when an entity big enough tries to regulate (like the EU), then the US government prevents them from doing it.
Equally, nothing stops you running XP on the device forever. (There are plenty devices out there that are.)
So this whole line of comments is somewhat off-topic to when hardware is bricked.