Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
✏️ Windows 11 proved the old “Windows 10 is the last version” claim wrong, but was it that claim a lie? I'll look at where it came from, what Microsoft actually said, and how headlines can twist a message.
✏️ The last version of Windows?
No, Microsoft didn’t lie about Windows 10 being “the last version.” A single comment got turned into a big headline, people ran with it, and Microsoft left it all unclear. Eventually, plans changed, branding changed, and we now have Windows 11. It’s a reminder not to trust catchy sound bites or get angry over something that was likely a stupid mistake.
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0:00 Did Microsoft Lie About Windows 10?
0:46 A lie is intentional deception
1:20 Scenario 1. It was a person, not the company
2:25 Scenario 2: The corporate position
3:40 Changing your mind is not a bad thing
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✏️ Windows 11 proved the old “Windows 10 is the last version” claim wrong, but was it that claim a lie? I'll look at where it came from, what Microsoft actually said, and how headlines can twist a message.
✏️ The last version of Windows?
No, Microsoft didn’t lie about Windows 10 being “the last version.” A single comment got turned into a big headline, people ran with it, and Microsoft left it all unclear. Eventually, plans changed, branding changed, and we now have Windows 11. It’s a reminder not to trust catchy sound bites or get angry over something that was likely a stupid mistake.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/134705
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ How to Keep Using Windows 10 Safely after Support Ends ▶ youtu.be/HpAIOcYPYgo
Chapters
0:00 Did Microsoft Lie About Windows 10?
0:46 A lie is intentional deception
1:20 Scenario 1. It was a person, not the company
2:25 Scenario 2: The corporate position
3:40 Changing your mind is not a bad thing
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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