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I just wish phones could be more like computers in this regard, but now even my ThinkPad P51 has been cut-off from Windows 11. I remember the issues with Vista

I just wish phones could be more like computers in this regard, but now even my ThinkPad P51 has been cut-off from Windows 11. I remember the issues with Vista being gimped by hardware and getting a bad rap but at this point we have so much power, there’s no performance reason why they can’t make Windows 11 work on even a T420. The future kinda sucks, maybe I should fully embrace Linux because it runs like a dream on all of the above mentioned laptops which is why I feel like Windows has no good excuse. I’ll cut companies some slack since I know the federal reserve and our scam of a financial system is constantly making everything more of a race-to-the-bottom than it would otherwise naturally be, and of course there’s the hardware security excuses, but there’s clearly some collusion between hardware and software makers to help each other out in more ways than just ease of compatibility…

pjmlp 4y ago
Everything old is new again. Computers as consumer electronics was the reality of 8 and 16 bit home computers, which the PC clone market became the exception, only due to IBM's failure to control it. Turns out that with that model it is easier to make money from, than selling computer parts and free OS updates .
- hot_gril 4y ago
  The other old thing was heterogeneous hardware. We had x86-Wintel for a long time, with all the emphasis on generic CPU speed and RAM and desktop OSes. People took that level of homogeneity for granted. Now hardware and software are each getting more specialized. New smartphones are more stable than they used to be, though. Used to go obsolete way faster.
  - maximus-decimus 4y ago
    in a way software is getting less pinholed to a specific os thanks to Electron.
    - hot_gril 4y ago
      Third-party software on desktop is, yeah. The two big mobile OSs are resisting web apps, though.
hot_gril 4y ago
> there’s clearly some collusion between hardware and software makers to help each other out in more ways than just ease of compatibility In Apple's case, the hardware and software are by the same company, yet they support their phones the longest of anyone. > our scam of a financial system is constantly making everything more of a race-to-the-bottom The money-printing funds weirder things cause it encourages passive investing, I think. Like, the moment they pulled back on that last year, dumb stuff like weird cryptocurrencies and Google's side bets instantly vaporized, but things like the smartphone industry were less affected.
- luxuryballs 4y ago
  There’s sort of a thing where you can’t just have a sustainable company because if you don’t increase your profits you end up losing money, just like how not getting a pay raise is actually a pay cut. Inflation seems often glossed over as no big deal in theory but in reality it doesn’t balance out cleanly at all. So basically cutting costs and finding ways to increase profit becomes more than just investor motivated and here we are in the future where labor is expensive (also due to regulatory/liability burden) and materials are cheap so things end up being increasingly boring and stripped away. Just compare architecture from 200 years ago and today and it’s a visual economic metaphor for everything else, and the side-effect of vanishing elegance and culture is like a twisting of the economic dagger.
  - dzhiurgis 4y ago
    Old phones are getting passed on to others and more phones = network effect to sell services. Apple already makes a killing on icloud.
jaredhallen 4y ago
Your thinkpad isn't missing out. There's no option to never combine taskbar icons.
- westcort 4y ago
  I paid for this utility that fixes that problem: https://www.startallback.com/ https://www.startallback.com/ It makes no sense to me that Windows does not have this option available. Some of us find it hard to work without this basic functionality.

pjmlp 4y ago

Everything old is new again. Computers as consumer electronics was the reality of 8 and 16 bit home computers, which the PC clone market became the exception, only due to IBM's failure to control it. Turns out that with that model it is easier to make money from, than selling computer parts and free OS updates .

hot_gril 4y ago
The other old thing was heterogeneous hardware. We had x86-Wintel for a long time, with all the emphasis on generic CPU speed and RAM and desktop OSes. People took that level of homogeneity for granted. Now hardware and software are each getting more specialized. New smartphones are more stable than they used to be, though. Used to go obsolete way faster.
- maximus-decimus 4y ago
  in a way software is getting less pinholed to a specific os thanks to Electron.
  - hot_gril 4y ago
    Third-party software on desktop is, yeah. The two big mobile OSs are resisting web apps, though.

hot_gril 4y ago

> there’s clearly some collusion between hardware and software makers to help each other out in more ways than just ease of compatibility In Apple's case, the hardware and software are by the same company, yet they support their phones the longest of anyone. > our scam of a financial system is constantly making everything more of a race-to-the-bottom The money-printing funds weirder things cause it encourages passive investing, I think. Like, the moment they pulled back on that last year, dumb stuff like weird cryptocurrencies and Google's side bets instantly vaporized, but things like the smartphone industry were less affected.

luxuryballs 4y ago
There’s sort of a thing where you can’t just have a sustainable company because if you don’t increase your profits you end up losing money, just like how not getting a pay raise is actually a pay cut. Inflation seems often glossed over as no big deal in theory but in reality it doesn’t balance out cleanly at all. So basically cutting costs and finding ways to increase profit becomes more than just investor motivated and here we are in the future where labor is expensive (also due to regulatory/liability burden) and materials are cheap so things end up being increasingly boring and stripped away. Just compare architecture from 200 years ago and today and it’s a visual economic metaphor for everything else, and the side-effect of vanishing elegance and culture is like a twisting of the economic dagger.
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  Old phones are getting passed on to others and more phones = network effect to sell services. Apple already makes a killing on icloud.

jaredhallen 4y ago

Your thinkpad isn't missing out. There's no option to never combine taskbar icons.

westcort 4y ago
I paid for this utility that fixes that problem: https://www.startallback.com/ https://www.startallback.com/ It makes no sense to me that Windows does not have this option available. Some of us find it hard to work without this basic functionality.