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"I have never looked back since. I stopped buying new laptops every few months and got myself a new MacBook every few years instead. I stopped counting crashes
by throwaway675309 4y ago
"I have never looked back since. I stopped buying new laptops every few months and got myself a new MacBook every few years instead. I stopped counting crashes and dealing with anti-virus"
This is a quote around them using Win 7/8. There's definitely some hyperbole going on here, because I and many others found Windows 7 to be a relatively stable environment and I say this as a prolific user of Photoshop, visual studio, and ableton.
The idea that he's buying new laptops every few months rather discredits this article. I had a dell Inspiron that lasted about two years, and after that I purchased a IBM T530 that lasted nearly 5 years.
Post Windows 10 LTSC, I've abandoned windows completely though.
- Beached 4y agoI have never had a laptop last less than 3 years. and I would definitely consider myself a power user. wtf is he doing to his laptops that they only last a few months?
- 300bps 4y agoThe idea that he's buying new laptops every few months rather discredits this article. I agree that statement in the article was completely ridiculous. The overarching point though of the over-commercialization of Windows stands as completely legitimate. I've used Windows (and modems) a decade longer than the the OP, have been a fairly strong supporter of Windows but I've about had enough myself. Microsoft isn't alone in this - Google's constant whining about not using Chrome on their web properties is just as pathetic. Microsoft, you're worth $2.15 trillion. You are violating your fiduciary duty to shareholders by prioritizing extremely short-term revenue gains over long term viability of the platform. You are jeopardizing that long term viability of the platform by annoying and spying on your user base so you can make pennies from them. It is a veritable "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs" situation.
- lannisterstark 4y agoI have a thinkpad T430 that's still going strong closer to a decade. Works fine, is fast etc.
- ummonk 4y agoTo be fair, Thinkpads were built to last back in those days. Won't get the same mileage out of other laptops (or even modern Thinkpads).