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Catching headline to say that old technology will recycled downstream. As computers age the find new uses. Linux will still be there for these PCs as well as
by chung8123 3y ago
Catching headline to say that old technology will recycled downstream. As computers age the find new uses. Linux will still be there for these PCs as well as some will just continue with Windows 10.
This is a weird way to shame Microsoft, who traditionally, has very long support cycles. Plus they gave free upgrades from Windows 8 to Windows 10 and Windows 10 to Windows 11, no subscription required.
- cf100clunk 3y agoOthers have commented here on what is the actual shame of this issue, Microsoft or not: forced obsolescence of hardware. Microsoft's history of "free" upgrades you've cited has no bearing on this situation since no new version of Windows will run on the obsolete hardware. It is a dreadful shame.
- joshspankit 3y agoIt’s fascinating that some people see Windows as a retail product who’s customer is the end user. It’s much more accurately described as a foothold for all the other products. From Office and Sharepoint to the multi-figure licenses on the big business products, it’s all resting on the fact that Windows is used by future employees who then become managers who then become C-levels. Seeing it through the lens of the product for consumers, free security updates can be MS giving a gift to the original purchasers. But seen through the lens of a foothold the free updates are a marketing expense so that maintainers of legacy systems have just enough reason to backburner investigating non-Windows operating systems as replacements.