3 ms·
> it’s only for a one-year period and will come at a one-off fee of $30. So it's pointless, then. My only exposure to Windows is at work and we use the Enterp
by JohnFen 2y ago
> it’s only for a one-year period and will come at a one-off fee of $30.
So it's pointless, then.
My only exposure to Windows is at work and we use the Enterprise version which lacks most that the horrible advertising.
With that caveat, I was recently forced to upgrade to Win11. It actually went with only a couple of minor hiccups. If you can tolerate the horrible UI decisions Microsoft made, and you can put up with the advertising that I hear exists, and Win 11 supports your computer, then I see no reason to recommend against upgrading to 11.
- jftuga 2y agoIt's not pointless - it gives you a one year extension. In that time, you can arguably wait and buy a faster computer for more-or-less the same price as buying one today. My Windows computer is an i7-7700 series which is not compatible with Win 11 w/o hacks. I will probably convert that into a nice Linux or Proxmox system since it has 32 GB ram. I'll eventually buy a system (on sale) that ships with Win 11 Pro.
- JohnFen 2y agoIs a one-year extension meaningful, though? People have known this date was coming for years already. If they haven't already switched (either upgraded their existing installation or purchased a new machine with Win11 installed), will one more year actually matter to more than a tiny number of people? I doubt. My guess is that people haven't upgraded because they don't want to be using Win11. Those people can pay for one more year, but that's only one more year.