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It's remarkable how much they have neglected the upgrade process if you compare it to macOS Time Machine/Migration Assistant (which is hands off and totally eas
by herf 2y ago
It's remarkable how much they have neglected the upgrade process if you compare it to macOS Time Machine/Migration Assistant (which is hands off and totally easy). Why do you have so many people with ten year old PCs? Because for some people, it is a week of lost work to get a new one.
- sumuyuda 2y agoOr because for simple uses cases a 10 year old PC works just fine and there is no reason to upgrade.
- segasaturn 2y agoIndeed, switching Windows PCs is like pulling teeth because of having to re-discover all of the little programs you had downloaded previously. I was a supporter of the "Windows Store" they added in Windows 8 and 10 for this reason, it let me try to keep as much of my software in one place. MS also used to have a "digital locker" service for this kind of thing but that's long gone from the Vista days.
- HWR_14 2y agoA lot of people are on a ten year old machine because they'll get no additional value out of a newer one. Other than gaming, compiling, video editing or LLMs, what's the use case for a new machine?
- jmb99 2y agoIn some cases, power efficiency. Modern software is quite bloated in general, so a newer CPU/GPU on a more efficient architecture could actually have an effect on power bills in some parts of the world - especially over a 10+ year life span.