Comment on Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago15 years is actually reasonable.
I have a ten year old laptop with an i7 processor, 16 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD. It still does most things, I bought it for initially just fine. Granted this was one of the best laptops you could buy at the time.
Apple stopped supporting it with a current version of macOS a couple of years ago sadly. It’s still possible to patch newer versions to install and run on the old machine, but it’s a bit of a hassle.
phillipp@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
But unlike server aided services an OS still keeps working. You can use that PC for 10 more years, if you like.
I think there’s a discrepancy in the understanding of ‘support’ and what it entails in different technology fields. Demanding to receive NEW features for decades is not feasible in the current economic environment.
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
The biggest issue is security updates and a current internet browser.
Of course I can use a 30 year old computer that still works with the software it can run.