They have no choice but to do so in order to increase the user number of Windows 11. Since RAM prices are high, users will only be able to afford low-spec RAM once support for Windows 10 ends. Otherwise, they would not upgrade to Windows 11, but would instead switch to Linux or Mac, or stick with Windows 10.
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bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They already know that the solution exists in their Windows for Legacy PCs but they don’t care about it and will waste their time and money going in a loop.
That is why they needed outside help to get Windows for Legacy PCs to hit their memory target
Saitama@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
they would not upgrade to Windows 11, but would instead switch to Linux or Mac
Absolute win.
bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It worked well with just 64MB of RAM
en.wikipedia.org/…/Windows_Fundamentals_for_Legac…
So they easily can get the memory footprint down to the floor
frongt@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
A thin client? Sure, you can get it down that far if you don’t want to run anything but the remote desktop software.
balian@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 1 day ago
Low-margin product with no feasible return over the costs it takes to build and maintain. Windows 11 meanwhile is the main advertising and cross-selling platform for Microsoft’s high-margin cloud and AI products. Little wonder they prefer one over the other.