Comment on Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline

• InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Windows 10 came out in 2015 and eighth gen Intel and 2nd gen Ryzen came out in 2018. So it would be 7 years of support unless you bought an older computer then.

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  • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s not when compatable chips started selling, it’s when you could still buy non compatible chips and computers. If I went to Best Buy last year and bought a new computer that’s not compatible with Windows 11, then that’s 1+ 2 more years for a total of 3 years support.

    So the question is: when could you buy a computer that wasn’t compatible.

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    • InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Good point, although by then we’re getting to variables that MS can’t control.

      I know people have bypassed the spec check to get 11 installed, I think MS should just allow people to bypass it officially for a certain length of time. It’s a pain in the ass to support older machines and OSes, but striking a middle ground is good.

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      • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They can keep supporting windows 10.

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