Submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility
It’s like the old 32 bit to 64 bit jump - care will be needed or a competitor might sieze the market as people get disgruntled over the cost of upgrading.
There never was really a 32-bit to 64-bit jump, there wasn’t really one from 16 to 32 either. When does adoption from both happened fairly far after the CPUs were common and backwards compatibility with x86 was why it never was an issue unless you tried to run beta software or had NVIDIA chipset drivers early on.
There is a compatibility overlap (we’re currently in it!).
Hyperbolic bullshit. Incompatibility, my ass.
Where does the assumption that owners of these devices care about updates comes from? I regularly see people still using Windows 7, willing to use sketchy workarounds to continue using it. We all wish that this would mean The Year Of The Linux Desktop in 2025, but that would mean users would have to suddenly start caring about their OS.
Aggravationstation@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Another way to say this is the master race are about to upgrade their hardware
bruhduh@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Or upgrade to OS that gaben chosen
Plopp@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If only it ran the software and hardware I use…
Bratwurstboy@iusearchlinux.fyi 10 months ago
Or simply use an easy workaround to disable the tpm check and set up an offline account. I literally have win11 running on an old T460.
IMALlama@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Anything you need to do beyond Rufus or the like for installation? How did activation, auto updates, etc work?