Re:Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash
by roelschroeven on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:26PM
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They became unusable, practically speaking, when support ended (unless they're off the grid, or if you don't care to be part of a botnet). Microsoft now says support for Windows 10 will end in 2025; all those unsupported computers became landfill at that point, even if they still run perfectly fine.
Re:Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash
by squarefoot on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:21PM
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That's because Windows 8 wasn't incompatible with the same hardware that could run windows 7. You're making my point.
The article criticizes Windows 11 insane hardware requirements, not Microsoft for making a new version of Windows.
Re:Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash
by Hamuko on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:24PM
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>That's because Windows 8 wasn't incompatible with the same hardware that could run windows 7.
That only matters if people actually upgrade their Windows 7 installs to Windows 8 installs. And since it was a paid upgrade to an OS that was arguable worse than what people had, people probably skipped out.
How Windows upgrades worked before Windows 10 was that you upgraded to a new version of Windows when you bought a new PC. Every other means of upgrading was minor at best, since it wasn't available through Windows Update for free.
All those Windows 7 computers didn't become unusable once Windows 8 came out.