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Re:Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash by squarefoot on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:21PM (#27655523)
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.

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Re:Windows 11 will create heaps of needless trash by Hamuko on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:24PM (#27655557)
>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.

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