Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch"

Re:Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call thei... by wltr on Saturday October 18, 2025 @11:37AM (#45628175)

So, if you have money, you can throw away as much as you can, right? I have bought loads of Apple tech during 2010s and all of it is trash. Every iPhone (e.g. models from 4 to 7) costs tens of dollars today, down from a thousand. Not only that, they’re basically useless. I have a few iPads 3 (the first one with Retina display), and it’s perfectly fine display, but VLC is the only app that works with it. Also, you can watch YouTube via browser, yet it’s not a pleasant experience. At least my MacBook Pro (pre-retina) works great with Linux, and possibly I’d keep it around as a Linux server, till it breaks. I cannot do anything like that with any of iOS devices that I have. Why?

When I purchased them, I had no idea that would be the case. My perfectly good iPhone 12 mini is already at its last legs (I bet a couple of years), thanks to iOS 26 and the liquid ass. Why is it so? Why should I stress about initial purchases? I’m not that poor and young, sorry, I’m worried about the footprint. And I hope you would one day too.

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Re:Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call thei... by osigurdson on Saturday October 18, 2025 @03:05PM (#45629642)

That is what I mean, stress about the impact at the time of purchase, not at disposal time.

After that, don't stress at all. As you say, you had no idea at the time of purchase, so toss it in the dump and move on.

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