misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchangedwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchangedwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square51fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93arrow-down1·2 days agoLooks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows
minus-squarefoxitixation@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoThis is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agoOr they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 hours agoDid it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoWe gatekeeping distros now?
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoMy next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down2·2 days agoWindows 11’s spying and bloat is what’s pushing me away from windows.
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 days agoToo late in my case. I don’t even have a Windows partition any more on my desktop. Haven’t for over a year.
Looks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows
This is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.
Or they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.
Did it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business
We gatekeeping distros now?
My next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.
Windows 11’s spying and bloat is what’s pushing me away from windows.
Too late in my case. I don’t even have a Windows partition any more on my desktop. Haven’t for over a year.