• deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        No more forced junk and changes I have to undo? My computer can stay the exact way I like it for a long period of time without Microsoft fucking it up? Sounds like a dream.

        • Ann Archy@lemmy.world
          4·
          6 months ago

          "

          Hi.

          Due to the embedded insecurity of our system we are forced to upgrade all of Earth’s computers as remediation. While you sit tight for updates, all computers will run at half speed. Once the new chipsets are available, you may purchase them on a subscription basis.

          Your desktop is almost ready…

          Just finishing up…

          "

          Anyone else remember Meltdown and Spectre 2018?

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      This is a meme about enterprise equipment lifecycles.

      Huge corporate entities with machine inventory counts in the hundreds of thousands aren’t going to give a shit about trying to upcycle old hardware - they just want it to not be their problem anymore.

      • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
        0·
        6 months ago

        I predict there will be a few companies that pop up to refurbish the hardware and sell it as a thin client solution. Places like call centers live on refurb equipment and are moving to a vdi infrastructure.

          • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            0·
            6 months ago

            W11 and anything after it simply does not support any intel cpu before 10th gen, or (with a handful of exceptions) any AMD cpu before the 3000 series.

            Edit: serious question: are W12 thin clients allowed to not have a TPM module? Or does that not actually matter for a thin client? I had assumed all machines involved had to have that capability, be it host or client.

            E2: clearly I need to learn more about thin clients and related infra

    • Rooki@lemmy.world
      0·
      6 months ago

      Yeah Win7 is still good in comparison to win 11

      Steam discontinued Win 7 and they told everyone linux would be next, but then why? Linux is up to date

      edit: they* i mean Windows 7 users with it, sorry for the confusion!

    • Samsy@lemmy.mlOP
      0·
      6 months ago

      Actually happen. An i5 with 4 cores + 8 GB Ram and a 256 GB SSD for something like 100 bucks. Years before we paid this for a raspberry.

    • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
      1·
      6 months ago

      Exactly. Just bought a Dell with an i5 9500 for €200. That’ll be my new home server. I just hope more people get wise to how cheaply you can run a setup with a little bit of getting informed.

  • lightnegative@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    “send to landfill”.

    No. Just because it can’t run newer Windows versions doesn’t automatically mean it gets catapulted to the landfill

    • Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca
      5·
      6 months ago

      When I was a residential garbage collector, I saved close to a dozen computers from the landfill that just needed a quick cleaning. A lot of people will get rid of their year old Alienware once it fills with cat hair.

    • Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Doesn’t mean it won’t either - most people won’t realise the computer is still usable, either by workarounds or installing a different OS - they’ll either trash the PC, recycle or sell it. Or keep using it not caring that its complaining constantly that it’s out of support. (And when they do, it’s “how can I get rid of this annoying error” not “how can I update this?” - they probably didn’t even read the error - and god forbid you manage to do the update, they won’t like it if you do)

      Hell most people don’t even know Linux even exists, and a lot of them couldn’t even tell me what their operating system name is.

      I’ve had relatives that try to ask what’s going on and say “I have 11” without elaborating that it’s windows 11. I remember years ago my aunt said I have version 97. Referring to, at the time the totally unrelated fact that she had Office 97 installed on her winXP machine. Took me ages to work out what she actually meant.

  • BargsimBoyz@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    Lol ok.

    This is getting to Y2K hype levels, and in a similar fashion, will not do anything.

    I get Linux people like to fanboy/shit over Windows but surely you’re tech literate enough to realize this is making a mountain from a molehill.

    • qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
      2·
      6 months ago

      Y2K was a big deal, but it was well funded and successfully dealt with. Wikipedia:

      The total cost of the work done in preparation for Y2K likely surpassed US$300 billion…

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    When/if this happens, if I got the money, I hope I find someone selling their old desktop to upgrade to 11 so I can get a cheap computer to use as a personal testing grounds server that I don’t mind nuking if I accidentally mess up something.

  • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    6 months ago

    Now imagine if PC was invented after “post-PC”/iPhone era and you will need a different OS build for every model and there were “promises” of Windows updates for each machine after which it cannot be longer updated. Also basically computers would have locked bootloaders or void warianty when a system is touched.

    I wonder how many phones could be saved from the landfill for the last 10 years if there were supported by Linux.

      • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        6 months ago

        Just running Linux is one thing, but making it working with anything outside the CPU like the motherboard onboard chips and other components is a different task.

        Check out a table of what works on one of the Linux distro targetting phones: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

        There is no phone with fully working hardware and most barely booting and showing console.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Thats assuming that people are actually going to throw their computers in the trash when the OS reaches end of life.

      Most people running these old machines probably won’t know or care.

      • Inconcinnity@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 months ago

        They’ll definitely know. Microsoft’s last update for Windows 10 will make sure to add as many notices, popups and scary alerts as possible.

        And as a result plenty will care, particularly those who aren’t tech savvy. If you’ve got relatives for whom you are their go-to IT person, be prepared.