It's beating a dead horse, but there are plenty of user-friendly Linux versions out there that will run just fine on most computers that ran Windows.
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2024
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Fuck microsoft, on the bright side thing of all the cheap 2nd hand hardware
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Wine + proton/valve has made it very easy to run most anything windows related nowadays. I would expect this to help make Linux gain market share.
I'm still on the fence if gaining market share is a good thing ultimately, but I'm hoping to see it play out.
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Microsoft doing its* part
I wonder how long it will be until Windows is a subscription based desktop?
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I feel like MS could avoid everyone’s gripes by simply not charging for their security update program. 7 to 13+ years is going to more than cover when most people would’ve upgraded anyway.
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Gotta get my finances in order by then so I can buy all the "obsolete" computers I want