@alphasixtyfive @hankarus @nixCraft

200 million computers running windows will be abandoned by Microsoft, no support, no new malware removal, no virus help, abandonware.

If you own a Windows 10 machine, you can throw it onto the far too big tech junkpile, or put linux on it, ffs, please.

Or give a thousand away to schools or free computer activists in cities everywhere.

Any Windows 10 machine can be saved, reborn, made ACTUALLY USEFUL, without surveilance.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-draconian-windows-11-restrictions-will-send-an-estimated-240-million-pcs-to-the-landfill-when-windows-10-hits-end-of-life-in-2025

@kevinrns @alphasixtyfive @hankarus @nixCraft I think that there should be tribunals held for how much E-Waste is going to be caused by Microsoft's intentional euthanization of reasonable computers...

We as Society already hold Apple to a high standard as we should and I think it's high time we also start pointing some serious blame at Microsoft for a copycatting apple when it comes to e-waste. We can do better as a society and we need to and we should..

@Vonskinnback @kevinrns @alphasixtyfive @hankarus @nixCraft that's ironic because Apple has about a 7-year fixed life span on their laptops and desktops and they're consistency allows me to then make Capital purchases on a regular basis every 2/3 of a decade knowing the exact lifespan of my Hardware on the other hand Microsoft is going to cost me $6,000 this year because they're absolutely asinine requirements for Windows 11 means that my 7th gen I5 Panasonic Toughbook that I use for my work in the field and in my lab is it going to be supported in about a year. And to replace it I have to buy a brand new model not a used one because only those support 11.

Apple has cost me $4,000 in the last 10 years because in 2012 I bought a Mac Pro Tower then I ran until last year. And I just replaced it this last July with a M2 Ultra Mac studio...

Maybe I'm a unique use case but in my case I see far more damage done as a business from Microsoft and they're unpredictable lifespans.

@alphasixtyfive @Vonskinnback @kevinrns @hankarus @nixCraft OK

It's kind of like a Geo Metro technically it's a car but it has three cylinders 🤣🤣🤣..

Frankly I've had it now for about 10 months and I really like it. It has two gigs of RAM so clearly you're probably dropping into swap constantly. But it runs Discord even with video calls. You just have to be very patient with it but I've yet to really crash the thing and frankly I've been impressed of how well it works considering I paid like 70 bucks for it. It is only GSM though so if you're on Verizon you're out of luck. It definitely keeps you from Doom scrolling though that's for certain.