Mastodawn

dallo 5d ago

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

> If your laptop is stranded on Windows 10, the solution isn’t a new laptop. It’s a new operating system.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad

> This machine kills forced obsolescence.

#technology #Linux #Foss #environment #plannedObsolence #windows

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

My laptop was supposed to be obsolete without Windows 11, but Linux helped me rescue it from the landfill — and you can use it to save your laptop, too.

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Rad und Tat

@dallo Every laptop we've had in the last 10 years gets a second life as a Linux machine. Starting to do the same for my relatives. We have saved hundreds if not thousands of euros by continuing to use those laptops beyond the planned obsolescence date set by Microsoft or Apple. My daily driver is 11 years old and runs Linux Mint like a dream.