misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 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-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoLooks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 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.
minus-squareFoxitixation@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoThis is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoOr they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoDid it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWe gatekeeping distros now?
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoYour head is bent if you think thats a gatekeeping comment
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoJust kinda comes across like Mint or PopOS are somehow “less-than.”
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoMy next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.
Looks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people 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.
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?
Your head is bent if you think thats a gatekeeping comment
Just kinda comes across like Mint or PopOS are somehow “less-than.”
My next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.