misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 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-square55fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down13
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minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down1·13 days agoLooks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57arrow-down2·13 days agoWindows 11’s spying and bloat is what’s pushing me away from windows.
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·12 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-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoOr they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.
minus-squareFoxitixation@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoThis is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoDid it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 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.
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 days agoWe gatekeeping distros now?
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoYour head is bent if you think thats a gatekeeping comment
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoJust kinda comes across like Mint or PopOS are somehow “less-than.”
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIts the opposite. Well done. Nix is very difficult.
Looks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows
Windows 11’s spying and bloat is what’s pushing me 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.
Or they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.
This is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.
Did it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business
My next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.
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.”
Its the opposite. Well done. Nix is very difficult.