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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 8 months ago by catch22@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Microsoft, doing it's part to make the world a better place.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes. But to be fair they would have ended up there anyway.

[–] Demuniac@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'd guess that's sooner than needed and that means more waste

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I don't know if you noticed but a major part of our capitalistic hellhole is forced obsolescence.

To us more waste means the planet dies quicker, to the execs, more waste means more churnover profit.

And guess who makes the rules for corporate behavior? Not us for certain.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I've got a computer with a copy of XP on it that still runs. Not connected to the Internet anymore, but it still functions as a computer otherwise.