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    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I hope you're right. But the only reason it hasn't gone as far as it has it because everyone watches them and pushes back. I remember the ARM-based Windows laptops they tried pushing, which had fully-locked bootloaders (WinRT?) That's their endgame...

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    The CEO of Lenovo even said that he would like to sell laptops like smartphones (one every 1-3 years). Also the only reason why Windows 11 has high requirements is so that manufacturers can sell new hardware (I'm running W11 on a 13 year old laptop (T510)).

    I'm looking for a source on the Lenovo thing but modern SEO shit doesn't make it easy...

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    Haha I have read about the ways to defeat the bogus Win11 CPU checks. A fake check to enforce the upgrade treadmill!