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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I installed Linux Mint on my wife's ageing Thinkpad (2016, new battery is en route but everything else works fine). Windows would struggle to even start its own file explorer (lol), so I said no more of that bullshit.

She is happy with it, apart from ProNote not working (she uses the web client instead).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Windows 10 Home and Pro

Retirement Date: Oct 14, 2025

Sounds like 2025 is gonna be a good year for PC manufacturers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

With sales from companies? Yes. With sales from average consumers? Maybe not. Depends on what they can afford. There's people out there still using things like windows 7. If the computer still works they're unlikely to upgrade unless they care about having the newest stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm waiting for the planned obsidence lawsuit myself

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What i wonder, is:

  • TPM a black box and then, why should i trust it
  • if not, why not just use RAM as protected memory instead?
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ram can't run their blackbox code. The goal is a full processor running non inspectable code. The end of the PC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Microsoft really playing into the bit. This is all just hype for Windows 12

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As a W10 user,.....Oh no don't....

....Come back.

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