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Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million PCs to landfills: Report - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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[–] kennebel@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I’m sure average Joe doesn’t even know what EOL means, or knows when it happens. :)

[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Yeah Elastic Orange Llamas will be difficult to deal with but I think Joe can manage.

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

*ELO it was a band.

[–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

More than anyone, they knew Mr. Blue Sky.

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah we're fucked :)

I liked the suggestion to throw Linux on all of the "losses"

[–] moonburster@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Software updates will stop and render the possibility of an unsafe system more and more over time. Since there are no updates, if a backdoor is found it won't be patched.

Besides that you'll probably be able to use it for a few more years as long as your apps still work