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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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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (53 children)

just use linux instead.

why are people allergic to ~~windows~~ linux?

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (18 children)

Gaming is the primary driver behind my PC choices by a humongous margin. I'm not really concerned about imvasive anti-cheat software, I don't want to tinker with settings, I want to turn on my computer and play video games. That means I use Windows.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

People don't seem to like this answer but it's really the only legit one for most home users.

Companies don't switch because enterprises like support contracts...

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you forget that MacOS exists and is a member of the larger UNIX family? If you don’t game on your computer, it is a far nicer option for home users than Windows in many respects.

“Legit options” are entirely based on your skill level and intended use.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No...no it's not. Macs are super overpriced for what you get. You can get a cheap windows pc for a quarter or less of a damn MacBook and if your not using it for gaming then that's what people will get. There is a reason osx has a market share barely above Linux OS.

It is a legit option to understand that the majority of steam users use Windows.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're also a piece of shit company and their OS sucks so much. I'd rather use Linux over OSX any day. The fact that I've been working on an apple project for the last year now has made me despise them even more than I did before.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'm forced to use osx at work, and have been for almost half a decade now... it's soooo bad. Plus yea apple is a terrible company, I never understood why most of the people who are all about eating the rich usually are using an apple product lol

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