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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Gemini24601@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

With support ending for Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system in the world currently, possibly 240 million pcs may be sent to the landfill. This is mostly due to Windows 11’s exorbitant requirements. This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses. GNU/Linux may be these computers’ only secure hope, what do you think?

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[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

It will be mostly Enterprise upgrading. The average consumer buys the cheapest laptop they can get. They won't be upgrading. I think nowadays not many average consumers even use computers. They just do everything on a phone.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Most enterprise is going to continue to pay for extended windows 10 support especially for things like embedded control systems running windows 10 ltsc/iot.

[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's 50/50. The last Enterprise I worked at they would NEVER agree to pay that. They'd rather get new machines

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