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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap (www.itpro.com)
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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great time to buy a cheap used PC for linux

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why cheap, why separate? Just use your current one and slap in another disk. I've been doing it for decades. Many games run surprisingly well in Linux, sometimes even better than windows

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These Win10 EoLs are going to flood eBay at dirt cheap prices, and they make great server/project boxes. They're going to be new toys for the hobbyist crowd, not primary machines.