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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Microsoft, doing it's part to make the world a better place.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (25 children)

I've been saying for years I was going to move back over to Linux. This will be the push I need. Sadly my Dad is bad at computers and will need Windows 11 when using 10 becomes a problem. I'm throwing this at my brother since I was the one who got our Dad a Windows 10 computer. FU Microsoft, you peaked at XP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Maybe a ChromeOS machine? It doesn't get more simple to use than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nope. For a family member you just install ubuntu. Maybe if you feel strongly about it, you uninstall snap firefox and install apt firefox, but otherwise you just leave it alone.

it'll run forever, auto update, etc. completely hands off and stress free.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't apt install the snap package on Ubuntu when it's available anyway? I'd say Mint is probably easier then. Ubuntu has gone a bit off the rails in recent years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Eh, who really cares. Its going to be a web machine for elderly people.

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