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misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前

Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchanged

www.tomshardware.com

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Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchanged

www.tomshardware.com

misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前
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Can they still be considered "minimum requirements" if they are easily circumvented?
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    Looks like they’re getting a bit nervy that this forced obsolescence might actually push some people away from windows

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      Windows 11’s spying and bloat is what’s pushing me away from windows.

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      Too late in my case. I don’t even have a Windows partition any more on my desktop. Haven’t for over a year.

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      Or they’re worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.

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      This is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.

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      Did it for me. I went full tilt to nixos, none of this mint or popos business

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        My next distro hop is going to be Debian mini and then I’m just going to hand build out the whole OS myself.

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        We gatekeeping distros now?

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          Your head is bent if you think thats a gatekeeping comment

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            Just kinda comes across like Mint or PopOS are somehow “less-than.”

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              Its the opposite. Well done. Nix is very difficult.

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