• simple@lemm.ee
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    16 hours ago

    Most people won’t budge. It doesn’t matter if Win10 is unsupported or isn’t getting a security update, I reckon a solid 40 of 43% will just stay on it until programs they use stop working.

    • GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today
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      4 hours ago

      Yep. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but valve dropping support for windows 7 was what made me switch to linux. Until the computer stops working for the average user, they won’t change.

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      13 hours ago

      Yep, I feel like people overestimate how much anyone cares about official support or security patches or whatever. People will assume it’s fine until they’re either forced out or something goes horribly wrong.

      Regular folks will most likely let it be if possible, until it’s time for a new PC anyway.

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      15 hours ago

      Basically my plan until I can scrounge enough money up for a new computer. My current one literally won’t let me upgrade due to some component/driver it lacks.

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        14 hours ago

        It’ll let you upgrade to Linux. It doesn’t play those stupid games with you like MS does.

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        14 hours ago

        For some of the hardware requirements, there are edits you can make to get it to install, but you do have to also force it every time there is a major release, minor updates go through fine.

      • tyler@programming.dev
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        15 hours ago

        You can pay to keep getting windows security updates and prolong the upgrade even further.

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          14 hours ago

          “you can pay us, and we won’t break your legs for a while longer” -ms

          W10 IoT is a thing, and will get updates for a few more years, no mafia shakedown required.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      Yeah I’m just going to stick on Win 10 for a while. Apparently the enterprise version is getting support for longer so maybe I’ll see if I can get on that.