• nous@programming.dev
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    1 day ago

    What is the point in an official upgrade if it is unsupported? Seems like a way to trick people into an upgrade so they can start nagging users to throw away their hardware and get a new computer.

    So glad I don’t have to worry about this bullshit on my 11+ year old computer that is perfectly fine running Linux without any major issue or lack of support.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      Security updates, mostly. If you’re running an old Windows install on a computer connected to the internet, it’s only a matter if time until it gets comprom byised.

      But yeah, I’m also on Linux, so no worries here.

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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      21 hours ago

      Same thing they have done for years now, turning a blind eye to pirated versions because they know installed base drives software to support Windows.