As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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

  • randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Everyone says “just install Linux” so I challenge all of you to do so. Please pawn it off on a small child who’s just getting into computing. Time to pay it forward.

    In the eWaste scenario, you can easily get an SSD for 100$ and bring anything back to life. What distro are you giving to your niece/nephew? The best thing you can do is tell them “If you wanna play fortnight, you’re gonna have to figure out how to install windows”.

    Most of them will give up, but a small % of them will figure out how to get windows running on that heap of trash in spite of you giving them Linux and at that point your trash has added real value to the world.

    Getting a child to install an OS is magical.

    Happy Holidays folks

    • BaardFigur@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Everyone says “just install Linux” so I challenge all of you to do so. Please pawn it off on a small child who’s just getting into computing. Time to pay it forward.

      I did. Still dual-booting though. And I have TPM and Windows 11