
Breaking News – M$ Allows older computers to install Windows 11
Microsoft has finally bowed to the inevitable and changed their draconian stance on older computers. They’ll now allow older computers to install Windows 11 despite their previous contention that only the newest computers could use it effectively.
This move will hopefully prevent 400 million perfectly good computers from being dumped into waste and recycling streams.
However, my cynical side tells me that this won’t be the end of the company’s attempts to force users to upgrade to newer hardware with more powerful components.
I think this is the company positioning itself to withstand the tariff war started by the current USA administration. New PCs will probably quadruple in cost before this is over.
However, many of those older computers will run like molasses in winter on Win11 so I expect continued interest in Linux as an alternative. This move just gives users some breathing room.
You can read the details in the story on Jason Deegan’s blog.
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