Windows 10 works fine at what they bought old machines to do, and the deliberate premeditated adult choice to run proprietary operating systems has consequences. Users are getting exactly what they signed up for.
Geeks won't be seriously inconvenienced and the more cheap used business class machines on the market the better for FOSS users who buy them cheaply.
Are they trying to create a squeeze now that there is a global chip shortage and the Chinese communists have stolen ARM?
Can't have older PCs, that are perfectly capable of running Windows 11, get in the way of forcing sales of new PCs "required" to run Windows 11, can we? Can't allow those older PCs w/o hardware/security feature of the new(er) PCs, that Windows 11 uses, get in the way of Microsoft further locking down the platform, can we?
This all about pushing (a) new hardware sales (*especially* while the prices are jacked up), and (b) Microsoft's desire to further lock things down like iOS on Apple products -- you kno
...why should Microsoft staff waste time dealing with issues on a beta on hardware they won't support in the actual release?
They shouldn't. It makes no sense. However, there is no good reason to not support recent hardware. Other operating system vendors seem to have little to no problem with it. It's just Microsoft flexing its monopoly muscles.
As is par for the course, Windows users will once again bend over and say, "more please!" Why? Because they have intentionally put themselves into an abusive relationship with what should be their servants. That's really messed up.
Unsupported Insider PCs need to go back to Windows 10 to continue participating in the program
It is possible to revert to Win10 from Win11 when you find out that it's even worse?
Unsupported Insider PCs need to go back to Windows 10 to continue participating in the program
It is possible to revert to Win10 from Win11 when you find out that it's even worse?
I'll save you the time and trouble -- it'll be worse.
Windows 10 works fine at what they bought old machines to do, and the deliberate premeditated adult choice to run proprietary operating systems has consequences. Users are getting exactly what they signed up for.
Geeks won't be seriously inconvenienced and the more cheap used business class machines on the market the better for FOSS users who buy them cheaply.
I see no problem here.
Are they trying to create a squeeze now that there is a global chip shortage and the Chinese communists have stolen ARM?
Can't have older PCs, that are perfectly capable of running Windows 11, get in the way of forcing sales of new PCs "required" to run Windows 11, can we? Can't allow those older PCs w/o hardware/security feature of the new(er) PCs, that Windows 11 uses, get in the way of Microsoft further locking down the platform, can we?
This all about pushing (a) new hardware sales (*especially* while the prices are jacked up), and (b) Microsoft's desire to further lock things down like iOS on Apple products -- you kno
...why should Microsoft staff waste time dealing with issues on a beta on hardware they won't support in the actual release?
They shouldn't. It makes no sense. However, there is no good reason to not support recent hardware. Other operating system vendors seem to have little to no problem with it. It's just Microsoft flexing its monopoly muscles.
As is par for the course, Windows users will once again bend over and say, "more please!" Why? Because they have intentionally put themselves into an abusive relationship with what should be their servants. That's really messed up.