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

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    10 has only been superseded quite recently, 2025 seems like a very short deadline.

    My computer more than meets the minimum spec for 11, and it’s a free upgrade, so I’m not too worried, but it’s still a surprise.

      • JustARegularNerd@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        True, but that 10 years is irrelevant when you consider the other factors at play here, such as the enforced minimum requirements for Windows 11 and the relatively short time for users to migrate, especially compared to previously with Microsoft. Windows 10 came out in 2015, and users had until 2023 (8 years) to migrate from Windows 8, and until 2019 (4 years) to migrate from Windows 7.