Re: The problem with not owning the software

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:12:32 -0500, Paul wrote:
 

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/06/27/bypass-windows-11-microsoft-account-requirement-and-deny-privacy-questions-during-setup-with-rufus/
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   "Remove requirement for Secure Boot and TPM 2.0"

 
This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
nothing.

  Well, Windows 11 requirements for Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and some other
hardware requirements are quite artificial and mainly intended to sell
more machines. Very few people are disputing that.

  But that doesn't mean it takes time, it takes money *or* - if you
don't want to spend the money - it does take time, *if* you're willing
to fight windmills.

  Face it, there never have been such kind of artificial roadblocks, ever
from NT via 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and 8[.1] all the way up to 10. That spans
some 32 years. Not bad, I would say.

  Yes, in that timeframe there have also been higher hardware
requirements for newer versions, but they were functional (mostly space
and speed), not artificial.

  FYI, please don't try to start a Windows versus Linux dispute with me.
I started with Unix/UNIX systems when both memory sizes were expressed in
KB and disk sizes were expressed in (a few) MB. And I started with
computers which had (core) memory sizes of 8-64KB and disks (if any) of
a few hundred KB.