Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in realistic terms

CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2025-02-17 3:23 a.m., Chris wrote:

CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2025-02-16 2:18 p.m., Johnny LaRue wrote:

On Feb 16, 2025 at 8:53:44 AM EST, "CrudeSausage" <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
 

On 2025-02-16 6:04 a.m., Joel wrote:

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-removes-windows-11-24h2-official-support-on-8th-9th-10th-gen-intel-cpus/
 
 
So, I can still boot Win11 on my box, because it's grandfathered in,
from 2021.  OK.  Great.  Nah, I'll stick with Linux, thanks.

 
That is honestly very interesting. It's looking like Microsoft is
borrowing Apple's approach to support.

 
Good. It's about damn time.  Very hard to move forward when you are still
supporting ancient hardware (and software).
 
And let's face it.  To have any future at all, Windows desperately needs to
move forward.

 
Have you ever considered that an operating system could offer layers of
functionality? For example, a 286 could run Windows 3.0, but if you
wanted the enhanced features, you needed a 386. Why can't it be that way
with Windows again?

 
Because judging the tech market by 30 year old standards is daft. Windows
11 has nothing in common with Windows 3.0.

 
Yes, but it can easily make itself available to lower-end machines by
turning off some graphical features which are enabled by default and
some security features which aren't supported on older machines.

Given the significant risks of cyber threats no-one is going to advocate
for removing security features.

The
core of Windows 11 should run on machines from the 2006-2007 era, it
just won't.

Are you a developer with intimate knowledge of the inner workings of
Windows? Windows doesn't work that way mostly for marketing reasons.

What you're looking for is linux, that way -->