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

On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:49:43 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:

On 2025-02-16 4:38 p.m., rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:49 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
 

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?

 
So a software company would have to maintain, build, and test several
branches, some of which would have minimal sales? No thanks.

 
Point made. I guess those unwilling to upgrade could always fall back to
Linux.

Precisely. My 4th gen i5 is not a candidate for Windows 11 but it does
fine with Fedora 41.  It started life as Windows 7; I don't know how far
it would have made it as a Windows box. 10?