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Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills (www.techspot.com)

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[-] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills

Researchers warn Microsoft that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to run Linux. FTFY

[-] eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

You know that's not actually going to happen though. Maybe one in a hundred will get intercepted and saved at best.

[-] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I know that unfortunately it's not going to happen.

I also know that there are numerous NGOS and less fortunate people who could really take advantage of using a pc and use it for a good cause or just enjoy it.

I also realise that there is a great number of students, even in the developed world, who could use a laptop for school and fun as well by running Linux.

instead of throwing the hardware away it could be repurposed.

Also i could use a couple of new old pcs to build a NAS for local cloud and jellyfish as well as a Batocera based emulation console for my living room.

[-] eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

They could be, and probably should be repurposed

But also, brand new chrome books are ~$80

By the time you collect, clean, repair, and reimage the older computers, it may well be cheaper to just buy Chromebooks.

I hate seeing anything useful going to the trash but the economics aren't great in this case

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

And from a consumer standpoint, practically no one outside of our nerdsphere is going to switch to Linux out of spite. It's much more likely that anyone with a sour attitude on Microsoft because of this will replace their computer with a Mac instead.

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