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[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 59 points 4 weeks ago (20 children)

I'm just waiting for the EOL of window 10 to see which of the following will happen:

  1. Many PCs will stop getting updates, people don't care
  2. Many PCs will be replaced for windows 11
  3. Turns out people already have replaced their PCs due to other reasons
  4. Microsoft removes the hardware requirements
  5. People switch to another OS
  6. People just don't buy a home PC anymore
  7. ????
  8. Profit???
[–] krippix@feddit.org 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

I don't see the os switch happening unless microsoft stops existing in its entirety.

Abandoning home PCs could be a thing I guess, but i feel like that would happen either way for these people

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I doubt the os switch is happening too, some will probably switch but that will be a small amount, either they get Linux or afaik all other "popular" options require new hardware anyways (Macos)

I think many will just stay on windows 10 if their hardware doesn't support 11 but ehh

Difficult to say, that's why I'm waiting on the EOL for headlines like "millions of pcs vulnerable due to missing updates" or "maybe we were a little hard on crowdstrike"

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Linux has been gaining market share, it's at 4.5% or so, it's not much but just until recently it never even hit 3%

Maybe Valve has something to do with it but who knows... I think we will see a bigger jump and it will start being as common as os x or something... I plan to switch and have been trying out different things

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