Ending Support For Windows 10 Could Send 240 Million Computers To The Landfill: A Stack Of That Many Laptops Would End Up 600 Km Higher Than The Moon - Gadget Tendency
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Analysts at Canalys estimate that 240 million PCs could end up in the scrap heap after October 2025, when Microsoft ends free support for Windows 10.

With support ending for Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system in the world currently, possibly 240 million pcs may be sent to the landfill. This is mostly due to Windows 11’s exorbitant requirements. This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses. GNU/Linux may be these computers’ only secure hope, what do you think?

  • Clipboards@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    The stenographer for our local zoning & planning board still uses a XP netbook. Couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw it

      • blazeknave@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 months ago

        Good point. What about hardware drivers? Do the OEMs use OS support deprecation, as an excuse to bail on shit? Or are driver updates irrelevant to a dead OS bc it’s in stasis?

        • ironeagl@sh.itjust.works
          6·
          11 months ago

          My though was their preferred stenography keyboard was made by a company that is now defunct, ergo no updates. Possibly could be overcome with techy means, but I’m guessing the stenographer doesn’t have those.

    • SchizoDenji
      1·
      10 months ago

      Loads of labs still use WinXP because of software compatibility, including mine.

      Because WinXP had incredible backwards compatibility and shitload of software even after end of support was compatible with XP. So a WinXP computer can run software released anywhere between 2 decades!