Subj : Re: Linux gaming on low end PC's?
To   : Nightfox
From : Vorlon
Date : Thu Apr 10 2025 10:55:50

Hi Nightfox,

 On Tuesday April 01 2025, Nightfox said to Vorlon:

 MM>>> I mention this (wow, deja vu!) 'cause I've run across a few people
 MM>>> that thought EOL meant it would just...die, shut down forever, etc.

 Vo>> That is what MS want people to think. That the computer will just stop
 Vo>> working. They want people to go out and purchase a brand new system.
 Vo>> Even though the hardware of the current PC would do the job (Minus the
 Vo>> stupid W11+ requirements).

 N> Although Microsoft does produce some of their own PCs, I don't think
 N> they're very common.  If someone buys a new system, it would likely be a
 N> different brand of computer, and Microsoft would only be getting paid
 N> for a Windows license (either from the computer's OEM, or if the user
 N> built their own PC, they may have bought a Windows licence to install
 N> Windows on it legally and for support).

I didn't say anything about MS's own hardware products. I'm talking about
any computer that runs windows that is comming to EOL as far as MS thinks.
I've had to tell people that the machine they run won't stop working in
october, just that ms won't be releasing any security patches etc.

 N> I've heard sales of Windows isn't Microsoft's biggest income generator
 N> anymore though, as sales of computers has shrunk a bit and people are
[...]
 N> email etc. probably provide a lot of revenue for Microsoft.  I'd guess
 N> more so than home users.

Yes they are pushing everything to the cloud.. Just look at the way ondrive
takes over a machine and makes it very messy to get out of it.


\/orlon
aka
Stephen

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